(19)
(11) EP 1 039 243 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/39

(21) Application number: 00104866.9

(22) Date of filing: 07.03.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F24F 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 26.03.1999 JP 8333599

(71) Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Numoto, Hironao
    Otsu-shi, Shiga 520-2101 (JP)
  • Ota, Masaharu
    Youkaichi-shi, Shiga 527-0045 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kügele, Bernhard et al
NOVAPAT INTERNATIONAL SA, 9, Rue du Valais
1202 Genève
1202 Genève (CH)

   


(54) Air conditioner


(57) When the air conditioner is discarded and incinerated, generation of harmful matter is prevented. Recycling of material and thermal recycling are easy, and environmental loads are decreased. Preventive effect of leak of dew condensation water is improved. Long-term aging of drain cap is decreased, and the preventive effect of leak of dew condensation water lasts for a longer period, and the long-term reliability of air conditioner is enhanced. When moving the air conditioner, it is easier to detach and attach the drain cap. It includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air, a drain pan unit disposed in the lower direction of the heat exchanger, a first discharge port and a second discharge port disposed to communicate with the drain pan unit, a drain hose connected to the first discharge port, and a drain cap disposed in the second discharge port. The drain pan unit has a function of receiving the dew condensation water generated from the heat exchanger, and the drain cap is composed of a hydrogenated polymer of copolymer including styrene group and unsaturated hydrocarbon group. The hydrogenated polymer of copolymer including styrene group and unsaturated hydrocarbon group includes a hydrogenated polymer of styrene-butadiene block copolymer or a hydrogenated polymer of styrene-isoprene block copolymer. Preferably, the drain pan unit is made of high-impact styrene resin.






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