Air Conditioner

Abstract

In the vicinity of a suction port of a drain pump in a drain pan of an air conditioner, an antibacterial agent unit having an antibacterial agent capable of being brought into contact with drain water is disposed so that the antibacterial agent unit disposed in the vicinity of the suction port of the drain pump at the lowest portion in the drain pan is reliably immersed into the drain water when the drain pump is operating and not operating.

1 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 a heat exchanger;    a drain pan configured to receive drain water from the heat exchanger;    a drain pump configured to pump out the drain water disposed in the drain pan; and    an antibacterial agent unit having antibacterial agents capable of being brought into contact with the drain water and disposed in a vicinity of a suction port of the drain pump in the drain pan.    
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1  wherein 
 the antibacterial agent unit is attached to the drain pump.    
     
     
         3 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 a heat exchanger;    a drain pan configured to receive drain water from the heat exchangers;    a drain pump configured to pump out the drain water disposed in the drain pan; and    a member constituting a portion of the drain pump and capable of being brought into contact with the drain water is formed by an antibacterial material into which antibacterial agents are kneaded.    
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner according to  claim 3 , wherein the member formed by the antibacterial material includes a scroll member.  
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner according to  claim 3   4 , wherein the member formed by the antibacterial material includes an impeller.  
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner according to  claim 3 , wherein the member formed by the antibacterial material includes a scroll member and an impeller.