Patent ID: 8516648

Claim:
An indoor unit of an air conditioner in which an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor fan for blowing off air sucked from inside a room to the inside of the room, and an air filter provided on a suction side of the indoor fan are provided in casings, the indoor unit comprising: dust removing parts for removing dust captured by the air filter; storage containers having the dust removing parts stored therein; a nozzle connection part on which a nozzle of a cleaner contacts; a suction passage for making the storage containers directly communicate with the nozzle connection part; a dust capturing part for capturing the dust in the storage containers; and a dust carrying device for carrying the dust in the storage containers to the dust capturing part, wherein the dust carrying device is provided with a dust carrying passage for making the storage containers communicate with the dust capturing part, and the dust carrying passage is provided to communicate with the storage containers at an end part opposite to a communication part in which the suction passage communicates with the storage containers.