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Automobile interior ventilator with voice activation
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-05-27
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Granted: 1996-04-23
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Expires: 2014-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A system for ventilating the cabin of an overheated vehicle which takes advantage of convection and evaporation as methods of cooling. The system is voice controlled. The invention places a fan, separate from the vehicle's air conditioning and heating system, near the rear of the cabin. The fan directly connects the interior cabin air to outside air. Upon the opening of the driver's door, the driver's window rolls down and the fan turns on, drawing hot air out of the cabin to the outside, through the rear duct and across the driver's perspiring face and body. After the temperature inside the cabin drops to a predetermined comfortable temperature, a chime sounds to alert the driver to turn the ventilating system off. Alternatively, the system may shut off automatically after a preset time period. Voice control allows the driver to winterize the system, to turn off the chime, or to run the system for demonstration purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 Darrell Clark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/037; B60R16/0373; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00642; B60H1/00735; B60H1/24; B60H1/248
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A process for ventilating the interior of an automobile comprising: rolling down a window on a driver's side of a vehicle upon the receipt of an indication of the opening of a door on the driver's side of the vehicle; activating a means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside, wherein the means for conveying air is located near the rear of the vehicle, such that outside air replaces the air conveyed from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside, and the outside air passes through a location where a driver sits to effect evaporation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process for ventilating the interior of an automobile comprising: rolling down a window on a driver's side of a vehicle upon the receipt of an indication of the opening of a door on the driver's side of the vehicle; activating a means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside, wherein the means for conveying air is located near the rear of the vehicle, such that outside air replaces the air conveyed from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside, and the outside air passes through a location where a driver sits to effect evaporation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1 further comprising the step of deactivating the means for conveying air after a preset period of time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process according to claim 1 further comprising the steps of: alerting the driver to deactivate the means for conveying air; and deactivating the means for conveying air at the driver's command.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 1 further comprising a damper attached to the means for conveying air to prevent outside substances from backflowing into the vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
171 words
A process for ventilating the interior of a vehicle comprising: measuring a voltage of a vehicle battery; determining a reference temperature value; determining an inside temperature value; comparing the reference temperature value to the inside temperature value, and if the inside temperature value is greater than the reference temperature value and there is sufficient battery power to operate the ventilation system; rolling down a window on a driver's side of a vehicle; activating a means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside, the means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside being located near the rear of a vehicle, such that outside air replaces the air conveyed from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside, and the outside air passes through a location where a driver sits, in order to effect evaporation, wherein the means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside is activated upon the opening of a vehicle door.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
171 words
A process for ventilating the interior of a vehicle comprising: measuring a voltage of a vehicle battery; determining a reference temperature value; determining an inside temperature value; comparing the reference temperature value to the inside temperature value, and if the inside temperature value is greater than the reference temperature value and there is sufficient battery power to operate the ventilation system; rolling down a window on a driver's side of a vehicle; activating a means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside, the means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside being located near the rear of a vehicle, such that outside air replaces the air conveyed from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside, and the outside air passes through a location where a driver sits, in order to effect evaporation, wherein the means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside is activated upon the opening of a vehicle door.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process according to claim 5 wherein the means for conveying air from the inside of a vehicle cabin to the outside is activated upon the receipt of an indication of the opening of a door on the driver's side of the vehicle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process according to claim 5 further comprising the step of: deactivating the means for conveying air when the inside temperature value is less than or equal to the reference temperature value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process according to claim 5 further comprising the step of: alerting a driver by sounding an alarm when the inside temperature value is less than or equal to the reference temperature value.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 5 wherein deactivating the means for conveying air occurs after a preset time.
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