EP3985323A4 - AIR CONDITIONER - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3985323A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: air conditioner; conditioner; air
Prior art date: 2019-06-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP20827831.7A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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Shu NAKAO

Masanobu Wada

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Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co Ltd

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Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co Ltd

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2019-06-17

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2020-06-03

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2022-08-03

2020-06-03 Application filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co Ltd filed Critical Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co Ltd

2022-04-20 Publication of EP3985323A1 publication Critical patent/EP3985323A1/en

2022-08-03 Publication of EP3985323A4 publication Critical patent/EP3985323A4/en

2025-12-03 Application granted granted Critical

2025-12-03 Publication of EP3985323B1 publication Critical patent/EP3985323B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-06-03 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
- F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
- F24F1/0018—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by fans
- F24F1/0025—Cross-flow or tangential fans
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
- F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
- F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
- F24F1/0011—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
- F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
- F24F1/0059—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers
- F24F1/0063—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers by the mounting or arrangement of the heat exchangers
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
- F24F13/22—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
- F24F13/20—Casings or covers

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
Air-Conditioning Room Units, And Self-Contained Units In General (AREA)
Air Filters, Heat-Exchange Apparatuses, And Housings Of Air-Conditioning Units (AREA)

EP20827831.7A 2019-06-17 2020-06-03 Air conditioner Active EP3985323B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2019112048A JP7620838B2 (en)	2019-06-17	2019-06-17	Air conditioners
PCT/JP2020/021947 WO2020255717A1 (en)	2019-06-17	2020-06-03	Air conditioner

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3985323A1 EP3985323A1 (en)	2022-04-20
EP3985323A4 true EP3985323A4 (en)	2022-08-03
EP3985323B1 EP3985323B1 (en)	2025-12-03

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EP20827831.7A Active EP3985323B1 (en)	2019-06-17	2020-06-03	Air conditioner

Country Status (4)

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EP (1)	EP3985323B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP7620838B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN113439187B (en)
WO (1)	WO2020255717A1 (en)

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2019
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2020
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- 2020-06-03 EP EP20827831.7A patent/EP3985323B1/en active Active
- 2020-06-03 CN CN202080014923.6A patent/CN113439187B/en active Active

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JP2001090689A (en) *	1999-09-24	2001-04-03	Daikin Ind Ltd	Fan mechanism and air conditioner indoor unit equipped with fan mechanism
EP1245907A2 (en) *	2001-03-26	2002-10-02	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.	Interior unit for air conditioner, and air conditioner comprising the same
EP1712798A1 (en) *	2004-10-01	2006-10-18	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation	Air conditioner
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