(19)
(11) EP 1 760 412 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/10

(21) Application number: 06018004.9

(22) Date of filing: 29.08.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 13/22(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

(30) Priority: 30.08.2005 JP 2005249420

(71) Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 570-8677 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Takahashi, Kazuo
    Ota-shi, Gunma 373-0036 (JP)
  • Kurokawa, Keiko
    Ora-gun, Gunma 370-0517 (JP)
  • Usui, Hiroaki
    Ora-gun, Gunma 370-0533 (JP)
  • Rakuma, Tsuyoshi
    Ora-gun, Gunma 370-0524 (JP)
  • Yamamoto, Tetsuya
    Ota-shi, Gunma 373-0806 (JP)
  • Suzuki, Daisuke
    Ota-shi, Gunma 373-0817 (JP)
  • Minoshima, Haruki
    Ora-gun, Gunma 370-0533 (JP)

(74) Representative: Glawe, Delfs, Moll 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 26 01 62
80058 München
80058 München (DE)

   


(54) Air conditioner


(57) An air conditioner including a heat exchanger (16), a drain pan (22) for receiving drain water generated in the heat exchanger (16), a drain pump (12) for pumping drain water stocked in the drain pan (22) and discharging the pumped drain water through a drain hose (19) to the outside, and an electrolyzing unit (30, 50) having an electrode (32, 33, 52, 53) for electrolyzing the drain water and generating active oxygen species that is disposed at at least one of a suction port and a discharge port of the drain pump (12), the drain water thus electrolyzed by the electrolyzing unit being returned to the drain pan again.







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