Patent ID: 6155068
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: F24F,Y02A

Abstract:
An air conditioner, comprising:a housing having suction for taking air and discharge port for discharging the air taken through said suction port;a filter provided in association with said suction port to catch dusts contained in the air taken through said port;a heat exchanger for effecting heat exchange on the air having passed through said filter;a cross flow fan provided within said housing to create an air flow of from said suction port through said heat exchanger to said discharge port; andan electric dust collecting unit provided at a location behind said heat exchanger within said housing, and including a discharge electrode and a dust collecting electrode that are spaced by a certain distance from each other,wherein said discharge electrode is arranged at a location distant by a certain distance from said heat exchanger; andsaid dust collecting electrode has a heater for effecting self-cleaning of dust put on a surface thereof, said dust collecting electrode being positioned at a location so that no damage is given to at least said cross flow fan by said heater.