Patent Application
20230249514
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The disclosure relates to vehicle temperature control systems and more particularly pertains to a new vehicle temperature control system powered by a solar panel and having a plurality of weight cells.
The prior art relates to vehicle temperature control systems. The prior art relates to a variety of temperature control systems that monitor the temperature within a vehicle's interior and adjusts the temperature to a set range. Known prior art lacks a vehicle temperature control system comprising a solar panel for a power source and a plurality of weight cells positioned within the vehicle seats.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a solar panel positioned on the top surface of a vehicles roof. The solar panel provides power to the temperature control system within the vehicle. A plurality of weight cells obtains power from the solar panel. Each of the weight cells are positioned within a vehicle seat and record data of weight applied. A thermal sensor is positioned on the front surface of the vehicles dash. The thermal sensor records the temperature of the vehicles interior space. A control module is in electric communication with each of the weight cells and with the thermal sensor. The control module reads both the weight data and the temperature data and interprets if further action is needed to maintain the vehicle's interior temperature within a set range.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of weight cells 24 is in electric communication with the solar panel 12. Each of the weight cells 24 receives electric energy 21 from the solar panel 12. Each of the weight cells 24 is positioned within the seat cushion 26 of a vehicle seat 28. Each of the weight cells 24 are needed to record the weight applied to the seat cushion 26 as a weight reading 30. Each of the weight cells 24 sends the weight reading 30 to a control module 44.
A thermal sensor 32 is positioned on the front surface 34 of a vehicle dash panel 36. The purpose of the thermal sensor 32 is to record the internal temperature 38 within the interior space 40 of the vehicle 20. The thermal sensor 32 receives electric energy 21 from the solar panel 12. The thermal sensor 32 records the internal temperature 38 as a temperature reading 42. The thermal sensor 32 sends the temperature reading 42 to the control module 44.
The control module 44 is positioned on the front surface 34 of the vehicle dash panel 36. The control module 44 acts as a central processing unit 45 for the solar powered vehicle temperature control assembly 10. The control module 44 is in electric communication with each of the weight cells 24 and with the thermal sensor 32. Each of the weight cells 24 and the thermal sensor 32 sends the weight readings 30 and the temperature readings 42 to the control module 44. The purpose of the control module 44 is analyze the weight readings 30 and temperature readings 42 before interpreting if further action is needed to maintain the internal temperature 38 of the vehicle 20 within a set range of temperature 46.
A switch 48 is positioned on the front surface 34 of the vehicle dash panel 36. The switch 48 serves an actuator that can either turn on or off the control module 44. The switch 48 is in electric communication with the control module 44. The purpose of the switch 48 is for providing driver with the ability to turn the control module 44 on or off. The switch 48 is an optional element configured for making the control module 44 manually operated.
In use, the vehicle 20 is turned off and the driver leaves the vehicle 20. The solar panel 12 sends power 21 to the temperature control assembly 10. The plurality of weight cells 24 sends weight readings 30 to the control module 44. If below ten pounds is detected, then the assembly 10 shuts off. If ten pounds or more is detected, then the thermal sensor 32 begins recording the internal temperature 38 within the interior space 40 of the vehicle 20.
Furthermore, the control module 44 reads the temperature reading 42 and determines if it is within the set range of temperature 46. If the temperature reading 42 is above the set range of temperature 46, then the control module 44 turns on the vehicle air conditioning 49 unit to cool down the vehicle 20. If the temperature reading 42 is under the set range of temperature 46, then the control module 44 turns on the heating system 47 in the vehicle 20.
Once the internal temperature 38 falls within the set range of temperature 46, the control module 44 shuts off either the vehicle air conditioning unit 49 or the heating system 47. The thermal sensor 32 continues to record the internal temperature 38. This process continues until the vehicle 20 turns on again.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
