(19)
(11) EP 2 157 377 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/08

(21) Application number: 09010626.1

(22) Date of filing: 18.08.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 1/00(2006.01)
 F24F 13/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 21.08.2008 JP 2008213375
21.08.2008 JP 2008213376
21.08.2008 JP 2008213377

(71) Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
Osaka 570-8677 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tabata, Tomohiro
    Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-8677 (JP)
  • Moteki, Yasuhiro
    Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-8677 (JP)
  • Saito, Mayumi
    Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-8677 (JP)
  • Nakajima, Toshimitsu
    Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-8677 (JP)
  • Oohama, Yasunori
    Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-8677 (JP)

(74) Representative: Glawe, Delfs, Moll 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Rothenbaumchaussee 58
20148 Hamburg
20148 Hamburg (DE)

   


(54) Indoor unit of an airconditioner comprising at least one cross-flow fan


(57) [Problem(s) to Be Solved]
Dewdrops adhering to a motor support portion or a bearing support portion of a pair of upper and lower cross-flow fans as structural parts are prevented from entering a ventilation trunk, and are prevented from being discharged and flying from an outlet into room together with cool air.
[Means for Solving the Problem(s)]
In an air conditioning apparatus 1 comprising a heat exchanger 3 and a pair of upper and lower cross-flow fans 4, 5 in a housing 2 having a front inlet 8, a side inlet 9, an upper outlet 10, and a lower outlet 11, so that air flowing from the front inlet 8 and the side inlet 9 into the housing 2 is heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 3 and blown off from the upper outlet 10 and the lower outlet 11 by means of the pair of the upper and lower cross-flow fans 4, 5, bearing support portions 22A, 22B and motor support portions 23A, 23B of the pair of the upper and lower cross-flow fans 4, 5 are integrally formed, respectively.







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