Indoor unit for air conditioner

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EP 1 837 607 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/29

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	26.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/39

(21)	Application number: 06256070.1

(22)	Date of filing: 28.11.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F24F 1/00^(2006.01)

F24F 13/20^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

20.03.2006 KR 20060025449
20.03.2006 KR 20060025450

(71)	Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
	Youngdungpo-Gu Seoul (KR)

(72)	Inventors:
	Son, Yang Mo Hwoiwon-ku, Masan-si, Kyungsangnam-do (KR) Lee, Won Bai Daejeon-si (KR)

(74)	Representative: Palmer, Jonathan R.
	Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens, 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	Indoor unit for air conditioner

(57) An indoor unit (100) for an air conditioner includes a front frame (130), a front panel (160) pivotally coupled to the front frame (130), one or more coupling ribs (220) provided on a side of the front panel to function as a pivot shaft of the front panel, and a supporting link (222) for maintaining an opened state of the front panel (160) from the front frame (130).

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