(19)
(11) EP 2 180 265 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/22

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

(21) Application number: 09250482.8

(22) Date of filing: 24.02.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 1/00(2011.01)
F24F 13/22(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 TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 27.10.2008 KR 20080105205

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

(72) Inventor:
  • Lee, Won Bai
    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 including an outer case (50) defining an outer appearance, a fan motor assembly (31,33,35) in the outer case, the fan motor assembly sucking and discharging outdoor air, a compressor (21) in the outer case, the compressor compressing refrigerant, a heat exchanger (25) where the outdoor air heat-exchanges with the refrigerant, a partition (40) partitioning an inner space of the outer case into a blowing region in which the fan motor assembly is disposed, and a device region in which the compressor is disposed, a control box (60) placed on the partition and controlling driving of the fan motor assembly and the compressor, and a water ingress prevention part (61) interposed between the partition (40) and the control box (60), and preventing condensed water generated at the heat exchanger from being scattered to the device region by the fan motor assembly.







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