Air-conditioning apparatus

Abstract

The drying operation menu determination means configures the drying operation by combining a heating operation and at least either one of a fanning operation and a fan stop operation by the air volume determination means when carrying out the drying operation with heating operation, and configures the drying operation by combining a fanning operation and a fan stop operation by the air volume determination means when carrying out the drying operation without heating operation.

1 . An air-conditioning apparatus capable of carrying out a cooling operation and a heating operation with a refrigerant cycle constituted by a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an outdoor heat exchanger being connected by refrigerant piping, and capable of carrying out a drying operation for drying an indoor unit constituted by the indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan supplying air to the indoor heat exchanger, the air-conditioning apparatus comprising:
 a setting means setting whether a drying operation with heating operation or a drying operation without heating operation is to be carried out;   a drying operation menu determination means determining a menu of a drying operation on the basis of a setting of the setting means; and   an air volume determination means determining a rotation speed of the indoor fan on the basis of a determination result of the drying operation menu determination means and controlling an air volume of the indoor fan, wherein   the drying operation menu determination means   configures the drying operation by combining a heating operation and at least either one of a fanning operation and a fan stop operation by the air volume determination means when the drying operation with heating operation is carried out, and   configures the drying operation by combining a fanning operation and a fan stop operation by the air volume determination means when the drying operation without heating operation is carried out.   
     
     
         2 . The air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a heating operation permit/forbid determination means storing the setting inputted from the setting means and outputting the stored setting to the drying operation menu determination means. 
     
     
         3 . The air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the setting means is provided in the indoor unit. 
     
     
         4 . The air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 3 , the indoor unit comprising a display unit capable of displaying by means of lighting, the display unit lighting up different colors on the basis of the setting of the setting means. 
     
     
         5 . The air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a remote control, the remote control being provided with the setting means. 
     
     
         6 . The air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 5 , the remote control comprising a display unit for displaying information, the display unit displaying information on the basis of the setting of the setting means. 
     
     
         7 . The air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising
 a wind direction plate changing a direction of an air blown out from the indoor fan, and   a controller including the heating operation permit/forbid determination means and the drying operation menu determination means, the controller controlling an angle of the wind direction plate, wherein   the controller sets the wind direction plate upward during the drying operation.   
     
     
         8 . The air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising an indoor temperature sensor that detects an indoor temperature, wherein
 the controller configures the menu of the drying operation on the basis of the detection result of the indoor temperature sensor.   
     
     
         9 . The air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the air volume determination means determines the rotation speed of the indoor fan such that the rotation speed of the indoor unit during the drying operation without heating operation is larger than the drying operation with heating operation.