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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Yasukata Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Ohtsuka, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yasukata Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Ohtsuka, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 7/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); F24F 1/00 (2011.01); F24F 13/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2013.01); F24F 1/0007 (2013.01); F24F 13/24 (2013.01); F24F 2013/247 (2013.01); G10K 2210/104 (2013.01); G10K 2210/112 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an air conditioner, an air flow guide panel () and a speaker () are provided in a vicinity of an outlet (). The air flow guide panel () is operable to form a duct-like outlet passage () in the vicinity of the outlet (), and, in the duct-like outlet passage (), a speaker () radiates a sound wave for canceling out operation noise including blower sound of a fan ().