Ceiling-embedded air conditioner
US11898762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2013/205
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ceiling-embedded air conditioner includes a main unit, and a decorative panel that has an intake port and an outlet guide tube, wherein the main unit includes a box-shaped housing, a heat exchanger that is disposed inside the housing, a fan unit that is disposed inside the housing and collects air from the intake port and discharge the air from an outlet tube, and a drain pan that has an outlet port opening through which the air discharged from the outlet tube passes toward the outlet guide tube, the outlet guide tube has a top opening communicating with the outlet tube, a bottom opening facing a direction below a front plate of the housing, and a curved outlet ventilation path connecting the top opening to the bottom opening, and a bottom end of the bottom opening protrudes more downwards than the decorative panel does.
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