INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER

• Main Author: IMOTO TSUTOMU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 16.05.2016
• Subjects: AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING; BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; RANGES; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner that can properly detect leakage of a refrigerant and is easily maintained.SOLUTION: An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprises: a cabinet; a heat exchanger 2 including a pipe 13 through which a refrigerant having a higher specific gravity than that of air is passed; a drain pan 5 arranged below the heat exchanger 2; removable covers 24 and 25 located on the back side of the cabinet; and sensors 50 arranged at positions facing the removable cover 24 or 25 to detect leakage the refrigerant.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】冷媒の漏洩を適切に検知できるとともにメンテナンスが容易な空気調和機の室内機を提供する。【解決手段】筺体と、空気よりも比重が大きな冷媒が通流する配管１３を有してなる熱交換器２と、前記熱交換器２の下方に設置されたドレンパン５と、前記筺体の背面側に位置する取り外し可能なカバー２４，２５と、取り外し可能な前記カバー２４，２５に面する位置に配置されて前記冷媒の漏洩を検知するセンサ５０と、を備える。【選択図】 図１