Air conditioner

Abstract

This air conditioner has: an infrared camera (20) for capturing a thermal image of an air-conditioned space; a living-body detection unit (101) for detecting a living body present within the air-conditioned space on the basis of the thermal image; a movement distance calculation unit (102) for calculating the movement distance of the living body present within the air-conditioned space; a temperature control determination unit (103) for issuing a command to execute notification processing when the temperature has deviated from a normal range in which heatstroke and hypothermia cannot occur andthe elapsed time during which the living body, in a state in which the movement distance is less than a threshold value, has been present within the air-conditioned space exceeds a notification timethreshold value, and issuing a command to execute an air-conditioning operation when the elapsed time exceeds a control time threshold value that is greater than the notification time threshold value;a notification unit (106) for issuing, in accordance with the command to execute notification processing, a notification that a living body in which heatstroke or hypothermia could occur is present within the air-conditioned space; and a drive control unit (105) for executing an air-conditioning operation in accordance with the command to execute an air-conditioning operation.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an air conditioner for adjusting the temperature of indoor air. Background technique [0002] Generally, heatstroke is prone to occur in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, and hypothermia is prone to occur in a low-temperature environment. Moreover, with age, the sense of temperature becomes dull, the response to cold and heat is slow, and heatstroke and hypothermia are prone to occur. [0003] In addition, due to the improvement of energy-saving awareness, the number of people who control the operation of air conditioners is also increasing. Therefore, even if the indoor temperature rises, the air conditioner does not operate to cause heat stroke, or even if the indoor temperature falls, the air conditioner does not operate. The number of people suffering from hypothermia due to the operation of the machine is increasing. [0004] Airtightness of houses in recent years has improved, and even with windo...

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Problems solved by technology

Moreover, there are cases where windows cannot be opened for reasons of anti-theft, and the number of people suffering from heat stroke in closed rooms has also increased.

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