Patent ID: 6622924
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B60H,F04D

Abstract:
An in-car sensor equipped with an aspirator fan motor, for drawing air from within a vehicle cabin of a vehicle and outputting signals of temperature and humidity necessary for control of an automotive air conditioner,the in-car sensor comprising: a mounting board on which electronic circuit components are mounted for driving the aspirator fan motor; a temperature sensor mounted at a desired position between an air inlet port and an air outlet port on the mounting board, for detecting a temperature of the air drawn from within the vehicle cabin; and a humidity sensor including a conversion circuit integrally formed therewith, mounted at a desired position between the air inlet port and the air outlet port on the mounting board, for detecting a humidity of the air drawn from within the vehicle cabin, wherein said conversion circuit of the humidity sensor is provided by shared use of the electronic circuit components for driving the aspirator fan motor.