ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRIS..MTNORSMESM..................JBDM Ver 0.1.63 (23 May 2017) - 1620000/02716991EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320180418EP13186988.520131002enenen201222348720121005JP2018041820181620140409201415F24F 13/22 20060101AFI20180309BHEP F24F 1/00 20110101ALI20180309BHEP F24F 13/20 20060101ALI20180309BHEP deInnenraumeinheit einer KlimaanlageenIndoor unit of air conditionerfrUnité d'intérieur de climatiseur2MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.1016997143H155200 0818 E16-5, Konan 2-Chome, Minato-ku,Tokyo 108-8215JPHIGASHIURA, Kunihiroc/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 16-5, Konan 2-chome Minato-kuTOKYO 108-8215JPNAITO, Yasuhiroc/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 16-5, Konan 2-chome Minato-kuTOKYO 108-8215JPMORI, Hironoric/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 16-5, Konan 2-chome Minato-kuTOKYO 108-8215JPIntès, Didier Gérard Andréet al100042673Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158 rue de l'Université75340 Paris Cedex 07FRALATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHRHUIEISITLILTLULVMCMKMTNLNOPLPTRORSSESISKSMTRBAME20180418201816

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

3H155200 0818 EEP13186988.5MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.2MN20180315F24FJP2010121880ADAIKIN IND LTD20100603A,D1-4* abstract; figure 6 *WO2006098436A1TOSHIBA CARRIER CORP [JP]; SUDO AKIHISA [JP]; SEITO MASAYA [JP]; SHIRA20060921A1-4* abstract; figures 5-6 *JP2010078220ADAIKIN IND LTD20100408A1-4* abstract; figures 8-10 *JPH10227472AMITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD19980825A1-4* abstract; figure 1 *EP2169321A2MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]20100331A1-4* abstract *Valenza, DavideMunich20180123JP2010121880A20100603NONEWO2006098436A120060921NONEJP2010078220A20100408NONEJPH10227472A19980825NONEEP2169321A220100331EP2169321A220100331JP2010078255A20100408