IP Library Granted Patent US 12,515,500
Granted Patent B2
US 12,515,500 · App. 18/137,727 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Vehicle interior purification device

Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio (Chiba Ken, JP); Hwayoung Kang (Tokyo To, JP); Nao Yanai (Tokyo To, JP); Yuki Nishida (Kanagawa Ken, JP); Toshihiro Miyamichi (Kanagawa Ken, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
B60H3/0078A61L9/015A61L9/22A61L2209/111
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Patent No.
US 12,515,500
App. No.
18/137,727
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle interior purification device includes: first and second outlets disposed in a housing; first and second blower fans corresponding to the first and second outlets and disposed inside the housing; and a predetermined generation device for an airflow delivered from the first outlet and the second outlet, the predetermined generation device being disposed inside the housing. The predetermined generation device includes at least one of an electrostatic atomization device that generates a mist containing charged water particles and an ozone/ion generation device that generates ozone and negative ions by corona discharge. The first outlet and the second outlet are set to be disposed along a direction of travel of the vehicle. The first rotational speed of the first blower fan and a second rotational speed of the second blower fan are settable to different rotational speeds.

Claims (50)

1 . A vehicle interior purification device configured to be installed at a ceiling in an interior of a vehicle, the vehicle interior purification device comprising:

a housing;

a first outlet disposed in the housing;

a second outlet disposed in the housing;

a first blower fan corresponding to the first outlet and disposed inside the housing;

a second blower fan corresponding to the second outlet and disposed inside the housing; and

a generation device for an airflow delivered from the first outlet and the second outlet, the generation device being disposed inside the housing, wherein

the generation device includes at least one of an electrostatic atomization device that generates a mist containing charged water particles and an ozone/ion generation device that generates ozone and negative ions by corona discharge,

the first outlet and the second outlet are configured to be disposed along a direction of travel of the vehicle, and

when the vehicle interior purification device is disposed behind a center in a front-to-rear direction in the interior of the vehicle, a first rotational speed of the first blower fan corresponding to the first outlet oriented forward is presettable to be greater than a second rotational speed of the second blower fan corresponding to the second outlet oriented backward.

2 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle interior purification device has:

a first mode in which the first blower fan rotates at the first rotational speed and the second blower fan rotates at the second rotational speed; and

a second mode in which at least the second blower fan rotates at a third rotational speed equal to or lower than the second rotational speed.

3 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 2 , wherein in the second mode, the first blower fan does not rotate.

4 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an input circuit connected to a door open/closed signal line of the vehicle; and

a power supply circuit connected to a +B voltage line and a ground voltage line, wherein

when a signal on the door open/closed signal line indicates open and then indicates closed, and a potential difference of the +B voltage line relative to a potential on the ground voltage line becomes smaller than a voltage, the vehicle interior purification device operates in the first mode, and

when the signal on the door open/closed signal line indicates closed and the potential difference of the +B voltage line relative to the potential on the ground voltage line is greater than the voltage, the vehicle interior purification device operates in the second mode.

5 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 4 , further comprising a control circuit.

6 . A vehicle interior purification device configured to be installed at a ceiling in an interior of a vehicle, the vehicle interior purification device comprising:

a housing;

a first outlet disposed in the housing;

a second outlet disposed in the housing;

a first blower fan corresponding to the first outlet and disposed inside the housing;

a second blower fan corresponding to the second outlet and disposed inside the housing; and

a generation device for an airflow delivered from the first outlet and the second outlet, the generation device being disposed inside the housing, wherein

the generation device includes at least one of an electrostatic atomization device that generates a mist containing charged water particles and an ozone/ion generation device that generates ozone and negative ions by corona discharge,

the first outlet and the second outlet are configured to be disposed along a direction of travel of the vehicle, and

when the vehicle interior purification device is disposed in front of a center in a front-to-rear direction in a cabin of the vehicle, a first rotational speed of the first blower fan corresponding to the first outlet oriented forward is presettable to be smaller than a second rotational speed of the second blower fan corresponding to the second outlet oriented backward.

7 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing includes an air intake,

the generation device is disposed between the first blower fan and the second blower fan, and

an airflow entering from the air intake is delivered from the second outlet through the generation device and the second blower fan.

8 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 1 , further comprising a locking part that locks the housing to the ceiling.

9 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 6 , wherein the vehicle interior purification device has:

a first mode in which the first blower fan rotates at the first rotational speed and the second blower fan rotates at the second rotational speed; and

a second mode in which at least the second blower fan rotates at a third rotational speed equal to or lower than the second rotational speed.

10 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 6 , wherein in the second mode, the first blower fan does not rotate.

11 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an input circuit connected to a door open/closed signal line of the vehicle; and

a power supply circuit connected to a +B voltage line and a ground voltage line, wherein

when a signal on the door open/closed signal line indicates open and then indicates closed, and a potential difference of the +B voltage line relative to a potential on the ground voltage line becomes smaller than a voltage, the vehicle interior purification device operates in the first mode, and

when the signal on the door open/closed signal line indicates closed and the potential difference of the +B voltage line relative to the potential on the ground voltage line is greater than the voltage, the vehicle interior purification device operates in the second mode.

12 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 11 , further comprising a control circuit.

13 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 6 , wherein

the housing includes an air intake,

the generation device is disposed between the first blower fan and the second blower fan, and

an airflow entering from the air intake is delivered from the second outlet through the generation device and the second blower fan.

14 . The vehicle interior purification device according to claim 6 , further comprising a locking part that locks the housing to the ceiling.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: NISHIO, TSUYOSHI; KANG, HWAYOUNG; YANAI, NAO; NISHIDA, YUKI; MIYAMICHI, TOSHIHIRO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064728/0619 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2022-072409 · Apr 26, 2022 · national
JP 2022-072634 · Apr 26, 2022 · national
JP 2022-151387 · Sep 22, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230339295A1 · Oct 26, 2023
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