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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2015
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Okazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Takahara, Tokyo, JP;
Jiro Nakasu, Tokyo, JP;
Miho Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Hatta, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A remote control device includes a flat, plate-like display to display a state of settings of the air-conditioning apparatus or a control command; a touch panel provided on or under the display to receive input of a control command for the air-conditioning apparatus through detection of a change in an electric signal, the change occurring when a display position of the display is touched; a transmitter to transmit to the air-conditioning apparatus a signal of the control command input through the touch panel; and a start/stop button provided at a position different from the touch panel and configured to trigger start of operation of or stop of operation of the air-conditioning apparatus.