US 12,187,097 B2
Automatic interior protection
Laura MacLean Ochsner, Huntington Beach, CA (US); Ajay Panekkad, Laguna Niguel, CA (US); and Ean Joshua Hall, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/862,641.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017583 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/22 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/0075 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00271 (2013.01); B60H 1/00735 (2013.01); B60H 1/3219 (2013.01); B60H 2001/2253 (2013.01); B60H 2001/3255 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle system, comprising:
a vehicle component in an interior of a vehicle; and
a thermal controller configured to:
determine a timer based on a predicted thermal input and a sleep state;
based on the timer, compare a temperature of the vehicle component to a temperature threshold; and
send an instruction to reduce the temperature of the vehicle component based on the comparison of the temperature to the temperature threshold.