Patent ID: 7028493
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: B60H,B60N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An air conditioner for a vehicle comprising: seat air conditioner means for producing air blowing from a seat of the vehicle; storage means for storing a control characteristic of the seat air conditioner means; control means for automatically controlling the seat air conditioner means based on the control characteristic stored in the storage means; manual setting means for setting a control condition of the seat air conditioner means; compartment air conditioner means for air-conditioning a passenger compartment of the vehicle; target temperature calculating means for calculating a target temperature of air to be blown into the passenger compartment with respect to a setting temperature of the passenger compartment, wherein the control means automatically controls the compartment air conditioner means based on the target temperature; and, target temperature correcting means for correcting the target temperature in accordance with a change of the control condition of the seat air conditioner means when the control condition of the seat air conditioner means is changed by operation of the manual setting means; wherein when the manual setting means is operated during an automatic control of the seat air conditioner means, a setting condition of the manual setting means is learned and the control characteristic is changed based on the learning.