Air conditioner
Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet; an discharge duct connected to the outlet, and configured to guide air discharged from the outlet to an indoor space, a blow fan assembly disposed in the inside of the housing such that a rotating shaft of the blow fan assembly extends in a vertical direction, and configured to inhale air in the vertical direction in which the rotating shaft extends and to discharge the air in a radial direction, and a heat exchanger extending along a part of a circumference of the blow fan assembly, and including a bending portion.
1. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing including an inlet and an outlet and further comprising:
a body frame being interchangeable such that the body frame configured to cover an upper part of a fan case or a lower part of the fan case; and
a first cover being interchangeable such that the first cover configured to:
cover the lower part of the fan case when the body frame covers the upper part of the fan case, and
cover the upper part of the fan case when the body frame covers the lower part of the fan case;
a discharge duct connected to the outlet, and configured to guide air discharged from the outlet to an indoor space;
a blow fan assembly, of one or more blow fan assemblies, disposed in the inside of the housing such that a rotating shaft of the blow fan assembly extends in a vertical direction with respect to a top or a bottom surface of the housing, and configured to:
inhale air in the vertical direction in which the rotating shaft extends, and
discharge the air in a radial direction;
wherein the blow fan assembly comprises:
the fan case configured to cover the blow fan assembly, and including:
a first boss detachable coupled with one inner side of the housing, wherein the first boss protrudes from an upper surface of the fan case, and
a second boss detachably coupled with an other inner side of the housing that is opposite to the one inner side of the housing wherein the second boss protrudes from a lower surface of the fan case; and
a heat exchanger extending along a part of a circumference of the blow fan assembly, and including a bending portion.
2. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the blow fan assembly comprises:
a blow fan rotating on the rotating shaft, and
a driving motor configured to rotate the blow fan.
3. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein:
the blow fan assembly is disposed adjacent to the outlet, and
the heat exchanger is disposed adjacent to the inlet.
4. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger configured to cover at least one of left and right portions of the blow fan assembly and a rear portion of the blow fan assembly.
5. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the blow fan assembly comprises:
a blow fan rotating on the rotating shaft; and
a driving motor configured to rotate the blow fan.
6. The air conditioner according to claim 5 , wherein the fan case comprises:
a first fan case on which the first boss is formed, and
a second fan case on which the second boss is formed.
7. The air conditioner according to claim 6 , wherein the driving motor is fixed on the first fan case.
8. The air conditioner according to claim 5 , wherein:
the first cover covers a portion of the opening, and
the housing further comprises a second cover fixed on the body frame to cover an other portion of the opening.
9. The air conditioner according to claim 5 , wherein the body frame comprises:
a plate portion configured to cover an upper part of the blow fan assembly or a lower part of the blow fan assembly, and
a bending portion bent from the plate portion and configured to cover left and right parts of the blow fan assembly.
10. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , further comprising a drain pan disposed below the heat exchanger, and configured to collect condensate water.
11. The air conditioner according to claim 10 , wherein the drain pan comprises a curved portion formed to correspond to the bending portion of the heat exchanger.
12. The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a front panel disposed in the outlet, and including a front opening corresponding to a fan case discharging opening formed in the fan case.
13. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing including an inlet and an outlet and further comprising:
a body frame being interchangeable such that the body frame configured to cover an upper part of a fan case or lower part of the fan case; and
a first cover being interchangeable such that the first cover configured to:
cover the lower part of the fan case when the body frame covers the upper part of the fan case, and
cover the upper part of the fan case when the body frame covers the lower part of the fan case;
a discharge duct connected to the outlet, and configured to guide air discharged from the outlet to an indoor space;
a blow fan disposed in the inside of the housing such that a rotating shaft of the blow fan extends in a vertical direction with respect to a top or a bottom surface of the housing;
the fan case configured to cover the blow fan, and including:
a first boss detachably coupled with one inner side of the housing, wherein the first boss protrudes from an upper surface of the fan case, and
a second boss detachably coupled with an other inner side of the housing that is opposite to the one inner side of the housing, wherein the second boss protrudes from a lower surface of the fan case; and
a heat exchanger disposed on a flow path of air between the inlet and the outlet.
14. The air conditioner according to claim 13 , wherein the heat exchanger is disposed on the flow path of air between the inlet and the blow fan.
15. The air conditioner according to claim 13 , wherein the heat exchanger extends along a circumference of the blow fan to cover at least one portion of the circumference of the blow fan.
16. The air conditioner according to claim 13 , wherein:
the fan case is fixed on the body frame, and
the first cover is detachably coupled with the fan case.
17. The air conditioner according to claim 13 , wherein the housing is fixed on the body frame, and comprises a second cover disposed in one side where the first cover is disposed.
18. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing including an inlet and an outlet and further comprising:
a body frame being interchangeable such that the body frame configured to cover an upper part of a fan case or lower part of the fan case; and
a first cover being interchangeable such that the first cover configured to:
cover the lower part of the fan case when the body frame covers the upper part of the fan case, and
cover the upper part of the fan case when the body frame covers the lower part of the fan case;
a discharger duct connected to the outlet, and configured to guide air discharged from the outlet to an indoor space;
a blow fan disposed in the inside of the housing such that a rotating shaft of the blow fan extends in a vertical direction with respect to a top or a bottom surface of the housing, and configured to inhale air in the vertical direction and to discharge the air toward the outlet;
a heat exchanger disposed on a flow path of air between the blow fan and the inlet, and including a bending portion to cover at least one portion of the blow fan; and
the fan case on which the blow fan is rotatably installed, and including:
a first boss configured to be coupled with one inner side of the housing and an other inner side of the housing that is opposite to the one inner side of the housing, wherein the first boss protrudes from an upper surface of the fan case, and
a second boss configured to be coupled with the one inner side of the housing and the other inner side of the housing, wherein the second boss protrudes from a lower surface of the fan case.