Air-conditioning apparatus and air-conditioning system

Abstract

An air-conditioning apparatus includes an indoor unit. The indoor unit includes a first panel provided in a front surface where an air outlet is provided in the indoor unit, a second panel to which a filter for an air inlet is attached, the second panel being provided in the front surface of the indoor unit, and a third panel provided in a side surface of the indoor unit. At least one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel is formed from a translucent member.

1 . An air-conditioning apparatus comprising:
 an indoor unit, wherein   the indoor unit comprises
 a first panel provided in a front surface of the indoor unit, an air outlet being provided in the front surface, 
 a second panel provided in the front surface of the indoor unit, a filter for an air inlet being attached to the second panel, and 
 a third panel provided in a side surface of the indoor unit, and 
   at least the first panel of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel is formed from a translucent member.   
     
     
         2 . The air-conditioning apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the indoor unit further comprises
 a drain pan, 
 a pipe through which refrigerant flows, and 
 a fan, and 
   at least one of the drain pan, the pipe, and the fan is formed from a translucent member.   
     
     
         3 . An air-conditioning system comprising:
 an indoor unit comprising a translucent member, inside of which can be seen through the translucent member;   a display apparatus to show two-dimensional code information corresponding to the indoor unit;   a terminal to pick up an image of the two-dimensional code information shown on the display apparatus, to pick up an image of the inside from outside of the indoor unit, and to transmit image data obtained as a result of image pick-up; and   a server to make determination as to maintenance of the indoor unit based on the image data transmitted from the terminal, wherein   the terminal is permitted to transmit the image data obtained as a result of image pick-up to the server based on the two-dimensional code information obtained by image pick-up, and   the server inputs the image data received from the indoor unit to a trained model for inference as to necessity of maintenance of the indoor unit based on the image data of the terminal to make determination as to necessity of maintenance of the indoor unit.   
     
     
         4 . The air-conditioning system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the server estimates a location to be maintained, in the inference as to necessity of maintenance of the indoor unit.   
     
     
         5 . The air-conditioning system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the server further estimates timing when maintenance is necessary based on the estimated location to be maintained in the inference as to necessity of maintenance of the indoor unit and makes determination as to necessity of maintenance in accordance with the estimated timing of maintenance.   
     
     
         6 . The air-conditioning system according to  claim 5 , wherein
 when the server determines that maintenance of the indoor unit is necessary, the server determines contents of works in maintenance of the indoor unit in accordance with a contamination state of the indoor unit.   
     
     
         7 . The air-conditioning system according to  claim 5 , wherein
 when the server determines that maintenance of the indoor unit is not necessary, the server determines timing of future maintenance which will be necessary for the indoor unit based on the estimated timing of maintenance.