US 12,485,724 B2
System and method for temperature control while charging an electric transport device inside a vehicle
Robert M. Uyeki, Torrance, CA (US); and Matthew B. Staal, Torrance, CA (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/873,418.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034121 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 58/10 (2019.01)
CPC B60H 1/00735 (2013.01) [B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 58/10 (2019.02); B60L 2240/34 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of regulating temperatures inside of a vehicle while an electric personal transport device is charging inside the vehicle by a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controller including at least one processor, the method comprising:
receiving a signal from both of an electric personal transport device presence sensor and a charging unit for the electric personal transport device, the signal indicating that the electric personal transport device is charging inside the vehicle;
receiving an ambient temperature inside the vehicle from at least one temperature sensor, the at least one temperature sensor including a temperature sensor located at a rear compartment of the vehicle where the electric personal transport device is charging;
wherein the electric personal transport device has a rectangular shape with flat side surfaces, wherein the electric personal transport device is configured to lay flat on a floor surface at the rear compartment of the vehicle by a tray provided in the floor surface, and wherein the tray is sized and dimensioned to hold the electric personal transport device in place and restrain movement while the vehicle is in motion;
comparing the ambient temperature inside the vehicle to a first threshold temperature;
comparing the ambient temperature inside the vehicle to a second threshold temperature;
based on the comparison of the ambient temperature inside the vehicle to the first threshold temperature and the second threshold temperature, operating at least one heating and cooling system of the vehicle to regulate the temperature inside the vehicle within a temperature range between the first threshold temperature and the second threshold temperature;
wherein the vehicle includes a supplemental heating and cooling system and wherein at least one air outlet of the supplemental heating and cooling system is located in the rear compartment; and
wherein the method further comprises operating the supplemental heating and cooling system to reduce or increase the ambient temperature while the electric personal transport device is charging inside the vehicle in the rear compartment.