(19)
(11) EP 2 045 538 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/15

(21) Application number: 08017123.4

(22) Date of filing: 29.09.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 1/00(2006.01)
F24F 11/00(2006.01)
 F24F 13/20(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 MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 03.10.2007 JP 2007260027
17.07.2008 JP 2008186288

(71) Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tanikawa, Yoshinori
    Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)
  • Ooishi, Masayuki
    Tokyo 102-0073 (JP)
  • Hata, Shigeru
    Tokyo 102-0073 (JP)

(74) Representative: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Theresienhöhe 13
80339 München
80339 München (DE)

   


(54) Indoor unit of air conditioner


(57) The present invention makes a display portion visually unrecognizable in a light-off state, without being subjected to a design constraint. An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a front panel (2) openable and closable with respect to a front portion of an indoor unit body (1), and a display portion, which includes a light-emitting device (9) controllable in the lighting on and off thereof and is provided inside the indoor unit body (1) to face the front panel (2), for displaying operation information such as an indoor state or an operation setting state. The front panel (2) is formed of a transparent or translucent material and provided with a decorative layer (10) on the inner or outer surface thereof or inside thereof. The decorative layer (10) has non-reflectivity, allows the transmission therethrough of light emitted from the light-emitting device (9), and prevents the interior of the indoor unit body (1) from being seen through from outside of the indoor unit in the light-off state.







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