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(11) |
EP 2 184 551 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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13.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/15 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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12.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/19 |
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Date of filing: 19.01.2009 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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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 |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL BA RS |
| (30) |
Priority: |
10.11.2008 KR 20080110788
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| (71) |
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc. |
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Seoul 150-875 (KR) |
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Inventor: |
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- Yang, Seung Hoon
Changwon City,
Gyoungsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
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Representative: Palmer, Jonathan R. |
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Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB) |
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| (54) |
Indoor unit of air conditioner |
(57) Provided is an indoor unit of an air conditioner. The indoor unit includes a chassis
defining a back surface of the indoor unit and a main body provided with a front frame
coupled to a front portion of the chassis. The indoor unit further includes a front
panel movable coupled to a front surface of the main body, the front panel sucking
air through the front surface of the main body in a state where the front panel is
spaced from the main body, an inner panel provided between the front frame and the
front panel, a link member connecting the front panel to the inner panel, and a drive
unit for driving the link member. When the drive unit operates, the front panel is
rotated with respect to the main body such that a distance between one end portion
of the front panel and the main body is different from that between the other end
portion of the front panel and the main body.