Patent ID: 6401476
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
A separation type air conditioner, comprising an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, the indoor unit and the outdoor unit being structurally separate units which, when in use, are connected with each other through a refrigerant tube, said indoor unit comprising:an outer casing, said outer casing comprising a housing and a panel; an evaporator; a centrifugal fan disposed directly behind the evaporator, said centrifugal fan being placed immediately adjacent to the evaporator so as to reduce the thickness of the indoor unit; a motor mounted at the center of the centrifugal fan; and a water tray disposed below the evaporator; said panel abutting against a wall and being operationally connected with the housing when in use, said housing being adapted to be inserted into an opening formed in the wall; said centrifugal fan and motor being installed in said housing, the size of said panel being larger than that of the portion of the housing to be inserted into the wall opening in a plane parallel to said wall, and the panel being so sized as to be adapted to cover said wall opening, and at the central portion of said panel there being provided an air inlet and at the peripheral portion of the panel there being provided an air outlet.