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Indoor unit in air conditioner

US6729153B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 2002
Grant dateMay 4, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24F11/56
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an indoor unit in an air conditioner of which components are arranged symmetrically so as to enable a compact design. The present invention includes a case having an intake port and a blow outlet, a blower installed inside a central part of the case along a length direction of the case, a heat exchanger installed between the intake port and blower so as to heat-exchange a room air which is sucked in, a fan motor coupled with one side of the blower so as to drive the blower, and a pipe part installed at a space opposite to the fan motor centering around the blower and connected between the heat exchanger an outdoor unit so that an operational fluid circulates through the pipe part.

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