(19)
(11) EP 0 789 201 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.08.1997 Bulletin 1997/33

(21) Application number: 96116437.3

(22) Date of filing: 14.10.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F24F 11/00, F24F 1/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
ES FR GR IT

(30) Priority: 17.10.1995 JP 26820795

(71) Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Kadoma-shi, Osaka-fu, 571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nishizuka, Toshiharu
    Kyoto-City, 607 (JP)
  • Hatano, Koji
    Otsu City, 520-22 (JP)
  • Matsumi, Hideki
    Kurita-gun, Shiga Pref., 520-30 (JP)
  • Nagano, Masatoshi
    Otsu City, 520-22 (JP)

(74) Representative: Jung, Elisabeth, Dr. et al
Patentanwälte, Dr. Elisabeth Jung, Dr. Jürgen Schirdewahn, Claus Gernhardt, Postfach 40 14 68
80714 München
80714 München (DE)

   


(54) Split type air conditioner


(57) The split type air conditioner of the present invention having an indoor unit (100) and an outdoor unit (200) is provided with a mechanical temperature detector (23) in the outdoor unit (200) to detect the frosted condition of an outdoor heat exchanger, and activates the CT (24) in the indoor drive circuit of an outdoor fan motor (13) as receiving means supplied with a frost detection signal delivered from the mechanical temperature detector (23) so as to deliver a de-ice operation start signal on the basis of the information from the CT (24).






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