Patent ID: 7100395

Claim:
A built-in type compressor/condenser unit for an air conditioner, comprising: a louver frame installed on a corresponding opening formed in an outer wall of a building, wherein the louver frame comprises a suction area and a discharge area, each area provided with a plurality of louver blades such that air is sucked in and discharged through gaps formed between adjacent louver blades; a compressor/condenser unit casing formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and configured to be installed on a lower surface of the building provided inside the opening formed on the outer wall so as to be located proximate to the louver frame such that a side of the compressor/condenser unit casing facing the suction area and the discharge area of the louver frame is open and its remaining sides are closed; a compressor mounted in the casing and configured to compress refrigerant supplied form a separate indoor unit that includes an evaporator; a condenser mounted in the casing and configured to condense the refrigerant; a fan mounted in the casing and configured to supply external air to the suction area and discharge heat exchanged air through the discharge area; and means for preventing external leakage of air between the louver frame and the compressor/condenser unit casing provided between facing surfaces of the louver frame and the compressor/condenser unit casing.