(19)
(11) EP 1 143 205 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41

(21) Application number: 01108411.8

(22) Date of filing: 03.04.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F24F 13/22, F24F 1/00, F28F 13/04, F24F 13/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 05.04.2000 JP 2000103280
31.07.2000 JP 2000231570

(71) Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tazawa, Hironobu, Mitsubishi Electric
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 (JP)
  • Hotta, Toshihiro, Mitsubishi Electric
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 (JP)
  • Matsunaga, Atsushi, Mitsubishi Electric
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 (JP)

(74) Representative: Sajda, Wolf E., Dipl.-Phys. et al
MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNER Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München
81633 München (DE)

   


(54) Air conditioner


(57) In an air conditioner comprising a housing (2), a heat exchanger (3) disposed in the housing, and a saucer (6) disposed under the heat exchanger for collecting dewdrops formed by condensation to adhere to a heat exchanger side wall plate, a rough portion (4a, 4b, 4c) for restraining the dewdrops (5) from flowing is continuously provided on a surface of the heat exchanger side wall plate (4) in order to collect the dewdrops (5) thereby collecting the dewdrops in the air conditioner.






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