초록 ▼

An HVAC control system for a vehicle with multiple environmental zones includes a datalink between the control elements of the HVAC systems that regulate the climate in the multiple environmental zones. Control elements for the HVAC systems include an electronic control unit and a control head. A us

An HVAC control system for a vehicle with multiple environmental zones includes a datalink between the control elements of the HVAC systems that regulate the climate in the multiple environmental zones. Control elements for the HVAC systems include an electronic control unit and a control head. A user of the HVAC control system may assign master status to the control head of the zone in which the user is located, and from that control head, control the environmental settings for HVAC systems servicing other zones in the vehicle. A data communication bus implemented in the vehicle may be used as the datalink.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A control system for controlling HVAC systems in a vehicle having multiple zones, comprising:(a) a first climate control system associated with a first zone in the vehicle, the first climate control system having a control head for controlling a first HVAC system that regulates the climate in the

1. A control system for controlling HVAC systems in a vehicle having multiple zones, comprising:(a) a first climate control system associated with a first zone in the vehicle, the first climate control system having a control head for controlling a first HVAC system that regulates the climate in the first zone; (b) a second climate control system associated with a second zone in the vehicle, the second climate control system having a control head for controlling a second HVAC system that regulates the climate in the second zone; and (c) a datalink providing communication between the first climate control system and the second climate control system, said datalink enabling the control head of the first zone to control the HVAC system of the second zone.