COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE UTILIZING HEAT FLUX SENSOR

• Main Authors: SAITOU KEITA, GOUKO NORIO, TANAKA YASUHIRO, TANIGUCHI TOSHIHISA, SHIMIZU MOTOKI, SHIRAISHI YOSHIHIKO, HARADA TOSHIKAZU, YAZAKI YOSHITARO, SAKAIDA ATUSI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 26.01.2016
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES; BEDS; CHAIRS; COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MEASURING; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; MEASURING TEMPERATURE; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; SOFAS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TESTING; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

차량에 이용되는 쾌적 온도 조절 제어 장치이고, 통전됨으로써 온도가 변화하는 온도 변화체(20)와, 열유속에 따른 센서 신호를 출력하는 열유속 센서(10)와, 열유속 센서(10) 상에 배치된 열확산층(40)과, 온도 변화체(20)에 통전하여 온도 변화체(20)의 온도를 조정하는 제어부(2)를 구비한다. 차량의 차실내에 구비된 좌석(200)의 내부에 있어서, 탑승자가 좌석에 착석하고 있을 때에 탑승자가 접촉하는 좌석의 표피(201a)측으로부터 차례로 열확산층, 열유속 센서, 온도 변화체가 배치되어 있다. 열유속 센서로부터는 표피와 온도 변화체의 사이의 열유속에 따른 센서 신호가 제어부로 출력된다. 제어부는 열유속 센서로부터 출력되는 센서 신호에 기초하여 표피와 온도 변화체의 사이의 열유속이 사전에 결정된 값으로 되도록 온도 변화체로의 통전을 조정시킨다. A comfortable temperature control apparatus used for a vehicle is provided with a temperature-change element (20) that changes a temperature thereof by being energized; a heat flux sensor (10) outputting a sensor signal corresponding to a heat flux; a heat diffusion layer (40) disposed on the heat flux sensor (10); and a control unit (2) that energizes the temperature-change element so as to adjust the temperature of the temperature-change element (20). In a seat (200) provided in a vehicle cabin of a vehicle, a cover surface (201a) side in contact a passenger being seated, the heat diffusion layer, the heat flux sensor and the temperature-change element are arranged in this order. The heat flux sensor outputs the sensor signal to the control unit, the sensor signal corresponding to the heat flux between the cover surface and the temperature-change element. The control unit adjusts an energization of the temperature-change element, based on the sensor signal outputted by the heat flux sensor, such that the heat flux between the cover surface and the temperature-change element is a predetermined value.