Patent ID: 11906195
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, comprising:
a back casing; and
a first top panel having a first pivot axis under the back casing, the first top panel being configured to be attached to the back casing, wherein
the first top panel is configured to be detached from the back casing by opening downward from the back casing around the first pivot axis,
the indoor unit comprising an electric component box, wherein
when the first top panel opens downward, a downward-opening pivot path region including a path along which the first top panel moves is shaped, and
an upper portion of the electric component box is formed to be disposed outside the downward-opening pivot path region such that a front portion of the upper portion is lower than a back portion of the upper portion,
the first top panel further includes, in a lower portion of the first top panel, a bent portion that connects a first front portion and a bottom portion,
the electric component box includes a remote-control communication unit in a lower portion of the electric component box, and
the remote-control communication unit is disposed inside the bent portion of the first top panel.