Patent ID: 9441842
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: F24F

Claim Text:
1. An indoor unit of an air conditioning apparatus, the indoor unit comprising: an indoor unit casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, the air outlet having an edge on an air inlet side forming a bulge toward the air inlet; and an airflow direction adjusting member covering at least part of the air outlet, the airflow direction adjusting member having an edge on the air inlet side forming a bulge toward the air inlet, the air outlet being formed such that an inclination of edge surfaces of the air outlet in the neighborhoods of the lengthwise direction end portions with respect to a horizontal plane is steeper than an inclination of an edge surface of the air outlet in a lengthwise direction center at the downstream most end of the air outlet with respect to the horizontal plane, the air outlet being formed such that a degree of curvature of edge surfaces on the air inlet side in the neighborhood of the lengthwise direction center is higher than a degree of curvature of edge surfaces on the air inlet side in the lengthwise direction end portions, a direction of airflow blown out from neighborhood of the lengthwise direction end portions of the air outlet being directed more downward than a direction of an airflow blown out from the lengthwise direction center of the air outlet, and the indoor unit being a ceiling-embedded type.