An air conditioner for a vehicle includes a refrigeration cycle, a heating unit and a control unit. The refrigeration cycle includes an air-conditioning evaporator, a chilling evaporator, an air-conditioning side flow path, a detour flow path and an air-conditioning flow rate adjustment unit. The control unit includes a determination unit that determines whether a condensation condition is satisfied when a refrigerant is flowing through the chilling evaporator via the detour flow path in a state where an inflow of a refrigerant into the air-conditioning evaporator is prohibited. When the determination unit determines that the condensation condition is satisfied, the control unit controls the air-conditioning flow rate adjustment unit to allow an inflow of a refrigerant into the air-conditioning evaporator as a condensation suppression operation for suppressing condensation of a refrigerant in the air-conditioning evaporator.

A method for air conditioning a vehicle seat that is occupied by a person and that comprises at least one seat ventilation system, wherein at least one humidity sensor is arranged in a seat part and/or a backrest part of the vehicle seat as an actual humidity value transmitter for the absolute air humidity within the cushion part of the at least one seat part and/or backrest part so that a target state of comfort for a person seated on the vehicle seat can be accomplished via a control and regulating device through engagement of the seat ventilation system, wherein the target state of comfort can be controlled to a specifiable target humidity limit value through variation of the air flow of the seat ventilation system as a function of at least one control algorithm that evaluates the detected actual measured humidity value.

According to the present disclosure, a drunk driving prevention system including: an alcohol detection unit configured to detect a driver's inebriation through the breath test device provided in a vehicle; a computation unit configured, when the driver is detected to be in a drunk state by the alcohol detection unit, to compute a driving-possible time at which the drunk state is resolved in the future so that driving is possible; and a notification unit configured to output the driving-possible time or whether or not driving is possible through an infotainment system of the vehicle or a driver's terminal is disclosed.

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.

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.

Inserts for the air-conditioning of a vehicle and methods for forming same are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the insert includes a spacer material part. The spacer material part includes an open region extending from a top side to an opposite underside, the open region forming an air-guiding structure. The spacer material part is covered by at least one cover layer on at least one of the top side and the underside. The open areas of the air-guiding structure include a plurality of ducts connected to one another to form a net-like duct structure. The duct structure forms flow regions or flow zones. A cover layer has at least one perforation in the region of connection or intersection points of the ducts.

A ventilation device of a vehicle includes an air outflow opening disposed on an upper side of a backrest of a seat of the vehicle such that an airflow from the air outflow opening flows in a direction of a roof of the vehicle. A plurality of air guiding elements are pivotably mounted in a region of the air outflow opening where an air volume of a front partial airflow and a rear partial airflow is settable by the plurality of air guiding elements. A further air guiding element is disposed on the roof in a region of the airflow where the airflow is dividable and deflectable by the further air guiding element.

A vehicle control device that controls an air conditioning device and a battery in a vehicle that uses a coolant of the air conditioning device that cools a vehicle cabin for cooling the battery, the vehicle control device including: an air conditioning load determination unit that determines whether the air conditioning device is driven by a predetermined load or more; and a battery input-output control unit that controls at least one of an input power or an output power of the battery. When the air conditioning device is driven by the predetermined load or more, at least one of the input power or the output power is restricted without cooling the battery.

A heat exchanger device for a motor vehicle includes a main body, through which a temperature-control medium can flow, and a media-conveying device which passes through the main body and by which a medium to be temperature-controlled can be conveyed through the main body. As a result, the temperature of the medium to be temperature-controlled can be controlled by heat exchange with the temperature-control medium. The main body is produced in an integral injection molding process, as a result of which the main body is closed on the periphery and open-pored in the interior.

The invention concerns a control module (15) of a blower for a heating and/or ventilation and/or air conditioning device, in particular for a motor vehicle, the blower being configured to generate an airflow, and the control module (15) being configured to control the blower and comprises a heat sink (157), a heat dissipation base (158) and at least one active power electronic component (153) mounted on the heat dissipation base (158). According to the invention, the heat sink (157) comprises a housing (156) for receiving at least a part of the heat dissipation base (158). The heat sink base (158) is mounted by press-fitting into said housing (156). The invention also relates to a corresponding heating and/or ventilation and/or air conditioning device.