Patent ID: 7216501

Claim:
An indoor unit for an air conditioner, comprising: a blower fan having a cylindrical shape that is arranged such that its rotational axis is substantially horizontal; a heat exchanger covering an upper side of the blower fan and facing an outer circumference of the blower fan; an auxiliary pipe extending outwardly from a side face of the heat exchanger; a motor arranged adjacent to the blower fan along the rotational axis and configured to rotationally drive the blower fan; a motor cover arranged below the auxiliary pipe to cover the motor; a first drain pan and a second drain pan arranged on opposite sides of the blower fan to sandwich the blower fan and configured to catch drain water that drips from the heat exchanger; and a communication passage arranged adjacent to the motor cover along the rotational axis in a top plan view and configured to link the first drain pan and the second drain pan together, the blower fan, the motor, and the communication passage being arranged such that in a top plan view they are positioned along the rotational axis in a following order: the blower fan, the motor, and the communication passage.