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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an indoor unit for a refrigeration apparatus that is capable of detecting a refrigerant leak while suppressing condensation on a refrigerant gas sensor. An indoor unit () for an air conditioner () including a refrigerant circuit () includes a casing (), an indoor fan (), and a refrigerant gas sensor (). The refrigerant circuit () has refrigerant charged therein, and performs a refrigeration cycle. The casing () houses at least a portion of the refrigerant circuit (), and has a blow-out port () that opens in a direction other than an up-down direction. The indoor fan () is housed in the casing (), and generates an air flow (F) directed from the blow-out port () to outside the casing (). The refrigerant gas sensor () is capable of detecting a refrigerant gas below a bottom surface () of the casing ().