Air conditioning apparatus having dehumidifying operation function

An air-conditioning apparatus having a dehumidifying operation function comprising:

• a refrigerating cycle constructed from a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, and an indoor heat exchanger which are coupled in series;
• an indoor fan for circulating indoor air through said indoor heat exchanger;
• an indoor unit accommodating said indoor fan and said indoor heat exchanger and having an inlet port for drawing in indoor air and an outlet port for discharging air passed through said indoor heat exchanger;
• air-flow direction control means installed at said outlet port;
• dehumidifying operation means for performing a dehumidifying operation by carrying a refrigerant discharged from said compressor through said outdoor heat exchanger, said expansion device, and said indoor heat exchanger to said compressor;
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• operation means for, at the time of said dehumidifying operation, operating said air-flow direction control means to form an air passage through which air discharged from said outlet port flows to said inlet port.