Air conditioner

Abstract

An air conditioner includes an evaporator which evaporates a refrigerant, the evaporator forming a refrigeration cycle, a condenser which condenses the refrigerant, the condenser forming the refrigeration cycle together with the evaporator, a centrifugal fan which sends air toward the evaporator and the condenser, and a casing that houses the evaporator, the condenser, and the centrifugal fan, where the evaporator and the condenser are disposed so as to surround at least a portion of the centrifugal fan when viewed along a rotation axis direction of the centrifugal fan.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air conditioner, comprising:
 an evaporator which evaporates a refrigerant, the evaporator forming a refrigeration cycle;   a condenser which condenses the refrigerant, the condenser forming the refrigeration cycle together with the evaporator;   a centrifugal fan which sends air toward the evaporator and the condenser; and   a casing that houses the evaporator, the condenser, and the centrifugal fan, wherein   the evaporator and the condenser are disposed so as to surround at least a portion of the centrifugal fan when viewed along a rotation axis direction of the centrifugal fan.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein
 a size of the condenser is equal to or greater than a size of the evaporator.   
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein
 the evaporator and the condenser are disposed in a curved manner surrounding the centrifugal fan, and   a cross section orthogonal to the rotation axis is divided into a partial cross section in which the evaporator is disposed and a partial cross section in which the condenser is disposed.   
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a control portion that controls a flow of air, which is sent from the centrifugal fan and which comes into contact with the condenser, toward the evaporator.   
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner of  claim 4 , wherein
 the control portion is disposed at an end portion of the condenser which is adjacent to the evaporator.   
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner of  claim 5  wherein,
 the control portion includes one end connected to the end portion and an other end which faces toward a direction away from the evaporator.