An air purification apparatus includes an adsorption unit, a purification passage, and a regeneration passage. The adsorption unit adsorbs carbon dioxide and water vapor in air. The purification passage introduces air in a passenger compartment into the adsorption unit, and returns air, from which the carbon dioxide and the water vapor are adsorbed and removed by the adsorption unit, into the passenger compartment. The regeneration passage introduces air for regeneration into the adsorption unit, and discharges used air for regeneration obtained by regenerating the adsorption unit to an outside of the vehicle. An upstream side of the adsorption unit of the regeneration passage and the purification passage is constituted by an internal air introduction pipeline configured to introduce air from the passenger compartment.

Embodiments generally relate to a method, an apparatus, and a machine-readable medium for delivering an at least one alerting scent to a cabin of a vehicle. In particular, embodiments relate to a method comprising obtaining information on an environment of the vehicle, determining an alert condition based on the information on the environment of the vehicle, and delivering the at least one alerting scent to the cabin of the vehicle based on the alert condition.

Vehicle comprising a plurality of walls defining a housing and a sanitization system for said housing comprising diffuser means, a source of sanitizing fluid, ventilation means and an electronic unit, this being configured to allow the passage of the sanitizing fluid from the source to the diffuser means, the diffuser means nebulizing this fluid inside said housing, the electronic unit being configured to activate the ventilation means to allow the airing of said housing following the nebulization of the sanitizing fluid inside the housing.

A vehicle includes a perfume diffuser including a pair of electrodes, at least one fragrance cartridge including a resistance plate electrically connected to the pair of electrodes, and a controller identifying the types of the fragrance cartridge based on the size of current flowing through the pair of electrodes and the resistance plate.

The present application relates to an air conditioning method and system, a vehicle, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining an ambient temperature inside the vehicle; determining an operating state of a temperature regulation unit and a minimum air volume of an odor regulation unit in the operating state; receiving a setting of an intensity level of the odor regulation unit, wherein the temperature regulation unit shares an air passage with the odor regulation unit; and determining an air volume of the odor regulation unit according to the ambient temperature, the operating state, the minimum air volume, and the intensity level. According to this method, the release degree of the fragrance or the like inside the vehicle may be precisely controlled.

An air-conditioning control system acquires settlement information on an electronic settlement performed by an occupant D of a vehicle using a mobile terminal via a car-navigation system from the mobile terminal having an electronic settlement function, and controls an air conditioner on the basis of the acquired settlement information. The settlement information includes a commodity purchased by the electronic settlement or a service having a value paid by the electronic settlement, as a settlement target.

A system that can selectively activate or deactivate one or more ultra-violet light sources to sanitize a portion of a vehicle. The system can include a vehicle that has a vehicle door. The system can include one or more sensors that can be configured to detect whether the vehicle door is open or closed. In response to detecting that the vehicle door is open, the system can cause the one or more ultra-violet light sources to be activated, whereby ultra-violet light is emitted by the one or more ultra-violet light sources with respect to at least a portion of the vehicle. In some instances, the ultra-violet light can be emitted across the door frame of an open door. In some instances, the ultra-violet light can be emitted within at least a portion of the vehicle cabin.

A vehicle cleaning system for cleaning a vehicle including a processor and a memory including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include determining that a passenger compartment of the vehicle requires cleaning and identifying a type of cleaning required. The operations also include that at least one of a fragrance system, a dry particulate removal system, and a wet particulate removal system is activated in response to the type of cleaning required.

A vehicle seat that includes: at least one support element defining a cavity, an air pump, and at least one olfactory diffuser arranged in the cavity and fluidly connected to the air pump, the olfactory diffuser having an outer casing defining an inner volume, the outer casing defining an air inlet and an air outlet, the olfactory diffuser further having at least one olfactory substance carrier arranged in the inner volume defined by the outer casing. The air pump causes the circulation of a flow of air through the inner volume from the air inlet to the air outlet toward the outside of the cavity.

A vehicle deodorizer assembly includes a reservoir which contains a chemical fragrance and the reservoir is integrated into a vehicle. A pump is integrated into the vehicle and the pump is in fluid communication with the reservoir thereby facilitating the pump to urge the chemical fragrance outward from the reservoir. A pair of nozzles is each integrated into the cabin of the vehicle to release the chemical fragrance into the cabin wherein the nozzles are configured to enhance the odor of the cabin. An actuate button is disposed in the cabin of the vehicle and the actuate button is in communication with the pump. Furthermore, the actuate button turns on the pump when the actuate button is depressed.