Air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024310064-A1
Application number	US-202218276469-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 7, 2022
Priority date	Feb 10, 2021
Publication date	Sep 19, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention pertains to an air conditioner, the air conditioner according to the present invention comprising: an air conditioner body comprising an air inlet and an air outlet: an input unit for inputting subjective environment information recognized by a user; at least one sensor unit that generates indoor environment information by detecting indoor environment; an environment control module that generates environment control information on the basis of at least one of the environment information input by the user and the indoor environment information; and a control unit that controls the deodorizing module one the basis of the environment control information. wherein the control unit determines an intensity of smell recognized by the user one the bases of the environment control information, controls a deodorizing module so that the deodorizing module operates in a first mode when the intensity of the smell recognized by the user is low, and when the intensity of the smell recognized by the user is high, controls the deodorizing module so that the deodorizing module operates in a second mode, and thus, the air conditioner has excellent effect of enabling user-customized control, increasing the lifespan of a filter, and lowering power consumption.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An air conditioner comprising:
an air conditioner body comprising an air inlet and an air outlet: an input unit for inputting subjective environment information recognized by a user; at least one sensor unit that generates indoor environment information by detecting indoor environment; an environment control module that generates environment control information based on at least one of the environment information input by the user and the indoor environment information; and a control unit that controls the deodorizing module based on the environment control information, wherein the control unit determines a intensity of smell recognized by the user based on the environment control information, controls the deodorizing module to operate in a first mode when the intensity of the smell recognized by the user is low, and controls the deodorizing module to operate in a second mode when the intensity of the smell recognized by the user is high.

2 . The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the deodorizing module comprises a first filter and a second filter, and
the second filter is a photocatalyst filter comprising a photocatalyst, and in the first mode, the second filter is set to be deactivated and in the second mode, the second filter is set to be activated.

3 . The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the deodorizing module further comprises a light source, and
in the first mode, the light source is set to be turned off and in the second mode, the light source is set to be turned on.

4 . The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls the deodorizing module to operate in a first mode after operating in a second mode for a preset target time period.

5 . The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the environment control module comprises,
a setting environment recognizer comprising a recognition model recognizing a setting environment from the environment input by the user and the indoor environment information; and an environment control information generation unit generating the environment control information based on the recognition result.

6 . The air conditioner of claim 5 , wherein the environment control module updates the recognition model of the setting environment recognizer based on the environment information input by the user, the indoor environment information and the recognition result.

7 . The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the indoor environment information comprises at least one of dust concentration, air cleanliness and gas concentration.

8 . The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit comprises at least one of a dust sensor and a gas sensor.

9 . The air conditioner of claim 5 , wherein the control unit transmits at least one of the environment information input by the user and the indoor environment information and the recognition result to a learning server,
the environment control module receives updated learning data from the learning server, and updates the recognition model of the setting environment recognizer based on the received learning data.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Choi Jae Bong
• Lee Youngjun
• Gwoo Dong Gun
• Lee Hyeyong

Classifications

• F24F1/0355 Primary

  with perfuming or deodorising means · CPC title

• F24F8/50 Primary

  by odorisation · CPC title

• F24F2120/20

  Feedback from users · CPC title

• F24F2110/66

  Volatile organic compounds [VOC] · CPC title

• F24F2110/64

  Airborne particle content · CPC title