US 11,919,367 B2
Vehicle external heating
Tyler James-Ray Kaldobsky, Canton, MI (US); Daniel Sullivan, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); George Hart Vrampas, Southgate, MI (US); and Brendan Jenkins, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/355,722.
Prior Publication US 2022/0410659 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); E05F 15/71 (2015.01); B60K 6/22 (2007.10); G01S 19/42 (2010.01)
CPC B60H 1/00878 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00735 (2013.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); E05F 15/71 (2015.01); B60K 6/22 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/55 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive data indicating that an electric vehicle is inside an enclosed space;
receive a target temperature;
in response to receiving the data indicating that the electric vehicle is inside the enclosed space, instruct window actuators of the electric vehicle to open windows of the vehicle; and
in response to receiving the data indicating that the electric vehicle is inside the enclosed space, instruct a heater of the electric vehicle to generate heat while the windows are open, wherein instructing the heater to generate heat includes heating the enclosed space outside the electric vehicle to the target temperature.