Patent ID: 7191616

Claim:
A front suction/discharge type compressor/condenser unit for an air conditioner, comprising: a compressor/condenser unit casing provided separate from an indoor unit that includes an evaporator, wherein the compressor/condenser unit casing is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, with one side open and its remaining sides closed; a compressor provided in the compressor/condenser unit casing and configured to compress a refrigerant gas supplied from the separate indoor unit; an air-cooled condenser positioned in the compressor/condenser unit casing and configured to condense the refrigerant gas from the compressor; and a fan assembly installed in the compressor/condenser unit casing and configured to supply external air to the air-cooled condenser and to discharge heat exchanged air, wherein the fan assembly comprises a fan provided in a fan housing, and wherein the fan assembly can be configured to selectively discharge air through the open side of the compressor/condenser unit in a direction away from an open side of a most adjacent compressor/condenser unit on a same floor.