Air conditioning system
US-2016209085-A1 · Jul 21, 2016 · US
Air conditioner and method of controlling the same
US2015114014A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2015114014-A1 |
| Application number | US-201414301619-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | Oct 24, 2013 |
| Publication date | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | — |
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An air conditioner includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit including an outdoor fan, a sensor unit mounted at an upper portion of the outdoor unit to sense snow piled up on the outdoor unit, and a control unit to determine whether snow is piled up or not based on an output from the sensor unit and control an operation of the outdoor fan to remove snow when snow is piled up based on the determination. The sensor unit includes a photo sensor and a temperature sensor.
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What is claimed is: 1 . An air conditioner comprising: an indoor unit; an outdoor unit comprising an outdoor fan; a sensor unit mounted at an upper portion of the outdoor unit to sense snow piled up on the outdoor unit; and a control unit to determine whether snow is piled up or not based on an output from the sensor unit and control an operation of the outdoor fan to remove snow when snow is piled up based on the determination, wherein the sensor unit comprises a photo…
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Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
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Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
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- What does patent US2015114014A1 cover?
- An air conditioner includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit including an outdoor fan, a sensor unit mounted at an upper portion of the outdoor unit to sense snow piled up on the outdoor unit, and a control unit to determine whether snow is piled up or not based on an output from the sensor unit and control an operation of the outdoor fan to remove snow when snow is piled up based on the determi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F24F1/06. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Thu Apr 30 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).