The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2021
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Umehara, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An air conditioner includes an indoor and outdoor units connected by a power supply line, a common line, and a signal line. The indoor unit includes a first switch for connection between the power supply line and the signal line, and the outdoor unit includes: a second switch for connection between the power supply line and the outdoor unit; a smoother; and a third switch to connect the signal line and a resistor when in an off state, and be open when in an on state, the resister being connected to the second switch. When the outdoor unit starts, the first switch is turned on with the third switch in the off state to allow flow of an inrush current for charging the smoother and, after which, the second switch is turned on and subsequently the first switch is turned off and the third switch is turned on.