Title:
AIR CONDITIONER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/032681
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is an air conditioner comprising an outdoor heat exchanger (14), an indoor heat exchanger (16), a four-way valve (8), and a compressor (6), and the outdoor heat exchanger (14) is defrosted using a refrigerant heated by the compressor (6). The air conditioner comprises: an indoor wall temperature detection means (46) for detecting the temperature of an indoor wall; and a defrosting means for defrosting when it is determined that defrosting is necessary, by selecting either a heating cycle or a cooling cycle on the basis of the indoor wall temperature detected by the indoor wall temperature detection means (46), and controlling the four-way valve (8) so that the selected cycle can be executed.
Inventors:
SUGIO TAKASHI
TAKAHASHI MASATOSHI
KAWAZOE DAISUKE
OKA KOUJI
YAMAMOTO NORIAKI
TAKAHASHI MASATOSHI
KAWAZOE DAISUKE
OKA KOUJI
YAMAMOTO NORIAKI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/001292
Publication Date:
March 15, 2012
Filing Date:
March 04, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP (JP)
SUGIO TAKASHI
TAKAHASHI MASATOSHI
KAWAZOE DAISUKE
OKA KOUJI
YAMAMOTO NORIAKI
SUGIO TAKASHI
TAKAHASHI MASATOSHI
KAWAZOE DAISUKE
OKA KOUJI
YAMAMOTO NORIAKI
International Classes:
F24F11/02; F25B47/02
Foreign References:
JP2010145020A | 2010-07-01 | |||
JP2007218499A | 2007-08-30 | |||
JP2006017414A | 2006-01-19 | |||
JP2010121847A | 2010-06-03 | |||
JPH02124429U | 1990-10-12 | |||
JP2009047344A | 2009-03-05 | |||
JP2010085047A | 2010-04-15 | |||
JP2007155261A | 2007-06-21 | |||
JP2009103426A | 2009-05-14 | |||
JP2009145032A | 2009-07-02 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2615388A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TANAKA, Mitsuo et al. (JP)
Mitsuo Tanaka (JP)
Mitsuo Tanaka (JP)
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