| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maintain air-conditioning operation even when an engine fails. SOLUTION: This air conditioner has an outdoor unit 12 and an indoor unit 11 connected by refrigerant pipelines 13, 20. The outdoor unit 12 is provided with a compressor 21 having an electric motor; a gas engine 30 for driving the compressor 21; and a power transmission mechanism 26 for transmitting power of the gas engine 30 to a rotating shaft 21A of the compressor 21. The power transmission mechanism 26 is provided with a clutch mechanism 260 for cutting off power transmission between the gas engine 30 and the compressor 21 so that a power source of the compressor 21 can be switched over between the electric motor and the gas engine 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
