Outdoor unit of air conditioner

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EP 2 180 264 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/51

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/17

(21)	Application number: 09250447.1

(22)	Date of filing: 20.02.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F24F 1/00^(2011.01)

(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 TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

27.10.2008 KR 20080105206

(71)	Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
	Seoul (KR)

(72)	Inventor:
	Keum, Kyo Ha Changwon City Gyoungsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)

(74)	Representative: Palmer, Jonathan R.
	Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	Outdoor unit of air conditioner

(57) Provided is an outdoor unit (10) of an air conditioner. The outdoor unit includes a case (50) defining an outer appearance, an intake grill (59) provided on a side of the case to suck outdoor air, a heat exchanger (25) provided inside the case to heat-exchange the outdoor air with a refrigerant, a fan (31) provided inside the case to suck the outdoor air, and a temperature sensor (593) detecting a temperature of the sucked outdoor air. The temperature sensor is installed on the intake grill such that the temperature sensor is spaced from the heat exchanger.

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