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AssigneeHunter Fan Company
InventorsPearce Dick, Vinay Mehta
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A room air conditioning system is provided which includes an individual air conditioning unit adapted to regulate the temperature within a predetermined volume of space. A programmable thermostat is integral with the air conditioning unit. The programmable thermostat includes a remote temperature sensor for sensing the ambient temperature of the predetermined volume of space at a location remote from the programmable thermostat and a timer for generating the current time of day. The thermostat further includes a memory for storing a plurality of program times and a plurality of control temperatures corresponding to the program times. A controller of the thermostat selectively controls the on/off state of the individual air conditioning unit in response to (1) a comparison of the current time of day with the program time stored in the memory to access the corresponding current control temperature stored in the memory and (2) a comparison of the current ambient temperature sensed by the sensor and the current control temperature stored in the memory to generate a control signal for the individual air conditioning unit.
A room air conditioning system comprising:
A programmable thermostat for selectively controlling the on/off switching of an individual air conditioning unit in response to comparisons between the ambient temperature of a predetermined volume of space and control temperatures programmed in said programmable thermostat, said programmable thermostat having a first ambient temperature sensing mode utilizing first temperature sensor means built into said programmable thermostat for sensing the ambient temperature of the predetermined volume of space and a second ambient temperature sensing mode utilizing a second temperature sensor means selectively coupled to said programmable thermostat for sensing the ambient temperature of the predetermined volume of space at a location remote from said programmable thermostat.
A thermostat for controlling the on/off switching of an individual air conditioning unit, said thermostat comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.