Fan apparatus and ceiling-suspended air conditioning apparatus

Abstract

A fan apparatus includes a fan and a mounting device that mounts the fan to a ceiling-suspended air conditioner at a position above an air outlet of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner. The fan of the fan apparatus is mounted to the ceiling-suspended air conditioner at a position above the air outlet of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner via the mounting device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fan apparatus, comprising:
 a fan; and   a mounting device that mounts the fan to a ceiling-suspended air conditioner at a position above an air outlet of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner.   
     
     
         2 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a receiver that receives a signal from an external device; and   a control circuitry that controls an operation of the fan in accordance with the signal.   
     
     
         3 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the receiver receives an ON/OFF signal of the operation of the fan. 
     
     
         4 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the receiver receives a signal regarding an ON/OFF state of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner. 
     
     
         5 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in an ON state, the control circuitry causes the fan to operate, and   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in an OFF state, the control circuitry causes the fan to stop operating.   
     
     
         6 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in an OFF state, the control circuitry causes the fan to operate, and   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in an ON state, the control circuitry causes the fan to stop operating.   
     
     
         7 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the receiver receives a signal regarding an operation mode executed in the ceiling-suspended air conditioner. 
     
     
         8 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the operation mode includes a heating mode in which the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in a heating operation and a cooling mode in which the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in a cooling operation,   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in the heating mode, the control circuitry controls the operation of the fan in accordance with an ON/OFF state of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner, and   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in the cooling mode, the control circuitry causes the fan to stop operating.   
     
     
         9 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the operation mode includes a first airflow volume mode and a second airflow volume mode, in which an airflow volume of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is larger than in the first airflow volume mode, are classified according to the volume of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner,   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in the first airflow volume mode, the control circuitry causes the fan to operate, and   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in the second airflow volume mode, the control circuitry causes the fan to stop operating.   
     
     
         10 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the operation mode includes a first airflow direction mode and a second airflow direction mode, in which an airflow of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is directed more downward than in the a first airflow direction mode, are classified according to the inclination angle in a downward direction,   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in the first airflow direction mode, the control circuitry causes the fan to operate, and   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the ceiling-suspended air conditioner is in the second airflow direction mode, the control circuitry causes the fan to stop operating.   
     
     
         11 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the receiver receives a signal regarding a temperature of air sucked into the ceiling-suspended air conditioner. 
     
     
         12 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the receiver receives a signal regarding an operating environment of the fan apparatus. 
     
     
         13 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein the operating environment concerns humidity,   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the humidity is high, the control circuitry causes the fan to operate, and   wherein, upon the receiver receiving a signal indicating that the humidity is low, the control circuitry causes the fan to stop operating.   
     
     
         14 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the operating environment concerns an ON/OFF state of another ceiling-suspended air conditioner different from the ceiling-suspended air conditioner in which the fan apparatus is installed. 
     
     
         15 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a detector that detects an operating environment of the fan apparatus; and   a control circuitry that controls an operation of the fan in accordance with the operating environment of the fan apparatus detected by the detector.   
     
     
         16 . The fan apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the detector is provided above the air outlet of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner. 
     
     
         17 . A ceiling-suspended air conditioning apparatus comprising:
 a ceiling-suspended air conditioner which is an air conditioner suspended from the ceiling; and   the fan of the fan apparatus set forth in  claim 1  is mounted via the mounting device at a position above the air outlet of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner.