Granted Patent
B2
US 12,251,991 · App. 17/218,580 · Granted Mar 18, 2025
Humidity control for olfaction sensors
Inventors:
Sibu Varughese (Sterling Heights, MI); Martín Nespolo (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI); Thomas Krzyzak (Livonia, MI); Gareth Webb (New Hudson, MI); Wilson Yim (Troy, MI); Matthew Johnson (Royal Oak, MI)
Assignee:
DENSO International America, Inc.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes: an olfaction sensor comprising: a blower configured to draw air through an inlet; a dehumidifier configured to decrease a humidity of the air; and a sensor located downstream of the dehumidifier and configured to measure an amount of a chemical in the air after the air flows through the dehumidifier; and a control module configured to selectively take one or more remedial actions based on the amount of the chemical in the air measured by the sensor.
Claims (34)
1. A vehicle system, comprising:
an olfaction sensor assembly comprising:
a housing including an inlet;
a blower disposed within the housing and configured to draw air through the inlet,
the blower separate from a second blower of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle;
a dehumidifier disposed within the housing configured to decrease a humidity of the air; and
a sensor disposed within the housing and located directly downstream of the dehumidifier and configured to measure an amount of carbon monoxide in the air after the air flows through the dehumidifier,
wherein the olfaction sensor assembly is disposed within a component of the HVAC system through which the blower of the HVAC system blows air; and
a control module configured to selectively take one or more remedial actions based on the amount of carbon monoxide in the air measured by the sensor.
2. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a desiccant that decreases the humidity of the air.
3. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a heat exchanger that decreases the humidity of the air.
4. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a dry filter through which the air flows that decreases the humidity of the air.
5. The vehicle system of claim 4 wherein the dry filter is configured to filter droplets of moisture from the air as the air flows through the dry filter.
6. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a condenser that cools the air as the air flows through the condenser and that decreases the humidity of the air.
7. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a freezer that cools the air as the air flows through the freezer and that decreases the humidity of the air.
8. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a heater that warms the air as the air flows through the dehumidifier and that decreases the humidity of the air.
9. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a burner that decreases the humidity of the air.
10. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a glass tube through which the air travels that dehydrates the air.
11. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the control module is configured to selectively take the one or more remedial actions when the amount of carbon monoxide in the air measured by the sensor is greater than a predetermined value.
12. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the control module is configured to, based on the amount of carbon monoxide in the air measured by the sensor, selectively open at least one window of the vehicle.
13. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the control module is configured to, based on the amount of carbon monoxide in the air measured by the sensor, selectively at least one of: turn on a blower of a heating ventilation and air conditioning system; and increase a speed of the blower.
14. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the blower is configured to draw air through the sensor and the dehumidifier.
15. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the blower is configured to blow air through the sensor and the dehumidifier.
16. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes a Peltier device.
17. The vehicle system of claim 1 wherein the dehumidifier includes:
a charger configured to charge water to have one of (a) a positive polarity and (b) a negative polarity; and
a plate configured to attract water and having the other one of (a) a positive polarity and (b) a negative polarity.
18. A method for a vehicle, comprising:
drawing air through an inlet of a housing of an olfaction sensor assembly using a blower disposed within the housing,
the blower separate from a second blower of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle,
wherein the olfaction sensor assembly is disposed within a component of the HVAC system through which the blower of the HVAC system blows air;
decreasing a humidity of the air by a dehumidifier disposed within the housing; and
directly downstream of the dehumidifier, by a sensor disposed within the housing, measuring an amount of carbon monoxide in the air after the air flows through the dehumidifier; and
selectively taking one or more remedial actions based on the amount of carbon monoxide in the air measured by the sensor.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Mar 31, 2021
From: VARUGHESE, SIBU; NESPOLO, MARTIN; KRZYZAK, THOMAS; WEBB, GARETH; YIM, WILSON; JOHNSON, MATTHEW
To: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 055781/0771 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
63067918
· Aug 20, 2020
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