Heating system of a vehicle
AssigneeMercedes-Benz Group AG
InventorsValentin MAIER, Benno STAMP
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Abstract
A heating system of a vehicle includes panel heating elements arranged on objects in the vehicle for heating an interior of the vehicle by thermal radiation. A temperature control area is assigned to at least one vehicle seat of the vehicle and the panel heating element is assigned to a vehicle seat with a temperature control area. To determine the heating requirement of a vehicle occupant located on the vehicle seat with a temperature control area, corresponding sensor units are provided in the vehicle. A heating power of the at least one panel heating element assigned to a vehicle seat with a temperature control area is specified as a function of the heating requirement of the vehicle occupant.
Claims7
1-6. (canceled)
A heating system of a vehicle, the heating system comprising:
- panel heating elements arranged on objects in the vehicle and configured to heat an interior of the vehicle by thermal radiation, wherein a temperature control area is assigned to at least one vehicle seat of the vehicle, wherein at least one of the panel heating elements is assigned to the vehicle seat with a temperature control area;
- means for determining a heating requirement of a vehicle occupant located on the vehicle seat with the temperature control area;
- a capacitive sensor unit configured to detect a distance between a body part of the vehicle occupant and the at least one of the panel heating elements assigned to the vehicle seat, wherein the capacitive sensor unit is integrated in the at least one of the panel heating elements assigned to the vehicle seat;
- an optical sensor unit configured to determine a sitting position, a position of limbs, or posture of the vehicle occupant;
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- means for specifying a heating power of the at least one of the panel heating elements assigned to the vehicle seat with the temperature control area as a function of the heating requirement of the vehicle occupant, the distance, and at least one of the sitting position, the position of the limbs, or the posture of the vehicle occupant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.