Patent ID: 6793016
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B60H,B60N,Y10S

Abstract:
An air conditioning system for a vehicle having a passenger compartment and a seat provided in the passenger compartment, the air conditioning system comprising:a space air conditioning unit which introduces conditioned air having an adjusted temperature into the passenger compartment; a seat air conditioning unit which introduces conditioned air into the seat on which a passenger is seated; and a control unit which controls the space air conditioning unit and the seat air conditioning unit, in accordance with a detection value of a thermal load of the vehicle, wherein: the control unit includes space calculation means for calculating a space target air temperature to be blown into the passenger compartment based on the detection value of the thermal load of the vehicle and a set temperature set by a passenger, and space controlling means for controlling the space air conditioning unit in accordance with a space control value calculated based on the space target air temperature, seat controlling means for controlling the seat air conditioning unit in accordance with a seat control value calculated based on the space target air temperature; and the seat controlling means includes first seat air conditioning means which determines the seat control value in a steady air-conditioning state of the passenger compartment, and second seat air-conditioning means which determines the seat control value in a transition air-conditioning state of the passenger compartment.