Vehicle air conditioning system with seat air conditioner

An air conditioning system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a room air conditioner unit for air conditioning a passenger compartment;
• and
• air-conditioned condition detecting means for detecting a value indicating an air-conditioned condition of a front of a passenger seated on a seat and a value indicating an air-conditioned condition at a contact surface of said passenger with said seat,
• wherein operation of said room air conditioner unit is controlled so that a difference between two detected values respectively indicating said air-conditioned conditions falls within a certain value range related to a certain value.

An air conditioning system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a room air conditioner unit for air conditioning a passenger compartment;
• a seat air conditioner unit for adjusting a temperature of a seat;
• and
• air-conditioned condition detecting means for detecting a value indicating an air-conditioned condition at a front of a passenger seated on said seat and a value indicating an air-conditioned condition at a contact surface of said passenger with said seat,
• wherein a direction of air blown from said room air conditioner unit is controlled so that a difference between two detected values respectively indicating said air-conditioned conditions falls within a certain value range related to a certain value.

An air conditioning system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a room air conditioner unit for air conditioning a passenger compartment;
• a seat air conditioner unit for adjusting a temperature of a seat within said passenger compartment;
• a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of a surface associated with a passenger seated on said seat and the temperature of said seat;
• and
• a control unit for controlling operation of at least one of said room air conditioner unit and said seat air conditioner unit so that a difference between the temperature of a surface associated with said passenger and the temperature of said seat falls within a certain value range related to a certain value.