Patent ID: 7810739

Claim:
An air conditioner comprising an indoor unit including: a front panel; a radiant sensor for detecting a temperature; a radiant sensor holder for holding the radiant sensor, the radiant sensor holder being arranged inside the front panel and capable of rotating leftward and rightward, wherein a radiant sensor device assembly is provided inside the front panel of the indoor unit; the radiant sensor holder and a radiant sensor holder drive mechanism for driving the radiant sensor holder are assembled into the radiant sensor device assembly; and the radiant sensor holder drive mechanism includes a plurality of projections provided on a part of the outer periphery of the radiant sensor holder so as to project in the radial directions, a drive motor attached to the radiant sensor device assembly so that the direction of the shaft of the drive motor 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 shaft of the drive motor and having a plurality of pins to be fitted between the plurality of projections provided on the radiant sensor holder respectively for driving the projections.