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US 2006/0218957 A1Published application
Indoor unit for air conditioner
AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.
InventorJunji Nakamura
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Abstract
An air conditioner indoor unit has a casing main body and a front panel. The casing main body has an outlet for passing air out into a room. The front panel covers the outlet as seen in a front surface view, Furthermore the front panel opens and closes the outlet. In addition, the front panel has a projection area greater than the outlet as seen in a front view when the outlet is closed.
Claims20
An indoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising:
- a casing having an outlet passes for passing air out into a room;
- and
- a front panel configured to cover said outlet as seen in a front surface view of said casing, and arranged to opens and close said outlet,
- said front panel having a projection area greater than said outlet as seen in said front surface view of said casing when said outlet is closed.
1 more element
The indoor unit as recited in 2, wherein
- said casing further includes a front surface and an inlet provided in said front surface for passing air taken in from the room;
- and
- said front panel includes:
- a first panel configured to open and close said outlet said first panel having a projection area greater than said outlet as seen in said front surface view when said outlet is closed, and
- a second panel configured to opens and close said inlet said second panel having a projection area greater than said inlet as seen in said front surface view wherein when said inlet is closed.
2 more elements
The indoor unit as recited in 2, wherein
- said casing further includes a front surface and an inlet provided in said front surface for passing air taken in from the room, and
- said front panel is configured to open and close said outlet and said inlet said front panel including a seamless member that covers said outlet and said inlet of said casing as seen in said front surface view when said outlet and said inlet are closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.