JP2010014350A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (7)

A substantially box-shaped body having a suction port for sucking air in the room and a blow-out port for blowing out conditioned air;
Attached to the front of the main body at a predetermined depression angle downward ,
An infrared sensor for detecting the temperature of the temperature detection target,
The presence of a person or heat generating device is detected by the infrared sensor, and a control unit that controls the air conditioner is provided.
Wherein, an air conditioner, wherein at least operating the Infrared sensor acquires a thermal image data of the room at the time of startup, the judgment to Rukoto the installed position in the room of the main body based on the thermal image data Machine. When the control unit acquires thermal image data of the room by the infrared sensor when the control unit acquires the thermal image data of the room, the control unit is configured to control the vertical air direction control plate. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner is horizontally blown. The air outlet is provided with a left / right air direction control plate for controlling the air flow direction of the blown air in the left / right direction, and when the control unit acquires thermal image data of the room by the infrared sensor, the left / right air direction control plate is tilted to the right. The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the thermal image data is acquired for each of the first state and the second state inclined to the left side. Wherein, in response to mounting position in the room it is determined based on the thermal image data, according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that to set the right and left wind direction of the blowing air blown out from the air outlet The air conditioner according to any one of the above. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the infrared sensor is rotationally driven in a left-right direction within a predetermined angle range to acquire thermal image data of the room. The process of setting the direction of the blown air blown from the blowout outlet corresponding to the installation position of the main body of the control unit is always performed at the start of operation of the air conditioner, and confirmed information when a certain number of detections is exceeded. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , which is not performed thereafter. The said control part judges the installation position in the said room of the said main body in any one of (1)-(3) shown below, or (1) and (2), It is characterized by the above-mentioned. An air conditioner according to any one of the above.
(1) Compare the areas of the thermal distribution of the thermal image data on the left and right;
(2) The temperature of the thermal distribution of the thermal image data is compared between right and left;
(3) The product of the area of the thermal distribution of the thermal image data and the temperature of the thermal distribution of the thermal image data is compared on the left and right.