US2009025413A1PendingUtilityA1

Air conditioner having electrical equipment box cooling mechanism

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Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC COPriority: Jul 25, 2007Filed: Jul 21, 2008Published: Jan 29, 2009
Est. expiryJul 25, 2027(~1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Seiichi KogaNobuhiro OguraKazuhiro HyuganoAkira OkadaAkihiro Nonaka
F24F 13/20F24F 1/00F24F 2013/207
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Abstract

In an air conditioner having an electrical equipment box mounted on the outer surface of a unit body in which an air blowing fan and an indoor heat exchanger are mounted, the electrical equipment box has an accommodating portion in which a control board is mounted, and a projecting portion that is connected to the accommodating portion so that the inside of the projecting portion intercommunicates with the inside of the accommodating portion and has an air inlet port and an air discharge port, and the unit body has an opening formed in the outer surface thereof through which the projecting portion of the electrical equipment box is inserted, the projecting portion being secured to the outer side surface of the unit body under the state that the projecting portion projects through the opening into an air flowing passage of the air blowing fan.

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1 . An air conditioner having an electrical equipment box mounted on the outer surface of a unit body in which an air blowing fan and an indoor heat exchanger are mounted, wherein the electrical equipment box has an accommodating portion in which a control board is mounted, and a projecting portion that is connected to the accommodating portion so that the inside of the projecting portion intercommunicates with the inside of the accommodating portion and has an air inlet port and an air discharge port, and the unit body has an opening formed in the outer surface thereof through which the projecting portion of the electrical equipment box is inserted, the projecting portion being secured to the outer side surface of the unit body under the state that the projecting portion projects through the opening into an air flowing passage of the air blowing fan. 
   
   
       2 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the projecting portion is provided in proximity to an air suction port of the air blowing fan. 
   
   
       3 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein the air discharge port is formed in a surface of the projecting portion that faces the air suction port of the air blowing fan. 
   
   
       4 . The air conditioner according to  claim 3 , wherein the air inlet port is provided to a side surface of the projecting portion.

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