Patent attributes
The invention provides an air conditioner including a radiant sensor device assembly inside a front panel of an indoor unit, in which a radiant sensor holder for holding a radiant sensor and a radiant sensor holder drive mechanism are assembled into the radiant sensor device assembly, the radiant sensor holder drive mechanism includes four projections provided on a part of the outer periphery of the radiant sensor holder in the radial directions, a drive motor attached to the radiant sensor device assembly so that the direction of a motor shaft extends in the same direction as the axis of rotation of the radiant sensor holder, and a sector-shaped connecting member being attached to the motor shaft and having three pins to be fitted between the four projections on the radiant sensor holder respectively for driving the projections.