(19)
(11) EP 1 707 820 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/40

(21) Application number: 05028452.0

(22) Date of filing: 24.12.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F04D 25/06(2006.01)
F24F 13/22(2006.01)
F04D 29/62(2006.01)
 F24F 1/00(2006.01)
F04D 29/60(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 YU

(30) Priority: 18.03.2005 JP 2005079908

(71) Applicant: Fujikoki Corporation
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kabayama, Tadashi
    Setagaya-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Imai, Masayuki
    Setagaya-ku Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Steinmeister, Helmut 
Patentanwälte TER MEER STEINMEISTER & PARTNER GbR Artur-Ladebeck-Strasse 51
33617 Bielefeld
33617 Bielefeld (DE)

   


(54) Drainage pump


(57) The invention provides an improved arrangement of a drainage pump disposed in an indoor unit of an air conditioner to simplify the structure thereof and facilitate installation work. A drainage pump 100 includes a receive member 140 formed of synthetic resin that is connected to a body 110 formed of synthetic resin using elastic leg portions 112. On the upper portion of the receive member 140, a cover member 160 made of synthetic resin is mounted by having a leg portion 180 engage with claws 143 of the receive member 140. Amounting portion 161 is formed integrally to the cover member 160, which can be engaged with the bracket 200 via snap-fit engagement, by which the drainage pump 100 can easily be attached to the mounting plate 12 of the indoor unit.







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