Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including an indoor unit provided with a microphone element for receiving voice instructions, such that a voice instruction spoken by an operator is acquired with high quality and control based on the voice instruction spoken by the operator is likely to be ensured. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit, a transmission unit, and a reception unit. The indoor unit has a main body and a microphone element. The main body has formed therein a blow-out port through which air-conditioned air is blown out toward a space to be air-conditioned. The microphone element accepts a voice instruction captured from a voice capturing portion arranged at a position that deviates from a ventilation space through which the air blown out from the blow-out port flows, in such a manner as to face the space to be air-conditioned. The transmission unit transmits the voice instruction accepted by the microphone element to an outside as a signal.

Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including an indoor unit provided with a microphone element for receiving voice instructions, such that a voice instruction spoken by an operator is acquired with high quality and control based on the voice instruction spoken by the operator is likely to be ensured. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit (12), a transmission unit, and a reception unit. The indoor unit has a main body (100) and a microphone element. The main body has formed therein a blow-out port (120) through which air-conditioned air is blown out toward a space to be air-conditioned. The microphone element accepts a voice instruction captured from a voice capturing portion (P1) arranged at a position that deviates from a ventilation space through which the air blown out from the blow-out port flows, in such a manner as to face the space to be air-conditioned. The transmission unit transmits the voice instruction accepted by the microphone element to an outside as a signal.

Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus includes a control device that controls a swing action of flaps of an air conditioning apparatus. The flaps are swung up and down. The control device includes an operation mode determining section, a swing pattern storage area and a control command generator. The operation mode determining section determines at least an air-cooling operation mode and an air-warming operation mode that are operation modes of the air conditioning apparatus. The swing pattern storage area stores a plurality of swing patterns that include information pertaining to the swing action. The control command generator generates a control command of the air conditioning apparatus on the basis of a swing pattern corresponding to the mode determined by the operation mode determining section from among the plurality of swing patterns.

Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus includes a control device that controls a swing action of flaps of an air conditioning apparatus. The flaps are swung up and down. The control device includes an operation mode determining section, a swing pattern storage area and a control command generator. The operation mode determining section determines at least an air-cooling operation mode and an air-warming operation mode that are operation modes of the air conditioning apparatus. The swing pattern storage area stores a plurality of swing patterns that include information pertaining to the swing action. The control command generator generates a control command of the air conditioning apparatus on the basis of a swing pattern corresponding to the mode determined by the operation mode determining section from among the plurality of swing patterns.

Abstract: A control device controls a swing action of flaps of an air conditioning apparatus. The flaps are swung up and down. The control device includes an operation mode determining section, a swing pattern storage area and a control command generator. The operation mode determining section determines at least an air-cooling operation mode and an air-warming operation mode that are operation modes of the air conditioning apparatus. The swing pattern storage area stores a plurality of swing patterns that include information pertaining to the swing action. The control command generator generates a control command of the air conditioning apparatus on the basis of a swing pattern corresponding to the mode determined by the operation mode determining section from among the plurality of swing patterns.

Abstract: A control device controls a swing action of flaps of an air conditioning apparatus. The flaps are swung up and down. The control device includes an operation mode determining section, a swing pattern storage area and a control command generator. The operation mode determining section determines at least an air-cooling operation mode and an air-warming operation mode that are operation modes of the air conditioning apparatus. The swing pattern storage area stores a plurality of swing patterns that include information pertaining to the swing action. The control command generator generates a control command of the air conditioning apparatus on the basis of a swing pattern corresponding to the mode determined by the operation mode determining section from among the plurality of swing patterns.

Abstract: A maintenance-information providing system is configured to provide information to maintain an air conditioner more appropriately. The system has an actual trouble code data storage section which stores data based on a trouble code, an actual predictive trouble code data storage section which stores data based on a predictive trouble code, a code-correspondence data storage section which stores a trouble code corresponding to a predictive trouble code and a maintenance-portion-information outputting section. The maintenance-portion-information outputting section extracts a trouble portion of the air conditioner corresponding to the predictive trouble code based on the data of the actual trouble code data storage section and the actual predictive trouble code data storage section. At the same time, the trouble code corresponding to the predictive trouble code is extracted and then a trouble portion of the air conditioner corresponding to the trouble code is extracted.

Abstract: An equipment cost estimate calculation program or system having an input prompt, first, second, and third estimated running cost calculations, a no-maintenance action total cost estimate calculation, a maintenance or other action total cost estimate calculation, a new-equipment installation total cost estimate calculation, and an output. In the estimated running cost calculations, performance data is used to calculate running cost estimates. The no-maintenance action total cost estimate is calculated from the first running cost estimate, and the maintenance or other action total cost estimate value is calculated from the second running cost estimate and the maintenance or other action cost data. The new-equipment installation total cost estimate is calculated from the third running cost estimate and the new-equipment installation cost data.

Abstract: A The maintenance-information providing system is configured to provide information to maintain an air conditioner more appropriately. The system has an actual trouble code data storage section which stores data based on a trouble code, an actual predictive trouble code data storage section which stores data based on a predictive trouble code, a code-correspondence data storage section which stores a trouble code corresponding to a predictive trouble code and a maintenance-portion-information outputting section. The maintenance-portion-information outputting section extracts a trouble portion of the air conditioner corresponding to the predictive trouble code based on the data of the actual trouble code data storage section and the actual predictive trouble code data storage section. At the same time, the trouble code corresponding to the predictive trouble code is extracted and then a trouble portion of the air conditioner corresponding to the trouble code is extracted.