CN102439371A - Air conditioner and space recognition device - Google Patents
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Abstract
Disclosed is an air conditioner which comprises a sensor unit (32) and a sensor casing (36). The sensor unit (32) comprises a sensor (40), a support (42) for supporting the sensor (40), and a horn (44) which is positioned in front of the sensor (40) and is formed as a single piece with the support (42). The sensor casing (36) has an opening (37), and the support (42) is positioned so as to face the opening (37). A space recognition device (30) which rotatably holds the support (42) in the sensor casing (36) is provided in the room-internal equipment, and the air conditioning is operated by controlling air-orientation varying blades (12, 14) according to the state in the air conditioned space.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of state according to conditioned space, control wind direction change blade carries out the air conditioner and the space recognition device that is used for the state of identification space of operation of air conditioner.
Background technology
Existing air conditioner; Range finding portion through being located on the main body grasps the wall in air conditioner main body and room or the distance between the barrier; Or the appearance of taking the room with imageing sensor, with the situation of identification conditioned space, and according to the situation of conditioned space; Control wind direction change fin carries out the best air-supply (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1).
In addition,, also propose to have the use ultrasonic sensor, in the front face side of sensor loudspeaker are set, thereby realize the directive property of sensor or the technical scheme (for example, with reference to patent documentation 2) that sensitivity is improved as the device that detects barrier.
The prior art document
Patent documentation 1: (Japan) spy opens the 2001-355898 communique
Patent documentation 2: (Japan) spy opens flat 8-220216 communique
Summary of the invention
Invent problem to be solved
In the air conditioner of record, range finding portion and imageing sensor are installed with the state on the top that is exposed to the indoor set main body in patent documentation 1, so range finding portion and imageing sensor can receive the influence of the smog of dust or cigarette etc.Its result exists the detection performance of range finding portion and imageing sensor or the problem that reliability reduces.
On the other hand, the ultrasonic sensor of record is the sensor that is suitable for the detection of automobile etc. in the patent documentation 2, has in limited space, be difficult to make with the incorporate sensor of loudspeaker in the problem of rotating to broad range up and down.
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide the recognition performance that a kind of influence of avoiding dust etc. causes or the reduction of reliability, can spread all over air conditioner and space recognition device that broad range is come identification space.
Solve the means of problem
To achieve these goals, the present invention provides a kind of air conditioner, and it comprises in indoor set: the suction inlet that sucks air; The heat exchanger that will carry out heat exchange from this suction inlet inhaled air; Be used for blowing out the blow-off outlet that finishes the air of heat exchange at this heat exchanger; Be located at this blow-off outlet, the air that blows out of change towards wind direction change blade; With the space recognition device that is used to discern the state in the conditioned space; This air conditioner is according to the state of the conditioned space of this space recognition device identification; Control wind direction change blade carries out operation of air conditioner; It is characterized in that: above-mentioned space recognition device possesses sensor portion and sensor outer housing, and the sensor portion comprises: sensor; Support the supporter of this sensor; Loudspeaker with the front direction that is positioned at the sensor; Be formed with the opening that above-mentioned supporter and sensor and the loudspeaker be located on this supporter are faced at the sensor shell, it is that the center rotates freely at least with the diaxon that above-mentioned supporter is remained by the sensor shell.
The invention effect
According to the present invention, a kind of air conditioner can be provided, it by incorporate supporter, is that center rotation freely remain on sensor outer housing on the diaxon with sensor and loudspeaker, can spread all over broad range ground identification space thus.
In addition, at the opening of sensor outer housing, sensor and loudspeaker are disposed with the mode of facing with it by incorporate supporter.In other words, opening is blocked by supporter in fact.Thus, can prevent that dust etc. from invading in the sensor outer housing from opening.Thus, can strengthen recognition performance and reliability.
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Fig. 1 is the front elevation (front view) of indoor set of the air conditioner of expression an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the profile along the indoor set of the line A-A of Fig. 1;
When Fig. 3 is at the movable front panel shown in Fig. 1 and wind direction change blade is opened up and down, along the profile of the indoor set of the line A-A of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the front elevation (front view) of space recognition device of being located at the indoor set of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the profile along the space recognition device of the line B-B of Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is the front elevation (front view) of loudspeaker of being located at the space recognition device of Fig. 4;
Fig. 7 is the profile along the loudspeaker of the line C-C of Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the profile of indoor set of the air conditioner of expression variation of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
The present invention is a kind of air conditioner, and it comprises in indoor set: the suction inlet that sucks air; The heat exchanger that will carry out heat exchange from this suction inlet inhaled air; Be used for blowing out the blow-off outlet that finishes the air of heat exchange at this heat exchanger; Be located at this blow-off outlet, the air that blows out of change towards wind direction change blade; With the space recognition device that is used to discern the state in the conditioned space; This air conditioner is according to the state of the conditioned space of this space recognition device identification; Control wind direction change blade carries out operation of air conditioner; It is characterized in that: the space recognition device possesses sensor portion and sensor outer housing, and sensor portion comprises: sensor; Support the supporter of this sensor; With the loudspeaker of the front direction that is positioned at sensor, be formed with the opening that supporter and sensor and the loudspeaker be located on this supporter are faced at said sensor outer housing, it is that the center rotates freely at least with the diaxon that supporter is remained by sensor outer housing.As stated, a kind of air conditioner can be provided, it will support the supporter of sensor and loudspeaker, be that the center rotation freely remains on the sensor outer housing with the diaxon, can spread all over broad range ground identification space thus.In addition, supporter is disposed on the sensor outer housing with sensor and the loudspeaker mode in the face of the opening of sensor outer housing.In other words, opening is blocked by supporter in fact.Thus, can prevent that dust etc. from invading in the sensor outer housing from opening.Thus, can strengthen recognition performance and reliability.
Particularly, the space recognition device comprises: making sensor portion is benchmark with the indoor set, at first rotating shaft of above-below direction rotation; Is benchmark with making sensor portion with this indoor set, at second rotating shaft of left and right directions rotation, and on the axle center of first rotating shaft, second rotating shaft and first rotating shaft direct cross.Thus, can the radius of gyration of the left and right directions of sensor portion be minimized, therefore can space recognition device miniaturization be easy to carry on the air conditioner.
In addition, specifically, in conditioned space, set by above-below direction and the left and right directions address that angle determined separately, the space recognition device scans sensor portion through using the address, discerns the state in this conditioned space.Thus, accuracy of identification improves, and can carry out imperceptible operation of air conditioner.
In addition, specifically, sensor portion sets with the mode towards oblique below.Thus, can guarantee the indoor set main body under near the visual field, and can use a sensor to guarantee the detection visual field of broad range.
In addition; Specifically; The space recognition device also comprises the CD-ROM drive motor up and down that sensor portion is rotated on above-below direction; Sensor outer housing has with the sensor portion and the cylindrical shape of the lengthwise that can be taken in of the state arranged at its length direction of CD-ROM drive motor up and down, and the space recognition device also possesses the left and right sides CD-ROM drive motor that sensor outer housing rotates on left and right directions.Thus, can be provided at the small-sized recognition device that all has broad slewing area on above-below direction and the left and right directions.
In addition, other modes of the present invention provide a kind of space recognition device, and it comprises: sensor; Support the supporter of sensor; Be positioned at the front direction of sensor and be located at the loudspeaker on the supporter; And sensor outer housing, this sensor outer housing is formed with supporter and is located at the sensor of this supporter and the opening that loudspeaker are faced, and is that the center rotation freely keeps supporter at least with the diaxon.As stated, be that the center rotation freely remains on the sensor outer housing with the diaxon through the supporter that will be provided with sensor and loudspeaker, the space recognition device that can spread all over broad range ground identification space can be provided.In other words, with sensor and loudspeaker mode, supporter is disposed on the sensor outer housing in the face of the opening of sensor outer housing.That is, opening is blocked by supporter in fact.Thus, can prevent that dust etc. from invading in the sensor outer housing from opening.Thus, can strengthen recognition performance and reliability.
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, embodiment of the present invention is described.
Employed air conditioner is usually by constituting through interconnected off-premises station of refrigerant piping and indoor set in the general family, and Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 representes the indoor set of air conditioner of the present invention.
Indoor set comprises the movable front panel (below abbreviate front panel as) 4 of the front suction inlet 2a of main body 2 and freely openable main body 2; When air conditioner stopped, front panel 4 was close to (closely contact) main body 2, closes front suction inlet 2a; Relative with it; When air conditioner turned round, front panel 4 moved to the direction that deviates from main body 2, opened front suction inlet 2a.In addition, what Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 represented is the state that front panel 4 is closed front suction inlet 2a, and what Fig. 3 represented is the state that front panel 4 is opened front suction inlet 2a.
To shown in Figure 3, the inside in main body 2 comprises: heat exchanger 6 like Fig. 1; Be located at the downstream of heat exchanger 6, be used for from front suction inlet 2a and above the room air that is taken into of suction inlet 2b carry out heat exchange and to the indoor indoor fan that blows out 8 at heat exchanger 6; Opening and closing heat-exchanged air in the indoor blow-off outlet that blows out 10, with the blow-off direction of air the change of wind direction up and down blade 12 to change up and down; The left and right sides wind direction change blade 14 that changes to the left and right with blow-off direction with air; In front between suction inlet 2a and top suction inlet 2b and the heat exchanger 6, be provided be used for removing from front suction inlet 2a and above the filter 16 of the dust that comprises of the room air that is taken into of suction inlet 2b.
In addition, be provided with in the downstream of indoor fan 8 and blow out grid 18, blow out the air-supply path 20 and blow-off outlet 10 that grid 18 forms the downstream of indoor fans 8 through this.
12 swings of wind direction change blade freely are installed on main body 2 bottoms up and down, and are connected in CD-ROM drive motor (for example, stepper motor), carry out angle control through the control device (not shown) that is built in indoor set.
On the other hand, left and right sides wind direction change blade 14 is made up of a plurality of blades that swing freely is installed on the bottom of main body 2, is connected in CD-ROM drive motor (for example, stepper motor), carries out angle control through the control device that is built in indoor set.
In addition; Change on the rear side of blade 12 at the front panel 4 of the bottom of a side of main body 2 (being seen as the left side from the front) and wind direction up and down; Be provided with to detect clear is perhaps arranged apart from the wall in the room that carries out air conditioning or the distance on floor; The space recognition device 30 of the state in the identification conditioned space describes this space recognition device 30 with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.In addition; The what is called of using in this specification " barrier " term; Be meant that obstruction blows out and is all materials that flow of occupant's air that comfortable space is provided from the blow-off outlet 10 of indoor set, general name is the object beyond the occupants such as furniture such as desk or sofa, television set, sound equipment for example.
In addition, in Fig. 1, space recognition device 30 is located at the left side of main body 2, but also can be located at the right side of main body 2.
In addition, on sensor outer housing 36, be provided with peristome 37, supporter 42 sets to facing (relatively) peristome 37.The device that peristome 37 reduces for the hyperacoustic sensitivity that is used to avoid ultrasonic sensor 40 to send.Specifically, suppose under the situation that is not provided with peristome 37, carried out diffuse reflection etc. by sensor outer housing 36, thus, cause sensitivity to reduce from the ultrasonic wave of ultrasonic sensor 40.
In addition; Supporter 42 has rotation up and down with rotating shaft 46; Sensor outer housing 36 have with rotation up and down with the upwardly extending left rotation and right rotation in side of rotating shaft 46 quadratures with rotating shaft 48; Rotation is rotated with rotating shaft 46 and freely is installed on the sensor outer housing 36 up and down, and left rotation and right rotation is rotated with rotating shaft 48 and freely is installed on the housing 50 that left and right sides CD-ROM drive motor 38 is installed.And supporter 42 is connected in up and down on the CD-ROM drive motor 34 and with the mode of rotating to above-below direction via driving force transfer devices 52 such as gears and is driven, and sensor outer housing 36 is connected in left and right sides CD-ROM drive motor 38 and is driven with the mode that direction is to the left and right rotated.
In addition; Space recognition device 30 by metallic plate, stick on a side of metallic plate ceramic vibrating elements, be fixed in the bullet that the ultrasonic transmission/reception of the opposition side of metallic plate uses and constitute; Because when air conditioner turns round; Therefore space recognition device 30 externally exposes, and when people's intrusion loudspeaker 44 such as finger, bullet etc. might be destroyed.So,,, on loudspeaker 44, be provided with and be used to prevent a plurality of flanks from the invader of outside perhaps in order to ensure the insulation distance between metallic plate and the finger tip in order to prevent the destruction of bullet etc.
Further, detail with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, loudspeaker 44 have the throat 54 of the minor diameter that ultrasonic sensor 40 is installed, than the big peristome 56 of throat's 54 diameters, are from throat 54 to peristome 56 conical shaped that slowly enlarge.In addition, near throat 54, laminal a plurality of flanks 58 that on direction of principal axis, extend uniformly-spaced to form outstanding towards the direction of principal axis center line of loudspeaker 44, the direction of principal axis center line almost parallel ground of the inner edge of each flank 58 and loudspeaker 44 extends.
In addition, as stated,, add highly directive, the tendency that has the direction of flank 58 to exist directive property to die down though loudspeaker 44 improve hyperacoustic sensitivity.Under the situation of air conditioner involved in the present invention; Near above the space recognition device 30; Dispose the bottom of front panel 4; Diffuse reflection takes place in the bottom of flank 58 and front panel 4 in the ultrasonic wave that sends from ultrasonic sensor 40, because diffuse reflection, might the virtual image be detected by error and is barrier.
So, preferably with flank 58 be located at except that directly over the position, in the formation that two flanks 58 are set; Flatly dispose flank 58; In the formation that three flanks 58 are set, at two flanks 58 of oblique upper configuration, and under another is configured in; In the formation that four flanks 58 are set, the as shown in Figure 6 configuration.
In addition, not necessarily the quantity with flank 58 is defined as 2～4, also can be made as more than five.
In addition, when in the place ahead of ultrasonic sensor 40 during configuration mesh parts (not shown), owing to can prevent the immersion of the material thinner than people's finger, so that preferred.But mesh members need be configured in the node position of particle rapidity, as is not configured on the node position, and hyperacoustic decay of sending from ultrasonic sensor 40 will become big.In addition, the node position of so-called particle rapidity, when being equivalent to that hyperacoustic wavelength is made as λ, near the position of distance from bullet to (2n-1)/4 * λ.
In addition, like Fig. 2 or shown in Figure 3, space recognition device 30 with left rotation and right rotation with rotating shaft 48 towards the place ahead acclivitous mode also, be fixed in and blow out on the grid 18, sensor portion 32 sets with the mode towards oblique below.Through adopting such configuration, can guarantee near the just down visual field of air conditioner, on above-below direction, can guarantee to spread all over the detection visual field from general horizontal direction near just down broad range.
Drive CD-ROM drive motor up and down 34 and the left and right sides CD-ROM drive motor 38 of the CD-ROM drive motor of the arm 22 of front panel 4, the CD-ROM drive motor up and down (not shown) that drives wind direction change blade 12 up and down, the left and right sides CD-ROM drive motor (not shown) that drives left and right sides wind direction change blade 14, space recognition device 30 etc.; Be electrically connected on the control part (not shown) of being located at indoor set; These drive units are controlled by control part, control front panel 4, the action of wind direction change blade 12, left and right sides wind direction change blade 14, space recognition device 30 etc. up and down thus.
In addition, the signal that in space recognition device 30, detects also obtains handling at control part, carries out the running control of air conditioner.
Below, with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 5, the action of air conditioner of the present invention is described.
Fig. 2 representes the halted state of air conditioner, and front suction inlet 2a and blow-off outlet 10 are respectively by front panel 4 and wind direction change blade 12 obstructions up and down.
As shown in Figure 3, when use a teleswitch (remote-control apparatus, not shown) began the running of air conditioner, by drive motor arm 22, front panel 4 left front suction inlet 2a and forwards moves, and is stopping on the position arbitrarily.Simultaneously, wind direction change blade 12 is rotated by other drive motor up and down, stops in position arbitrarily, and the sensor portion 32 of space recognition device 30 exposes from main body 2.Under this state, space recognition device 30 detects conditioned spaces promptly apart from the distance on the wall in room or ground or clear is arranged, the identification conditioned space.
Distance detection to object is when arriving object through the ultrasonic wave that sends from ultrasonic sensor 40, to reflect, and receives this back wave by ultrasonic sensor 40 and carries out.If from this time that sends to reception be t, when velocity of sound is C, the distance B from ultrasonic sensor 40 to object is represented with D=Ct/2.
In addition, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 represent that ultrasonic wave sending part and acceptance division are one-piece type ultrasonic sensor 40, but ultrasonic wave sending part and acceptance division are the situation of split, and be constant on principle or function, also can in this embodiment, adopt.
In addition; The identification of conditioned space is carried out as follows, that is, and and through making sensor portion 32 in the angle intervals rotation of above-below direction with regulation by CD-ROM drive motor 34 up and down; And; On one side make the sensor outer housing 36 that contains sensor portion 32 in the angle intervals rotation of left and right directions with regulation by left and right sides CD-ROM drive motor 38, under each angle send and receive ultrasonic wave on one side, write down its signal and handle.
Enumerate the one of which example, in conditioned space, set the address with the angle decision of the angle of the above-below direction of sensor portion 32 and left and right directions, the living space is also scanned in ultrasonic sensor 40 each address of measurement, thereby carries out the identification of conditioned space.The angular range of above-below direction for example is set at 5 degree～80 degree, and the angle of left and right directions for example is set at 10 degree～170 degree.
After the operation identification conditioned space, operation of air conditioner carries out with the ability of the size of corresponding conditioned space like this.In addition; Recognizing under the situation of barrier; By the left and right sides wind direction change blade 14 or the direction of the wind that blows out from blow-off outlet 10 of wind direction change blade 12 controls up and down, one side is carried out the operation of air conditioner of avoiding obstacles by indoor fan 8 controlled wind speeds through one side; Thereby can carry out high-efficient operation, and realize energy-conservation.
In addition, the identification maneuver of the conditioned space that space recognition device 30 carries out is carried out in the time of can beginning in the running of air conditioner.Perhaps, As time goes on and hugely the state of conditioned space can not change, so the identification maneuver of conditioned space is carried out also passable at a distance from some cycles after the end of operation of air conditioner or whenever.
In above-mentioned embodiment; Because it is spherical that the supporter 42 of the formation sensor portion 32 of space recognition device 30 is formed part; Therefore it is outstanding from sensor outer housing 36 to need not loudspeaker 44; And can be accommodated in the sensor device, can realize the minimizing of the radius of gyration of sensor portion 32, can be with 30 miniaturizations of space recognition device.In addition; Owing to be outlet shape with just round-formed loudspeaker 44; Therefore can access the desirable directive property of symmetry up and down, and irrelevant with the rotation of sensor portion 32, and usually keep the gap between supporter 42 and the sensor outer housing 36 certain; Intrusion sensor outer housing 36 inside such as dust can be prevented, the high space recognition device 30 of recognition performance and reliability can be accessed.
In addition; Through constituting spool core of the rotation up and down of space recognition device 30 with the mode of quadrature on the axle core of rotating shaft 48 with rotating shaft 46 in left rotation and right rotation; Can the radius of gyration of the left and right directions of sensor portion 32 be minimized, therefore, more miniaturization that can implementation space recognition device 30.
Further, space recognition device 30 is provided in the front panel 4 and the rear side of wind direction change blade 12 up and down, so that when the running of air conditioner stops, changes blade 12 covering sensor portions 32 with front panel 4 and wind direction up and down.According to such formation, when the running of air conditioner stopped, ultrasonic sensor 40 just was not vulnerable to the influence of the smog of dust or cigarette etc., can suppress the reduction of recognition performance.
But as shown in Figure 8, one side shortens the length of the above-below direction of front panel 4, and wind direction changes the length of the above-below direction of blade 12 about extending on the other hand, can wind direction about whole being configured in of space recognition device 30 be changed the rear side of blade 12.
That is, in the formation of Fig. 2, the part of space recognition device 30 is disposed at the rear side of wind direction change blade 12 up and down; Rest parts is disposed at the rear side of front panel 4; In the formation of Fig. 8, space recognition device 30 all is disposed at the rear side of wind direction change blade 12 up and down, is fixed in to blow out on the grid 18; When the running of air conditioner stops, only using down wind direction change blade 12 covering space recognition devices 30.For this formation, front panel 4 is effective especially in fixed air conditioner, through space recognition device 30 being disposed at the rear side of wind direction change blade 12 up and down, can suppress the reduction of the recognition performance of space recognition device 30.
In addition, same with the formation of Fig. 2 in the formation of Fig. 8, also acclivitous mode is fixed in and blows out on the grid 18 space recognition device 30 towards the place ahead with rotating shaft 48 with left rotation and right rotation, and sensor portion 32 sets with the mode towards oblique below.Thereby can guarantee near the just down visual field of air conditioner, use a ultrasonic sensor 40, can guarantee to spread all over the detection visual field from general horizontal direction near just down broad range.
In addition; In this embodiment,, use to detect the ultrasonic sensor of the distance of wall and floor or barrier in the conditioned space as space recognition device 30; But also can use the sensor of people's such as the position of detecting the people or body temperature state, carry out optimum air and regulate.In addition, wind direction change blade also can only have up and down or about arbitrary side.
In addition, in this embodiment, it is spherical that supporter 42 is processed part, makes it face opening 37.But the shape of supporter 42 can be curved surface arbitrarily.
Utilizability in the industry
Air conditioner of the present invention is influence small-sized, that be not vulnerable to dust etc.; Be equipped with and carry out from closely to the air conditioner of the space recognition device of remote high Precision Detection; The detection range of the broadness under can guaranteeing from the front of indoor set main body to main body; Can carry out imperceptible operation of air conditioner, therefore, useful as the various air conditioners that comprise general home-use air conditioner.In addition, space of the present invention recognition device is not vulnerable to the influence of dust etc., can spread all over broad range ground identification space accurately, for example is fit to be equipped on the air conditioner.
Symbol description
2: the indoor set main body; 2a: front suction inlet; 2b: top suction inlet;
4: movable front panel; 6: heat exchanger; 8: indoor fan (fan);
10: blow-off outlet; 12: wind direction changes blade up and down; 14: left and right sides wind direction change blade;
16: filter; 18: blow out grid; 20: the air-supply path;
22,24: front panel is used arm; 30: the space recognition device;
32: sensor portion; 34: CD-ROM drive motor up and down; 36: sensor outer housing;
37: peristome; 38: left and right sides CD-ROM drive motor; 40: ultrasonic sensor;
42: supporter; 44: loudspeaker (siren); 46: rotating shaft is used in rotation up and down;
48: left rotation and right rotation is used rotating shaft; 50: housing; 52: driving force is transmitted equipment;
54: throat; 56: peristome; 58: flank (rib, reinforcement)
Claims (6)
1. air conditioner, it comprises in indoor set: the suction inlet that sucks air; The heat exchanger that will carry out heat exchange from this suction inlet inhaled air; Be used for blowing out the blow-off outlet that finishes the air of heat exchange at this heat exchanger; Be located at this blow-off outlet, the air that blows out of change towards wind direction change blade; With the space recognition device that is used to discern the state in the conditioned space, this air conditioner is controlled said wind direction change blade and is carried out operation of air conditioner according to the state of the conditioned space of this space recognition device identification, it is characterized in that:
Said space recognition device possesses sensor portion and sensor outer housing, and said sensor portion comprises: sensor; Support the supporter of this sensor; Loudspeaker with the front direction that is positioned at said sensor; Be formed with the opening that said supporter and sensor and the loudspeaker be located on this supporter are faced at said sensor outer housing, it is that the center rotates freely at least with the diaxon that said supporter is remained by said sensor outer housing.
2. air conditioner as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Said space recognition device comprises: with said indoor set is benchmark, first rotating shaft that said sensor portion is rotated at above-below direction; Be benchmark with this indoor set, second rotating shaft that said sensor portion is rotated at left and right directions, on the axle center of said first rotating shaft, said second rotating shaft and said first rotating shaft direct cross.
3. according to claim 1 or claim 2 air conditioner is characterized in that:
In conditioned space, to set by said above-below direction and the said left and right directions address that angle determined separately, said space recognition device scans said sensor portion through using the address, discerns the state in this conditioned space.
4. like each described air conditioner in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that:
Said sensor portion sets with the mode towards oblique below.
5. like each described air conditioner in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that:
Said space recognition device also comprises the CD-ROM drive motor up and down that said sensor portion is rotated at said above-below direction; Said sensor outer housing has the state of arranging at its length direction with said sensor portion and said up and down CD-ROM drive motor and the cylindrical shape of the lengthwise that can take in, and said space recognition device also comprises the left and right sides CD-ROM drive motor that said sensor outer housing is rotated at said left and right directions.
6. a space recognition device is characterized in that, comprising:
Sensor;
Support the supporter of said sensor;
Be positioned at said sensor front direction, be located at the loudspeaker on the said supporter; With
Sensor outer housing, this sensor outer housing are formed with said supporter and are located at the sensor of this supporter and the opening that loudspeaker are faced, and are that the center rotation freely keeps said supporter at least with the diaxon.
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| JP2009-122890 | 2009-05-21 | ||
| JP2009122890A JP2010270956A (en) | 2009-05-21 | 2009-05-21 | Air conditioner and space recognition device |
| PCT/JP2010/003241 WO2010134299A1 (en) | 2009-05-21 | 2010-05-13 | Air conditioner and space recognition device |
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