Indoor unit and air-conditioning apparatus
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United States of America Patent
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May 28, 2019
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Jan 25, 2018
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May 20, 2015
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May 20, 2015
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Abstract
An indoor unit includes: a casing including a top plate and lateral plates; a motor mounted to a central part on an inner surface side of the top plate; a turbofan fixed to a rotary shaft of the motor and configured to rotate through drive of the motor; a drain pan received in the casing and mounted to the lateral plates of the casing; and a bellmouth mounted to the drain pan and configured to rectify a fluid flowing into the casing. The drain pan includes a positioning fitting having: a casing-fixing threaded hole for allowing the drain pan to be fixed to the casing with a screw; and a bellmouth-fixing threaded hole for allowing the bellmouth to be fixed to the drain pan with a screw.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | TOKYO |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- F24F Class
- 1293 Applications Filed
- 947 Patents Issued To-Date
- 73.25 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Furuta, Tatsuo | Tokyo, JP | 101 | 448 |
# of filed Patents : 101 Total Citations : 448 | |||
Komatsu, Takahiro | Tokyo, JP | 94 | 1581 |
# of filed Patents : 94 Total Citations : 1581 | |||
Matsunaga, Naoya | Tokyo, JP | 38 | 87 |
# of filed Patents : 38 Total Citations : 87 | |||
Takishita, Takaaki | Tokyo, JP | 15 | 35 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 35 |
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