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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Yasukata Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Ohtsuka, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yasukata Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Ohtsuka, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/02 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); F24F 1/00 (2011.01); F24F 13/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2013.01); F24F 1/0007 (2013.01); F24F 13/24 (2013.01); F24F 2013/247 (2013.01); G10K 2210/104 (2013.01); G10K 2210/112 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation noise control method for an air conditioner includes: a step (S) of detecting an operation mode of the air conditioner; a step (S) of operating an air flow guide panel () in accordance with the detected operation mode and controlling the air flow guide panel () so as to form a duct-like outlet passage () in a vicinity of an outlet (); a step (S) of selecting a sound wave which is preset in accordance with the operation mode; and a step (S) of radiating the selected sound wave in the duct-like outlet passage () from a speaker ().