Air conditioner

a technology for air conditioners and fans, applied in the field of air conditioners, can solve the problems of heat exchange efficiency of heat exchangers that is not uniform, heat exchanger vibration, noise, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing noise in the air conditioner

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-04-23
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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The present invention provides an air conditioner with a heat exchanger that allows air to pass through it uniformly and minimizes noise. This is achieved by an intake amount reducing member that reduces the amount of air introduced into the air conditioner. The intake amount reducing member can be a plurality of bars placed at the air intake portions or along the heat exchanger. The intake amount reducing member can also be placed at a position where the air intake force is highest or at a position where the heat exchange portions are arranged at different angles within the case. The intake amount reducing member can be a dividing member that separates the air introduced to the heat exchanger. The technical effects of the invention include improved air conditioning efficiency and reduced noise levels.

Problems solved by technology

Therefore, the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger is not uniform.
Also, since the velocity of the air is relatively fast at a portion of the heat exchanger that is close to the fan, this causes the heat exchanger to vibrate and create noise.

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[0020]Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and other embodiments can be easily proposed through addition, modification, and deletion of other elements, which will fall within the scope of the present invention.

[0021]A specific embodiment will be described below.

[0022]FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023]Referring to FIG. 1, a heat exchanger 30 and a fan 40 are disposed inside a case 10 in the air conditioner.

[0024]A front air intake portion 11 can be formed in front of the case 10, and a top air intake portion 12 can be formed in an upper side of the case 10. A filter 13 for filtering air introduced into the air conditioner can be disposed next to the front air intake portion 11 and the top air intake porti...

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Abstract

An air conditioner is disclosed which includes a case having one or more air intake portions, a heat exchanger inside the case, a fan in a vicinity of the heat exchanger, and an intake amount reducing member at one of the air intake portions that reduces an intake amount of introduced air.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 10-2007-0106158, filed on Oct. 22, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates to an air conditioner.BACKGROUND ART[0003]Generally, an air conditioner is an apparatus which uses a refrigerant cycle to cool and heat an indoor space. A heat exchanger and a fan are disposed inside the air conditioner. When the fan rotates, air introduced by an air intake portion exchanges heat at the heat exchanger and then is discharged to the indoor space through an outlet portion.[0004]However, since parts of the heat exchanger are located at different distances from the fan, introduced air is locally concentrated at specific portions of the heat exchanger, as an air intake force of the fan varies in accordance with a proximity to the fan. Therefore, the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger is not uniform.[0005]Also, since the velocity of the air is re...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F25D17/00F24F1/0057
CPCF24F1/0007F24F13/082F24F1/0025F24F11/04F24F2001/0048F24F11/74F24F1/0057F24F1/00F24F13/24F24F13/28
InventorPARK, JEONG TAEKSEO, KI WONHUH, DEOK
OwnerLG ELECTRONICS INC