A system and method of controlling components of a vehicle are disclosed. The method includes the steps of sensing a current position of a rear closure panel with a closure panel position sensor, sensing a speed of the vehicle with a speed sensor, and sensing a current environmental condition with an environmental precipitation sensor. The method also includes adjusting a degree of openness of at least one window as a result of the closure panel position sensor indicating that the rear closure panel is in an open position, the speed sensor indicating that a speed of the vehicle is greater than zero kilometers per hour (kph), and the current environmental condition that is indicated by the environmental precipitation sensor.

A base section can operate to one side and the other side in a predetermined direction. A contact section is attached to a spring and can be in contact with the base section. A holding section holds the spring. A wall portion faces the contact section in the predetermined direction, and generates a sound which becomes a moderation feeling by a collision between the wall portion and the contact section moved by a biasing force of the spring as a contact state between the contact section and the base section changes due to an operation of the base section. The holding section regulates a position of the spring at least in a predetermined direction. A clearance between the contact section and the wall portion is substantially equal on the one side and the other side in the predetermined direction.

An electric auxiliary heating system for a natural gas powered vehicle having a natural gas engine is provided to maintain a cab temperature upon cessation of operation of the natural gas engine. The present system selectively circulates previously heated coolant to an existing cab heating circuit to maintain a desired cab temperature, wherein upon the coolant temperate cooling to a predetermined temperature the auxiliary heating system initiates heating with electric heaters in a reservoir to provide heating of the coolant. A controller provides for the initiation and termination of the auxiliary heating corresponding to selected predetermined thresholds as well as a sensed oil pressure generated by the natural gas engine.

A vehicle sensing system may include a housing for containing sensor electronics, the housing having at least one window being aligned with at least one of the sensor electronics within the housing, a fan arranged on the housing and configured to provide airflow through the housing, and a conditioning element having a plurality of fins forming configured to receive the airflow from the fan to cool the sensor electronics and to direct warmed air from the fins onto the window to provide the warmed air to the window.

An apparatus for controlling a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle includes a touch screen displaying an interface of the HVAC system for a vehicle, and a controller recognizing a touch of a user and controlling the interface of the HVAC system, displayed on the touch screen, based on the recognized touch.

An intake system of an engine mounted on a vehicle where a cabin is air-conditioned by an air conditioner, is provided. A heat exchanger of an evaporator of the air conditioner is divided into a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger that are mutually independent, and an air passage includes a first division passage and a second division passage. The intake system cools intake air utilizing a part of the air conditioner, and includes a connecting passage that guides first air cooled by passing through the first heat exchanger, a passage switch, and a controller. When the controller determines that a cooling demand for the intake air exists, it controls the first air to flow into an intake passage through the connecting passage, and when the controller determines that there is no cooling demand, it controls the first air to flow into the first division passage.

There is provided a vehicle comprising a thermal conditioning system and a cabin. The thermal conditioning system comprises a fan (102), a first heat exchanger (104), an outside air duct (112), a cabin air duct (114), a sensor, and a control unit (122). The fan is configured to generate a flow of air. The first heat exchanger is arranged to transfer heat to the flow of air. The thermal conditioning system is configured to be operated in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the fan rotates in a first direction to direct the flow of air along a first flow path. In the second mode, the fan rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction to direct the flow of air along a second flow path. The sensor is arranged to provide a signal representative of a temperature of a part of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to switch the thermal conditioning system between the first mode and the second mode based on the signal.

A blowout structure of the present invention includes: a case connected to a duct that serves as a blast passage from an air conditioner; a main ventilation passage formed inside the case; a vertical fin that changes a wind direction by rotating in a vehicle left-right direction of the main ventilation passage; and a bypass flow path extending along the main ventilation passage on both sides of the main ventilation passage in the vehicle left-right direction, wherein an outlet of the bypass flow path that joins the main ventilation passage is formed so as to overlap with the vertical fin when viewed in the vehicle left-right direction.

A thermal management system includes a compressor, a water-cooled condenser, a battery chiller, a valve body assembly, a first water pump, a second water pump, and a third water pump that are disposed in a centralized manner. The thermal management system can separately form a passenger compartment cooling loop, a passenger compartment heating loop, a battery cooling loop, a battery heating loop, and an electrical driver cooling loop, and any one or more of the passenger compartment, the battery, and the electrical driver can be cooled or heated.

A noise suppression structure to be mounted on a cooling system for an electrical device of a vehicle includes a duct, a blower, and a sound absorber. The duct extends from inside a vehicle cabin of the vehicle to inside the vehicle cabin or outside the vehicle cabin through the electrical device. The blower is configured to draw air from the vehicle cabin into the duct and feed the air to the electrical device. The sound absorber is disposed in the duct. The duct has a curved portion where an extension direction of the duct changes. The curved portion is located on one of or each of an upstream side and a downstream side of the electrical device. The sound absorber is disposed in a fluid stagnation region where a flow of the air tends to stagnate in the curved portion.