Air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10823433-B2
Application number	US-201815983531-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2018
Priority date	May 18, 2017
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

An air conditioner includes a housing having a first inlet port and a second inlet port, a first discharge port, a second discharge port, the air discharged through the second discharge port is mixed with the air discharged through the first discharge port, and having a plurality of discharge holes to cause the air discharged from the first discharge port to be discharged more slowly than air discharged from the second discharge port, a heat exchanger configured to heat-exchange the air entered through the first inlet port, a first fan arranged to draw the air into the housing through the first inlet port, and to discharge the air from the housing through the first discharge port, and a second fan arranged to draw the air into the housing through the second inlet port, and to discharge the air from the housing through the second discharge port.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing having a first inlet port and a second inlet port;
a first discharge port formed in the housing, and configured to discharge air entered through the first inlet port;
a second discharge port formed in the housing, and configured to discharge air entered through the second inlet port, the air discharged through the second discharge port is mixed with the air discharged through the first discharge port;
a discharge panel disposed in a portion of the housing in which the first discharge port is formed, and having a plurality of discharge holes to cause the air discharged from the first discharge port to be discharged more slowly than the air discharged from the second discharge port;
a heat exchanger configured to heat-exchange the air entered through the first inlet port;
a first fan arranged to draw the air into the housing through the first inlet port, and to discharge the air from the housing through the first discharge port; and
a second fan arranged to draw the air into the housing through the second inlet port, and to discharge the air from the housing through the second discharge port.

2. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a guide curved portion formed on the second discharge port, and configured to guide the air to be discharged through the second discharge port so that the air discharged through the second discharge port is mixed with the air discharged through the first discharge port.

3. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first flow path to connect the first inlet port to the first discharge port so that the air entered through the first inlet port flows through the first flow path and discharges through the first discharge port; and
a second flow path to connect the second inlet port to the second discharge port so that the air entered through the first inlet port flows through the first flow path and discharges through the first discharge port, and partitioned from the first flow path so that the first flow path and the second flow path are independent of each other.

4. The air conditioner according to claim 2 , wherein the first discharge port is formed in a front surface of the housing, the second discharge port is formed in at least one side of the housing, and the guide curved portion guides the air to be discharged through the second discharge port, toward a front direction.

5. The air conditioner according to claim 4 , wherein the first inlet port and the second inlet port are formed in a rear surface of the housing.

6. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the second discharge port comprises a blade configured to change a direction of the air to be discharged through the second discharge port.

7. The air conditioner according to claim 3 , further comprising an air cleaning unit disposed on the second flow path to filter the air flows through the second flow path.

8. The air conditioner according to claim 3 , further comprising a humidification unit disposed on the second flow path to provide moisture to the air flows through the second flow path.

9. The air conditioner according to claim 8 , wherein the housing comprises a case in which the humidification unit is installed, and a front panel is attachable to or the detachable from the case.

10. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the first fan comprises an axial-flow fan, and the second fan comprises a centrifugal fan.

11. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the second fan is driven independently from the first fan.

12. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the first fan is configured to adjust air volume and a wind speed of the air to be discharged through the first discharge port, and
the second fan is configured to adjust air volume and a wind speed of the air to be discharged through the second discharge port.

13. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the second discharge port is disposed above or below the first discharge port.

14. The air conditioner according to claim 3 , wherein the heat exchanger is disposed between the first discharge port and the first fan on the first flow path.

15. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the first discharge port discharges the air entered through the first inlet port and heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger, and the second discharge port discharges the air entered through the second inlet port and not heat-exchanged.

16. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing having a first inlet port and a second inlet port;
a first discharge port formed in the housing, and configured to discharge air entered through the first inlet port;
a second discharge port formed in the housing, and configured to discharge air entered through the second inlet port;
a first flow path to connect the first inlet port to the first discharge port so that the air entered through the first inlet port flows through the first flow path and discharges through the first discharge port;
a second flow path connecting the second inlet port to the second discharge port so that the air entered through the first inlet port flows through the first flow path and discharges through the first discharge port, and partitioned from the first flow path so that the first flow path and the second flow path are independent of each other;
a heat exchanger disposed on the first flow path; and
a discharge panel disposed in a portion of the housing in which the first discharge port is formed, and having a plurality of discharge holes through which the air flows through the first flow path is to be discharged,
wherein the housing comprises a guide curved portion formed on the second discharge port, and configured to guide the air to be discharged through the second discharge port so that the air discharged through the second discharge port is mixed the air discharged through the first discharge port, and
wherein the plurality of discharge holes of the discharge panel cause the air discharged from the first discharge port to be discharged more slowly than the air discharged from the second discharge port.

17. The air conditioner according to claim 16 , wherein the second discharge port comprises a blade rotatably coupled with the housing, and configured to change a direction of the air to be discharged through the second discharge port.

18. The air conditioner according to claim 16 , wherein the second fan comprises a centrifugal fan.

19. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing having a first inlet port and a second inlet port;
a first discharge port formed in a front surface of the housing, and configured to discharge air entered through the first inlet port;
a second discharge port formed in both sides of the housing, and configured to discharge air entered through the second inlet port;
a first flow path to connect the first inlet port to the first discharge port so that the air entered through the first inlet port flows through the first flow path and discharges through the first discharge port;
a second flow path to connect the second inlet port to the second discharge port so that the air entered through the first inlet port flows through the first flow path and discharges through the first discharge port, and partitioned from the first flow path so that the first flow path and the second flow path are independent of each other; and
a heat exchanger disposed on the first flow path,
wherein the second discharge port is disposed adjacent to th

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Sung-June
• Kim Kwon Jin
• Kim Sung Jae
• Na Seon Uk
• Yun Yeon-Seob
• Yun Young Uk
• Lee Kyeong Ae
• Lim Byung Han
• Ha Jong Kweon

Classifications

• F24F1/005

  mounted on the floor; standing on the floor · CPC title

• F24F8/10

  by separation, e.g. by filtering · CPC title

• F24F2006/008

  Air-humidifier with water reservoir · CPC title

• F24F13/30

  Arrangement or mounting of heat-exchangers · CPC title

• F24F13/28

  Arrangement or mounting of filters · CPC title