Patent ID: 8056352

Claim:
An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising: a base; a cabinet coupled to the base and including a first discharge port formed in a first surface of the cabinet and a second discharge port formed in a second surface of the cabinet; a heat exchanger installed inside the cabinet; and a ventilation unit installed inside the cabinet for suctioning indoor air, wherein the ventilation unit includes: a fan for suctioning indoor air; a motor for driving the fan; a fan housing guiding a discharging direction of the air suctioned by the fan and having a fan discharge port that is fitted with the first discharge port of the cabinet when the ventilation unit is installed inside the cabinet in a first installation position and is fitted with the second discharge port of the cabinet when the ventilation unit is installed inside the cabinet in a second installation position; a ventilation fan frame for supporting the fan housing; a first sealing member coupled to the ventilation fan frame, wherein the first sealing member coupled to the ventilation fan frame seals the first discharge port of the cabinet when the ventilation unit is installed inside the cabinet in the second installation position and the first sealing member coupled to the ventilation fan frame does not seal the first discharge port of the cabinet when the ventilation unit is installed inside the cabinet in the first installation position; and a second sealing member coupled to the ventilation fan frame, wherein the second sealing member coupled to the ventilation fan frame seals the second discharge port of the cabinet when the ventilation unit is installed inside the cabinet in the first installation position and the second sealing member coupled to the ventilation fan frame does not seal the second discharge port of the cabinet when the ventilation unit is installed inside the cabinet in the second installation position, wherein the first sealing member and the second sealing member are coupled to the ventilation fan frame at the same time.