CONDENSATE DEFLECTOR FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER

An orifice member (38) is provided for the condenser fan (34) of an air conditioning unit (10). The air conditioning unit (10) has a basepan (24), which supports a condenser coil at the rear thereof and a condenser fan disposed forwardly of the condenser coil (32). The fan (34) has a stinger ring (48) formed at the outer periphery thereof. The stinger ring (48) and the basepan (24) are configured such that condensate water from the air conditioning unit (10) will collect in the basepan (24) underlying the bottom of the fan so that the stinger ring (48) will be immersed in the collected water, pick up the water and direct it towards the condenser coil (32). Means are provided for preventing water picked up by the stinger ring (48) from being directed radially outwardly and through the openings (58) in the housing. The means includes a diverter element (98) located on the orifice (38) at a position offset from the bottom of the orifice in the direction of rotation of the fan. The deflector element extends radially inwardly into sa id orifice opening (38).