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US 2017/0254547 A1Published application
Indoor unit
AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.
InventorsNaoko OKAMOTO, Junichi NAKANISHI, Toshiaki YAMADA, Katsuhiro WAKIHARA, Tetsuji INOUE
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Abstract
When a front panel moves away from a front surface of a casing, a central part of the front panel is warped. An indoor unit of the present invention includes a casing, a front panel provided forward of the casing, and a drive mechanism moving the front panel away from the front surface of the casing. The front panel is curved so that its central part protrudes forward. The drive mechanism moves the front panel in a substantially horizontal direction.
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An indoor unit comprising:
- a casing;
- a front panel provided forward of the casing;
- and
- a drive mechanism configured to move the front panel away from a front surface of the casing,
- the front panel being curved so that a central part of the front panel protrudes forward,
- the casing including an outlet port provided below the front panel,
- an outlet panel being provided below the front panel and forward of the outlet port,
- the drive mechanism moving the front panel in a substantially horizontal direction and moving the outlet panel to a gap between the front panel and the casing in a state that the front panel has been moved forward, and
- when the outlet panel is moved to the gap between the front panel and the casing, a gap between a lower end portion of the front panel and the casing is closed by the outlet panel.
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