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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Yukako Kanazawa, Sakai, JP;
Junichi Shimoda, Sakai, JP;
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An indoor unit of an air conditioner indicates cooling or heating operation states not obtained from an outdoor unit of the air conditioner. The indoor unit includes an indoor control section having first and second control modes. The second control mode is performed in a case when information ascertained by a second information ascertaining section satisfies a predetermined condition. In the first control mode, the opening degree of the indoor expansion valve is controlled so that the degree of superheat satisfies a predetermined superheat condition. In the second control mode, the opening degree of the indoor expansion valve is controlled such that the opening degree is larger than in the first control mode, or the opening degree of the indoor expansion valve is controlled using a modified first control mode by setting a lower limit opening degree narrowing an adjustable range of the opening degree in the first control mode.