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Title:
AIR CONDITIONER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/051297
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This air conditioner is provided with: a housing body (21) having air suction openings (27, 27') and an air discharge opening (29); a heat exchanger (33) for subjecting interior air, which is sucked from the air suction openings (27, 27'), to heat exchange; a cross-flow fan (311) located downstream of the heat exchanger (33) and discharging, from the air discharge opening (29), the interior air having been subjected to heat exchange with the heat exchanger (33); and a drive device (313) disposed on one end side of the cross-flow fan (311) and driving the cross-flow fan (311). The cross-flow fan has blades which are arranged in the circumferential direction and air gaps which are formed by the blades. The air gaps have a connection air gap for connecting the cross-flow fan (311) to the drive device (313). The connection air gap (321) is formed to be greater than the remaining air gaps. The chord length of blades (314c, 314d) which form the connection air gap (321) is formed to be greater than the chord length of the remaining blades (314b).

Inventors:
YAHAGI KENICHI (JP)
TOKITA SATOMI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/053629
Publication Date:
April 11, 2013
Filing Date:
February 16, 2012
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Assignee:
HITACHI APPLIANCES INC (JP)
YAHAGI KENICHI (JP)
TOKITA SATOMI (JP)
International Classes:
F04D17/04
Foreign References:
JPH08159081A1996-06-18
JP2000205178A2000-07-25
JPH10299694A1998-11-10
JPS416946B
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ISONO Michizo (JP)
Michizo Isono (JP)
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