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(11) EP 2 716 991 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/15

(21) Application number: 13186988.5

(22) Date of filing: 02.10.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 13/22(2006.01)
F24F 13/20(2006.01)
 F24F 1/00(2011.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 05.10.2012 JP 2012223487

(71) Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
Tokyo 108-8215 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • HIGASHIURA, Kunihiro
    TOKYO 108-8215 (JP)
  • NAITO, Yasuhiro
    TOKYO 108-8215 (JP)
  • MORI, Hironori
    TOKYO 108-8215 (JP)

(74) Representative: Intès, Didier Gérard André et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158 rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07
75340 Paris Cedex 07 (FR)

   


(54) Indoor unit of air conditioner


(57) Provided is an indoor unit (1) of an air conditioner capable of preventing breakage and damage to a pipe cover (13) and to other equipment when the indoor unit (1) falls down, and also capable of providing the pipe cover (13) commonly used for a change in capacity of the indoor heat exchanger (4). The indoor unit (1) of an air conditioner includes: a unit body (2) in which an indoor heat exchanger (4) is disposed; and a pipe cover (13) that covers a front of an exposed portion of heat exchanger piping (12) at an end portion of the indoor heat exchanger (4), and that prevents water drops dew-condensed on a surface of the heat exchanger piping (12) from splashing, wherein the pipe cover (13) includes an end fixing portion (15) fixedly disposed to the heat exchanger piping (12) of the indoor heat exchanger (4); a counter-end fixing portion (16) fixedly disposed to the unit body (2), or to other equipment fixedly disposed in the unit body (2); and an impact absorbing portion (17) provided at an appropriate position between the end fixing portion (15) and the counter-end fixing portion (16) of the pipe cover (13). Figure 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E







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