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(11) EP 0 450 273 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.04.1992 Bulletin 1992/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.10.1991 Bulletin 1991/41

(21) Application number: 91101237.5

(22) Date of filing: 30.01.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: F24F 1/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 30.03.1990 JP 33608/90 U
30.03.1990 JP 84661/90
02.04.1990 JP 87855/90

(71) Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Takahashi, Fusakichi, c/o Intellectual Prop. Div.
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 (JP)
  • Takeuchi, Tomoyoshi, c/o Intellectual Property Div
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 (JP)
  • Tokita, Hiroyuki, c/o Intellectual Property Div.
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 (JP)

(74) Representative: Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel & Partner 
Möhlstrasse 37
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Air conditioner


    (57) An air conditioner comprises a casing (30), a heat exchanger (53) of the water cooling type housed in the casing (30) to form the cooling circuit, a sprinkler (58) for sprinkling water over the water cooling heat exchanger (53), and a water tank (60) for suppling the sprinkler (58) with an amount of water which corresponds to that of water evaporated from both of the sprinkler (58) and the water cooling heat exchanger (53) as the water sprinkling of the sprinkler (58) advances. The water tank (60) includes a grip (76a) on its top, a water supply valve (79) projected downward from its bottom, and an auxiliary grip (76b) projected downward, adjacent to the water supply valve (79), from its bottom, extending the lower end thereof longer than that of the water supply valve (79).






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