GB2627120A - Air purification of a vehicle cabin - Google Patents
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- GB2627120A GB2627120A GB2406794.4A GB202406794A GB2627120A GB 2627120 A GB2627120 A GB 2627120A GB 202406794 A GB202406794 A GB 202406794A GB 2627120 A GB2627120 A GB 2627120A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
- B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
- B60H1/00642—Control systems or circuits; Control members or indication devices for heating, cooling or ventilating devices
- B60H1/00735—Control systems or circuits characterised by their input, i.e. by the detection, measurement or calculation of particular conditions, e.g. signal treatment, dynamic models
- B60H1/00742—Control systems or circuits characterised by their input, i.e. by the detection, measurement or calculation of particular conditions, e.g. signal treatment, dynamic models by detection of the vehicle occupants' presence; by detection of conditions relating to the body of occupants, e.g. using radiant heat detectors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L9/00—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
- A61L9/16—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using physical phenomena
- A61L9/22—Ionisation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
- B60H3/00—Other air-treating devices
- B60H3/0071—Electrically conditioning the air, e.g. by ionizing
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2209/00—Aspects relating to disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
- A61L2209/10—Apparatus features
- A61L2209/11—Apparatus for controlling air treatment
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2209/00—Aspects relating to disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
- A61L2209/10—Apparatus features
- A61L2209/11—Apparatus for controlling air treatment
- A61L2209/111—Sensor means, e.g. motion, brightness, scent, contaminant sensors
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Abstract
It is disclosed an air purification system for a cabin (12) of a vehicle (10). The cabin (12) comprises a first region predominantly associated with a first seat arrangement (30) including a driver seat (30b), and a second region predominantly associated with a second seat arrangement (32) including at least one passenger seat (32a, 32b, 32c). The air purification system comprises an ionisation device (60) mountable in a position within the vehicle (10) to impact air quality predominantly in the second region. The air purification system comprises a control system (14) comprising one or more controllers (16), the control system (14) being configured to receive a sensor signal (20) from a sensor (38) of the vehicle (10), indicative of an occupancy status of the passenger seat (32a, 32b, 32c), and output a control signal (24) to activate the ionisation device (60) in dependence on the occupancy status.
Claims (15)
1 . An air purification system for a cabin of a vehicle, the cabin comprising: a first region associated with a first seat arrangement including a driver seat; and, a second region associated with a second seat arrangement including at least one passenger seat, and the air purification system comprising: an ionisation device mountable in a position within the vehicle to impact air quality predominantly in the second region; and, a control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system being configured to receive a sensor signal from a sensor of the vehicle, indicative of an occupancy status of the passenger seat, and output a control signal to activate the ionisation device in dependence on the occupancy status.
2. An air purification system according to Claim 1 , wherein the one or more controllers collectively comprise: at least one electronic processor having an electrical input for receiving the sensor signal; and, at least one memory device electrically coupled to the at least one electronic processor and having instructions stored therein, wherein the at least one electronic processor is configured to access the at least one memory device and execute the instructions thereon so as to output the control signal to activate the ionisation device in dependence on the occupancy status.
3. An air purification system according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the control system is configured to output the control signal to activate the ionisation device if the occupancy status indicates that at least one of the passenger seats of the second seat arrangement is occupied.
4. An air purification system according to Claim 3, wherein the second seat arrangement comprises a plurality of passenger seats, and wherein the control system is configured to output the control signal to activate the ionisation device if the occupancy status indicates that at least a defined minimum number of the passenger seats of the second seat arrangement are occupied. 22
5. An air purification system according to any previous claim, wherein the occupancy status includes a classification of an object occupying a passenger seat of the second seat arrangement.
6. An air purification system according to Claim 5, wherein the control system is configured to output the control signal to activate the ionisation device if the occupancy status indicates that the object occupying at least one of the passenger seats of the second seat arrangement is classified as an animate object.
7. An air purification system according to Claim 6, wherein the control system is configured to output the control signal to activate the ionisation device if the animate object is classified as a human.
8. An air purification system according to any previous claim, wherein the sensor signal includes a signal from one or more of: seat belt sensors indicative of an engagement status of respective seat belts associated with respective passenger seats of the second seat arrangement, the engagement status being indicative of the occupancy status of the respective passenger seats; one or more image sensors arranged to acquire image data indicating whether passenger seats of the second seat arrangement are occupied; one or more radar sensors arranged to acquire radar data indicating whether passenger seats of the second seat arrangement are occupied; one or more weight sensors arranged to acquire data indicating a weight of an object occupying respective passenger seats of the second seat arrangement.
9. An air purification system according to any previous claim, comprising a further ionisation device mountable in a position within the vehicle to impact air quality predominantly in the first region, wherein the control system is configured to output the control signal to activate the ionisation device in dependence on whether the further ionisation device is activated.
10. An air purification system according to Claim 9, wherein the control system is configured to activate the ionisation device only if the further ionisation device is activated.
11 . An air purification system according to any previous claim, the control system being configured to receive a particulate sensor signal, from a particulate sensor inside the vehicle, indicative of a level of particulate matter interior to the vehicle cabin, and to output the control signal to activate the ionisation device based on the level of particulate matter interior to the vehicle cabin from the received particulate sensor signal.
12. An air purification system according to Claim 11, the control system being configured to receive an exterior particulate sensor signal, from a particulate sensor outside of the vehicle, indicative of a level of particulate matter exterior to the vehicle cabin, and to output the control signal to activate the ionisation device based on the level of particulate matter exterior to the vehicle cabin relative to the level of particulate matter interior to the vehicle cabin.
13. A vehicle comprising an air purification system according to any previous claim, the vehicle comprising the vehicle cabin, the first and second seat arrangements, and the sensor.
14. A vehicle according to Claim 13, wherein the second seat arrangement is a row of seats located rearwards of the driver seat.
15. A vehicle according to Claim 14, wherein the first seat arrangement is a row of seats, and wherein the second seat arrangement is immediately behind the first seat arrangement; optionally, wherein the ionisation device is located in a region of the vehicle cabin between adjacent seats of the first seat arrangement; further optionally, wherein the air purification system comprises a further ionisation device mountable in a position within the vehicle to impact air quality predominantly in the first region.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| PCT/EP2021/079279 WO2023066493A1 (en) | 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-21 | Air purification of a vehicle cabin |
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| GB202406794D0 GB202406794D0 (en) | 2024-06-26 |
| GB2627120A true GB2627120A (en) | 2024-08-14 |
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| JP2009298336A (en) * | 2008-06-16 | 2009-12-24 | Sharp Corp | On-vehicle ion generator |
| WO2017010719A1 (en) * | 2015-07-10 | 2017-01-19 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Active air purifier of vehicle |
| WO2020061028A1 (en) * | 2018-09-18 | 2020-03-26 | Drivent Llc | Self-driving vehicle systems and methods |
| DE102020005281A1 (en) * | 2020-08-28 | 2020-11-19 | Daimler Ag | Method for climate control in an interior of a vehicle |
| FR3104075A1 (en) * | 2019-12-04 | 2021-06-11 | Psa Automobiles Sa | Method and device for controlling a vehicle air pollution control system |
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- 2021-10-21 WO PCT/EP2021/079279 patent/WO2023066493A1/en not_active Ceased
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JP2009298336A (en) * | 2008-06-16 | 2009-12-24 | Sharp Corp | On-vehicle ion generator |
| WO2017010719A1 (en) * | 2015-07-10 | 2017-01-19 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Active air purifier of vehicle |
| WO2020061028A1 (en) * | 2018-09-18 | 2020-03-26 | Drivent Llc | Self-driving vehicle systems and methods |
| FR3104075A1 (en) * | 2019-12-04 | 2021-06-11 | Psa Automobiles Sa | Method and device for controlling a vehicle air pollution control system |
| DE102020005281A1 (en) * | 2020-08-28 | 2020-11-19 | Daimler Ag | Method for climate control in an interior of a vehicle |
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