Patent ID: 6092387
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B03C,F24F,Y02A

Abstract:
An air conditioner, comprising:a housing having a back plate supported by a mount member and air intake port and an air outlet port:a heat exchanger arranged within said housing:an electric dust collector arranged between said heat exchanger and said back plate and having a discharge electrode and a dust collecting electrode;a high voltage power source for supplying a first polarity of a high direct current voltage to said discharge electrode and a second polarity of a high direct current voltage to said dust collecting electrode; andwherein said dust collecting electrode has a heater coated with a catalyst for effecting oxidation and decomposition, a heat shield plate provided in the vicinity of said back plate to field heat from said heater, and said dust collecting electrode being positioned between said heat exchanger and said heat shield plate.