Patent ID: 6338382
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: F24F,Y02A

Abstract:
An air conditioner, comprising:a base plate fixed to a wall surface inside a room; a front panel comprising a housing whose back face is open, the back face side of which is held by said base plate; said front panel being provided with a first air inlet formed on the front face side facing said back face, a second air inlet formed on the top face side of said front panel, a third air inlet formed between said first and second air inlets, and an air outlet formed on the lower side of the front face of said front panel; said front panel being provided inside thereof with heat exchange means having a first heat exchanger facing said first air inlet, a second heat exchanger facing said second air inlet, a third heat exchanger facing said third air inlet, and a fan arranged in an air passage ranging from said heat exchange means to said air outlet; said first air inlet being provided with first opening/closing means which is opened and closed by first driving means, said second air inlet being provided with second opening/closing means which is opened and closed by second driving means, and an electrostatic precipitator being disposed between said third air inlet and said third heat exchanger, characterized in that at the time of cooling/heating operation, both of said first and second air inlets are â€œfully openedâ€  by said first and second opening/closing means, respectively; at the time of cooling/heating operation when air cleaning operation is performed preferentially, both of said first and second air inlets are â€œhalf openedâ€  by said first and second opening/closing means, respectively; and at the time of air cleaning operation, both of said first and second air inlets are â€œfully closedâ€  by said first and second opening/closing means, respectively.