Patent ID: 7895857

Claim:
An indoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising: a heat exchanger; a fan for delivering air to the heat exchanger; a mounting frame on which the heat exchanger and the fan are mounted, the mounting frame having a backside configured to be fixed to a wall, an upperside facing upwardly when the backside is fixed to the wall, an underside facing downwardly when the backside is fixed to the wall, the underside including a lowermost surface of the mounting frame, and first and second sides disposed at opposite ends of the backside, the upperside and the underside; an electrical component storage section provided on one side of the first side of the mounting frame to receive electrical components; piping connected to the heat exchanger to supply a heat transfer medium to and discharge the heat transfer medium from the heat exchanger, the piping extending on the backside of the mounting frame adjacent the first side of the mounting frame, the piping including an upright section extending along the first side of the mounting frame between the upperside and underside of the mounting frame and between the first side of the mounting frame and the electrical component storage section, a lateral section extending along the underside of the mounting frame, and a bend section disposed between the lateral and upright sections; and a pipe retaining member disposed at the first side of the mounting frame adjacent to and upwardly of the underside of the mounting frame to retain the piping such that a first portion of the pipe retaining member is exposed on the backside of the mounting frame and a second portion of the pipe retaining member is exposed on the first side of the mounting frame, the pipe retaining member and the mounting frame being arranged and configured such that the pipe retaining member is removable from the mounting frame while the mounting frame is fixed to the wall, and the pipe retaining member is located above the lateral section and the bend of the piping when backside is fixed to the wall and the pipe retaining member is retaining the piping so the piping retaining member retains the upright section of the piping.