Indoor unit for air conditioner
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsNam Seob Eom, Jeong Yong Jeon
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Abstract
Disclosed is an indoor unit for an air conditioner to solve drain problem of condensed water. The indoor unit includes: a lower frame provided with a suction inlet through which exterior air is inhaled; a middle frame spaced upward apart from the lower frame by a predetermined distance; an indoor heat exchanger for performing heat exchange; and a drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger, the drain pan being mounted selectively on the lower frame or the middle frame.
Claims20
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising:
- a lower frame provided with a suction inlet for exterior air;
- a middle frame spaced from the lower frame by a predetermined distance, the middle frame being above the lower frame when the indoor unit is upright;
- an indoor heat exchanger for performing heat exchange;
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- a drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger, the drain pan being mounted selectively on the lower frame or the middle frame, wherein the drain pan is mounted on the middle frame when the indoor unit is upside-down such that the lower frame is above the middle frame.
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising:
- a lower frame provided with a suction inlet for exterior air;
- a middle frame spaced from the lower frame by a predetermined distance;
- an indoor heat exchanger for performing heat exchange;
- a drain pan for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger, the drain pan being mounted selectively on the lower frame or the middle frame;
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- a front panel provided with a drain hole at a position aligned with a drain part of the drain pan, the front panel having various installation positions.
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising:
- a lower frame placed in a lower portion of the indoor unit;
- a middle frame spaced from the lower frame by a predetermined distance;
- an indoor heat exchanger for performing heat exchange;
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- a drain pan disposed at a side of the indoor heat exchanger, for collecting and draining condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger, wherein both the lower frame and the middle frame are structured to receive the drain pan such that the drain pan is mounted selectively on the lower frame or the middle frame, respectively.
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising:
- a cabinet for the air conditioner;
- a lower frame provided with a suction inlet for exterior air;
- a discharge outlet through which heat-exchanged air is discharged;
- a blower part for forcibly blowing air;
- a middle frame spaced from the lower frame;
- an indoor heat exchanger for performing heat exchange;
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- a drain pan on which the indoor heat exchanger is mounted on a base of the drain pan, wherein both the lower frame and the middle frame are structured to receive the drain pan such that the drain pan is mounted selectively on the lower frame or the middle frame, respectively;
- wherein the cabinet includes a front panel provided with a drain hole at a position aligned with a drain part of the drain pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.