Indoor unit and air conditioner
An indoor unit according to an aspect of the present disclosure is an indoor unit of an air conditioner and includes a heat exchanger, an air blower, a housing that internally accommodates the heat exchanger and the air blower, and an air purification filter accommodated inside the housing, in which the housing has an air inlet which is open in a first direction, at least a portion of the air inlet is disposed apart from the air blower in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and the air purification filter is disposed to face the air inlet, and is disposed at a position biased to a side farther from the air blower in the second direction with respect to the air inlet.
1 . An indoor unit of an air conditioner, the indoor unit being fixed to a ceiling, the indoor unit comprising:
a heat exchanger;
an air blower;
a housing that internally accommodates the heat exchanger and the air blower; and
an air purification filter accommodated inside the housing,
wherein the housing has an air inlet which is open downward in a vertical direction,
the air inlet is open on a lower surface of the housing and is located below the heat exchanger and the air blower in the vertical direction,
at least a portion of the air inlet is disposed apart from the air blower in one direction,
the one direction is a horizontal direction intersecting with the vertical direction,
the air purification filter is disposed to face the air inlet, and
a center of the air purification filter is disposed farther from the blower in the one direction than a center of the air inlet.
2 . The indoor unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the whole air purification filter is located farther from the air blower in the one direction than the center of the air inlet in the one direction.
3 . The indoor unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the air inlet is disposed apart from the air blower in the vertical direction, and
the air purification filter is disposed apart from the air blower on a side where the air inlet is located with respect to the air blower in the vertical direction.
4 . The indoor unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the air purification filter has a facing portion facing the air inlet, and
the facing portion is disposed to be inclined obliquely with respect to the vertical direction and the one direction.
5 . The indoor unit according to claim 4 ,
wherein the facing portion is disposed such that a portion of the facing portion located at a position closer to the air blower in the one direction is further apart from the air inlet in the vertical direction.
6 . The indoor unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the housing has a lid portion that has a ventilation hole and covers the air inlet, and
the lid portion is capable of being opened and closed using an end portion thereof on the farther side in the one direction as a fulcrum.
7 . The indoor unit according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a dust collection filter attached to the lid portion and disposed to face the ventilation hole.
8 . The indoor unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the housing has
a housing body portion fixed to the ceiling, and
a decorative panel provided with the air inlet and attached to a lower side of the housing body portion in the vertical direction, and
the air purification filter is attached to the decorative panel.
9 . An air conditioner comprising:
the indoor unit according to claim 1 ; and
an outdoor unit.