Indoor unit for air conditioner
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsNam Seob Eom, Dae Hyoun No, Sung Woo Song
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Abstract
Disclosed is an indoor unit for an air conditioner to smoothly drain condensed water to the outside regardless of an installation state of the indoor unit. The indoor unit includes: a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange; a drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the heat exchanger; and two or more drain parts formed in the drain pan and through which the condensed water is drained.
Claims23
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising:
- a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange;
- a first drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the heat exchanger at a lower side of the heat exchanger;
- two or more drains formed in the first drain pan and through which the condensed water is drained;
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- a second drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the heat exchanger at a side portion of the heat exchanger.
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising:
- a heat exchanger;
- a drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the heat exchanger;
- a drain part formed in the drain pan and through which the condensed water is drained;
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- an inclined surface formed at a bottom surface of the drain pan, wherein the bottom surface of the drain pan comprises a plurality of inclined surfaces.
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising:
- an indoor heat exchanger;
- a lower drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger at a lower side of the indoor heat exchanger;
- a side drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger at a side portion of the indoor heat exchanger;
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- a drain part formed in the lower drain pan and/or the side drain pan and through which the condensed water is drained.
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising:
- a heat exchanger;
- a drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the heat exchanger;
- two or more drain parts formed in the drain pan and through which the condensed water is drained;
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- a front panel provided with a drain hole through which the drain part is penetrated, the front panel having a varied installation position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.