Climate control, safety, and communications system

An improved climate control, safety, and communications system for a vehicle having an interior passenger cabin, said system comprising:

• a. a detecting means comprising at least one temperature sensing mechanism for detecting the air temperature inside the cabin as temperature data, and at least one occupant sensing mechanism for detecting the presence of at least one occupant inside the vehicle cabin as occupancy data, wherein said detecting means continuously transmits said temperature data and said occupancy data to a data collecting means;
• b. said data collecting means for monitoring and evaluating said temperature data for exceeding a temperature threshold and said occupancy data for exceeding an occupant threshold, for communicating the status of said temperature data and said occupancy data as a notification to an operator, and for sending a command to a controlling means, with said data collecting means comprising a CPU, at least one data storage means, a control connector, and a communication means for notifying the operator of the status of said temperature data and occupancy data;
• c. said controlling means for selectively controlling and adjusting the climate conditions inside the vehicle cabin upon command from said data collecting means, wherein said controlling means comprising a plurality of relays, a cooling mechanism, and a heating mechanism;
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• d. a charging means comprising at least two power sources for charging said system and for powering said system when the vehicle engine is turned off;
• with at least one of said power sources comprising a primary battery with an alternator, a secondary battery coupled to said primary battery and said temperature sensing mechanism, a third battery, and a backup battery coupled to said primary battery.

An improved climate control, safety, and communications system for a vehicle having an undercarriage, at least one wheel, and a wheelbase, said system comprising:

• a. a detecting means comprising at least one undercarriage temperature sensing mechanism for detecting the climate conditions of the vehicle undercarriage as undercarriage temperature data, and for continuously transmitting said undercarriage temperature data to a data collecting means;
• b. said data collecting means comprising a CPU, at least one data storage means, a control connector having a harness, and a communication means, wherein said CPU monitors and evaluates said undercarriage temperature data for exceeding an undercarriage temperature threshold, for directing said communication means to notify an operator of the status of said undercarriage temperature data, and for sending a command to a controlling means to alter the climate conditions around the undercarriage or, if the climate adjustment has already been made, to cease the adjustment;
• c. said controlling means comprising a plurality of relays, a heating element, and at least one heat transfer member for transferring heat from said heating element to said undercarriage, with one of the plurality of relays being a backup relay, and wherein said controlling means initiating said heating element to warm, thaw, or de-ice the vehicle around at least the undercarriage, the wheels, and wheelbase;
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• d. a charging means comprising at least two power sources for charging said system and for powering said system when the vehicle engine is turned off, wherein at least one of said power sources comprising a primary battery with an alternator, a secondary battery coupled to both said primary battery and said temperature sensing mechanism, and a backup battery coupled to said primary battery.

An improved climate control, safety, and communications system for a vehicle having an interior passenger cabin, said system comprising:

• a. a detecting means comprising an interior cabin air temperature sensor for detecting the interior cabin air temperature inside the vehicle as temperature data, a plurality of magnetometer occupant sensors for detecting at least one occupant inside the vehicle as occupancy data, with each of said temperature sensor and said occupant sensors continuously transmitting said temperature data and said occupancy data to a data collecting means;
• b. said data collecting means comprising a CPU, at least two data storage members, a control connector having a harness, and a communication means, wherein said control connector harness connects said interior cabin air temperature sensor and the plurality of said magnetometer occupant sensors to said CPU, wherein said CPU monitors and evaluates said temperature data for exceeding a temperature threshold and said occupancy data for exceeding an occupant threshold, and for directing said communication means to notify an operator of the status of said temperature data and said occupancy data, and for sending a command to a controlling means to alter the climate conditions inside the vehicle cabin or, if the climate adjustment has already been made, to cease the adjustment;
• c. said controlling means comprising a 12V switching relay, an AC/Heating relay, at least one backup relay, a cooling mechanism, and a heating mechanism, wherein said 12V switching relay closes a circuit to said AC/Heating relay, wherein said AC/Heating relay selectively closes a circuit to activate either said cooling mechanism or said heating mechanism;
• d. said charging means comprising a plurality of power sources;
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• e. said system further operates in one of a monitoring mode, a controlling mode, and a charging mode, wherein said detecting means and said data collecting means each being operable in said monitoring mode, wherein said controlling means being operable in said controlling mode, and wherein said charging means being operable in said charging mode for charging and powering said system;
• wherein when the vehicle engine is turned off, said system converting to said monitoring mode while the climate conditions remains at the temperature threshold, with said system then converting to said controlling mode when the climate conditions exceeds the temperature threshold, and with said system converting back to said monitoring mode when the climate conditions returns to the temperature threshold until the vehicle engine is turned back on, with said system converting to said charging mode at least while the vehicle engine is on.