Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Air-conditioning apparatus including detector to detect contaminant adhered to drain pan
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Application No.: US16973038Application Date: 2018-06-29
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Publication No.: US11573020B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: Takafumi Nakai , Akira Morikawa , Isamu Hirashiki
- Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Xsensus LLP
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/024780 WO 20180629
- International Announcement: WO2020/003489 WO 20200102
- Main IPC: F24F13/22
- IPC: F24F13/22 ; F24F11/30 ; F24F11/89 ; G01N17/00 ; G01S15/04

Abstract:
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a drain pan that receives water, and a detector including an ultrasonic sensor that emits and receives ultrasonic waves. The detector analyzes a response signal from the ultrasonic sensor to detect a contaminant generated in the drain pan. A bottom flat surface portion that forms a bottom of the drain pan is located parallel to a flat surface portion that forms a receiving surface of the ultrasonic sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210270479A1 AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-09-02
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