Apparatus and system for sharing air conditioning air for mobility vehicle
In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a mobility vehicle and a tent shares air-conditioned air through a duct so that the air-conditioned air produced in the mobility vehicle circulates through the duct and a temperature in an internal space of the tent is adjusted. Furthermore, in an apparatus and system for sharing air-conditioned air for a mobility vehicle, energy efficiency is improved as a loss of the air-conditioned air is minimized at the time of transmitting the air-conditioned air from the mobility vehicle to the tent.
1. An apparatus comprising: a mobility vehicle including an air conditioner configured to provide air-conditioned air, the apparatus further comprising:
the mobility vehicle including the air conditioner configured to provide the air-conditioned air to an interior of the mobility vehicle;
a shelter provided outside the interior of the mobility vehicle and including an internal space in the shelter; and
at least one duct configured for extending to allow the interior of the mobility vehicle and the internal space of the shelter to fluidically communicate with each other, the at least one duct being configured to allow the air-conditioned air provided by the air conditioner to be shared with the internal space of the shelter.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the air conditioner includes:
an air intake port through which internal air of the mobility vehicle is introduced; and
at least one air discharge port through which the air-conditioned air provided by the air conditioner is discharged,
wherein the at least one duct comprises an inlet duct and an outlet duct, and
wherein the inlet duct is connected to the at least one air discharge port to allow the air-conditioned air to flow to the shelter, and the outlet duct is connected to the air intake port to allow air in the shelter to circulate through the mobility vehicle.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein a first end portion of the inlet duct is detachably connected to the at least one air discharge port of the mobility vehicle, and a second end portion of the inlet duct is penetratively connected to the shelter, and
wherein a first end portion of the outlet duct is penetratively connected to the shelter, and a second end portion of the outlet duct is detachably connected to the air intake port of the mobility vehicle.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the inlet duct is formed to surround the at least one air discharge port and mounted to cover the at least one air discharge port.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one air discharge port includes a plurality of air discharge ports, and
wherein the air conditioner includes a front air conditioner, and
wherein when the air-conditioned air is provided through the front air conditioner, the inlet duct is coupled to a defrosting discharge port among the plurality of air discharge ports.
6. The apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein the air conditioner includes a rear air conditioner, and
wherein when the air-conditioned air is provided through the rear air conditioner, the inlet duct is connected to the at least one air discharge port connected to the rear air conditioner, and the outlet duct is connected to the air inlet port connected to the rear air conditioner.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including:
a duct bracket detachably mounted on the mobility vehicle and configured to fix a position of the at least one duct.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the duct bracket is detachably mounted on an opening/closing unit including a door glass or a roof of the mobility vehicle, and the at least one duct passes through the duct bracket to allow the interior of the mobility vehicle and the internal space of the shelter to fluidically communicate with each other through the at least one duct.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the duct bracket is formed to match a shape of a portion of the door glass or the roof forming the opening/closing unit, and the duct bracket is mounted by being pressed against the door glass or the roof when the opening/closing unit is closed.
10. A system comprising: a mobility vehicle including an air conditioner configured to provide air-conditioned air, the system further including:
the mobility vehicle including the air conditioner configured to provide the air-conditioned air to an interior of the mobility vehicle, the air conditioner including an air intake port through which internal air of the mobility vehicle is introduced, and an air discharge port through which the air-conditioned air provided by the air conditioner is discharged;
a shelter provided outside the interior of the mobility vehicle and including an internal space in the shelter;
at least one duct configured for extending to allow the interior of the mobility vehicle and the internal space of the shelter to fluidically communicate with each other, the at least one duct being configured to allow the air-conditioned air provided by the air conditioner to be shared with the internal space of the shelter; and
a control unit configured to control the mobility vehicle including the air conditioner, under a camping mode or an air conditioning mode, and to control the air conditioner according to the camping mode when the camping mode is selected.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein when the camping mode is selected, the control unit is configured to perform a recirculation mode in which outside air is blocked out of the mobility vehicle and the internal air circulates in the mobility vehicle.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein when the camping mode is selected, the control unit is configured to control the air conditioner to blow the air-conditioned air at a maximum flow rate.
13. The system of claim 10 ,
wherein the at least one duct comprises an inlet duct and an outlet duct, the inlet duct is connected to the air discharge port to allow the air-conditioned air to flow to the shelter, and the outlet duct is connected to the air intake port to allow air in the shelter to circulate through the mobility vehicle, and
wherein when the camping mode is selected, the control unit is configured to perform control of the air conditioner to open the air discharge port connected to the inlet duct and close a remaining air discharge port of the air conditioner.
14. The system of claim 13 ,
wherein the control unit is configured to receive information as to whether an occupant is present in the interior of the mobility vehicle, and
wherein when the control unit concludes that the occupant is present in the interior of the mobility vehicle, the control unit is configured to perform control of the air conditioner to open the air discharge port corresponding to a seat in which the occupant is accommodated.
15. The system of claim 13 ,
wherein when the camping mode is selected, the control unit is configured to check whether the inlet duct and the outlet duct are mounted, and
wherein when the control unit concludes that the inlet duct and the outlet duct are mounted, the control unit is configured to perform control of the air conditioner according to the camping mode.
16. The system of claim 15 ,
wherein, when the control unit receives an input from a user related to completion of the mounting the inlet duct on the air discharge port and the outlet duct on the air intake port, the control unit concludes that the inlet duct and the outlet duct are mounted.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the mobility vehicle further includes a duct bracket detachably mounted on an opening/closing unit including a door glass or a roof of the mobility vehicle, the duct bracket is configured to fix the inlet duct and the outlet duct as the inlet duct and the outlet duct penetrate the duct bracket, and the control unit is configured to check whether the duct bracket is mounted on the opening/closing unit when the camping mode is selected.
18. The system of claim 17 ,
wherein when an opening amount of the opening/closing unit is at a predetermined level, the control unit is configured to determine that the duct bracket is mounted, and
wherein when the control unit determines that the duct bracket is mounted, the control unit is configured to perform control of the air conditioner according to the camping mode.
19. The system of claim 10 , wherein when the camping mode is selected, the control unit is configured to perform control of the air conditioner not to perform a function of removing moisture.
20. The system of claim 10 ,
wherein when the camping mode is selected, the control unit is configured to receive information in a state of charge (SOC) value of a battery of the mobility vehicle and configured to check a charging station closest to a current position of the mobility vehicle or a minimum amount of electricity of the battery which is to be consumed while the mobility vehicle gets to a preset charging station, and
wherein when the SOC value of the battery reaches the minimum amount of electricity of the battery, the control unit is configured not to operate the air conditioner.