| US 7,478,537 B2 | ||
| Method of controlling vehicular air-conditioner | ||
| Hiroyuki Makishima, Sano (Japan); and Hiroyasu Nadamoto, Tatebayashi (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Calsonic Kansei Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 23, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/626,045. | ||
| Application 11/626045 is a division of application No. 10/738171, filed on Dec. 18, 2003, granted, now 7,177,742. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2002-368700 (JP), filed on Dec. 19, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0113570 A1, May 24, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60H 1/32 (2006.01); F25B 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 62—133 [62/228.1; 62/228.5; 62/229; 701/36] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A method of controlling a vehicular air-conditioner, comprising:
determining a braking condition of a vehicle; and
reducing a load on a compressor in response to the braking condition of the vehicle;
wherein the determining of the braking condition of the vehicle includes only;
determining a pressing-down of a brake pedal, a lighting of a tail lamp, or an increase of a brake hydraulic pressure.
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