EP2228609B8 - Indoor unit for air conditioner - Google Patents

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EP2228609B8
EP2228609B8 EP08854768.2A EP08854768A EP2228609B8 EP 2228609 B8 EP2228609 B8 EP 2228609B8 EP 08854768 A EP08854768 A EP 08854768A EP 2228609 B8 EP2228609 B8 EP 2228609B8
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air conditioner
indoor unit
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conditioner
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Daisuke Tanaka
Satoshi Shinma
Yoshiyuki Takesako
Susumu Yamashita
Masahiro Tubono
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/22—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate
    • F24F13/222—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate for evacuating condensate
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0043—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements
    • F24F1/0047—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements mounted in the ceiling or at the ceiling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0071—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units with means for purifying supplied air
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F2140/00—Control inputs relating to system states
    • F24F2140/30—Condensation of water from cooled air

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Blowing Cold Air, Devices For Blowing Warm Air, And Means For Preventing Water Condensation In Air Conditioning Units (AREA)
  • Air Filters, Heat-Exchange Apparatuses, And Housings Of Air-Conditioning Units (AREA)
EP08854768.2A 2007-11-27 2008-10-02 Indoor unit for air conditioner Active EP2228609B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2007306049A JP5463000B2 (en) 2007-11-27 2007-11-27 Indoor unit for air conditioning
PCT/JP2008/067956 WO2009069380A1 (en) 2007-11-27 2008-10-02 Indoor unit for air conditioner

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EP2228609A1 EP2228609A1 (en) 2010-09-15
EP2228609A4 EP2228609A4 (en) 2015-06-24
EP2228609B1 EP2228609B1 (en) 2017-11-22
EP2228609B8 true EP2228609B8 (en) 2018-01-03

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JP (1) JP5463000B2 (en)
WO (1) WO2009069380A1 (en)

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EP2228609B1 (en) 2017-11-22
EP2228609A4 (en) 2015-06-24

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