Patent ID: 6247324
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: F04D,F24F

Abstract:
An air conditioning apparatus comprising:a case body having a chamber therein, and a front panel defining an opening to communicate with said chamber;an air cooling coil disposed in said chamber and rearwardly of said front panel, and adapted to cool an air stream flowing thereacross;a blower disposed in said chamber and rearwardly of said air cooling coil to blow the air stream across said air cooling coil and deliver cooled air stream forwardly and outwardly of said opening;a motor with an output shaft to drive said blower;a drain pane disposed in said chamber and under said air cooling coil to collect droplets of condensate resulting from cooling of the air stream, said drain pane having a first outlet to drain water therein resulting from collection of the droplets; anda water pump includinga pump body having an accommodation chamber,an impeller received in said accommodation chamber, and provided with a driven shaft rotatably mounted in said accommodation chamber and extending outwardly of said pump body to form a coupling end disposed to be coupled with said output shaft so as to enable said output shaft to drive said impeller to rotate,a second inlet disposed to be in communication with said accommodation chamber and upstream of said impeller, said second inlet being in fluid communication with said first outlet, anda second outlet disposed to be in communication with said accommodation chamber and downstream of said impeller so that rotation of said impeller will generate a suction force to drain the water from said first outlet via said second inlet and out of said second outlet.