Patent ID: 8034138
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner installed on a ceiling, comprising: a casing provided with an inlet and an outlet, the indoor unit controlling temperature of air sucked therein through the inlet, and blowing the air into a room through the outlet; a filter member for trapping dust contained in the air sucked through the inlet; a dust removing mechanism for removing the dust trapped on the filter member from the filter member; a dust container for containing the dust removed from the filter member by the dust removing mechanism; a container lifting/lowering mechanism for lifting/lowering the dust container relative to the casing; and a drive means having a single drive motor, and being capable of alternatively performing removal operation of removing the dust from the filter member by driving the dust removing mechanism by the drive motor, and lifting/lowering operation of lifting/lowering the dust container by driving the container lifting/lowering mechanism by the drive motor.