IP Library Granted Patent US 10,684,024
Granted Patent B2
US 10,684,024 · App. 15/991,480 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Air conditioner

Inventors: Won-Hee Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Jong Whal Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jin-Gyun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Yeon-Seob Yun (Suwon-si, KR); Jun Seok Kwon (Anyang-si, KR); Sung Jae Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Chang-Woo Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Ji Hong Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Moon Sun Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Seung Won Oh (Seongnam-si, KR); Sang Ki Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Chang Sik Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jae Rim Jung (Asan-si, KR); Seong Deok Cheon (Suwon-si, KR); Sung Hyun Chun (Suwon-si, KR); Weon Seok Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,684,024
App. No.
15/991,480
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air conditioner includes a housing, a heat exchanger arranged to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, a blower fan arranged inside the housing for discharging air that has exchanged heat with the heat exchanger to the outside and a discharging plate having an opening formed to discharge air blown from the blower fan out of the housing, and a plurality of discharging holes formed to discharge air to surroundings of the opening, wherein the discharging plate is arranged to discharge the air that has exchanged heat by the heat exchanger out of the housing, and wherein the discharging plate is made of metal. By such configuration, air conditioner increase user satisfaction.

Claims (37)

1. An air conditioner comprising:

a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air;

an exterior panel;

a combining guide including a separation member;

a discharge panel being coupleable to the combining guide, the discharge panel including:

a discharge plate, and

a frame guiding the heat exchanged air to be discharged outside of the air conditioner, at least a portion of the discharge plate being a plate flange arranged between the frame and the exterior panel, and

wherein, while the discharge plate is coupled to the combining guide, the discharge plate forms a gap with an inner side of the combining guide, and

wherein the separation member is formed such that the gap is formed between the plate flange and the combining guide.

2. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the gap is formed on an outer side of the discharge plate along a side direction of the discharge plate.

3. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein

the combining guide has a facing face to face the plate flange and be coupled to the frame, and

wherein the separation member is formed to protrude from the facing face to come into contact with the plate flange.

4. The air conditioner of claim 3 , wherein the separation

member is formed to extend from the facing face.

5. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein

the combining guide has a panel combiner arranged on one side to be coupled to the exterior panel and form an insertion groove, to which the plate flange is inserted, between the panel combiner and the frame, and be coupled to the frame, and

wherein the plate flange is inserted to the insertion groove within the gap from the panel combiner.

6. An air conditioner comprising:

an exterior panel; and

a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air,

a discharge panel coupleable to the exterior panel, the discharge panel including:

a frame; and

a discharge plate including a plate flange, which is at least a portion of the discharge plate, that is arranged between the frame and a combining guide, wherein the plate flange is inserted into a clap formed between the frame and an inner side of the combining guide while the discharge plate is coupled to the combining guide.

7. The air conditioner of claim 6 , wherein

the combining guide has a facing face to face the plate flange and be coupled to the frame, and

wherein the combining guide comprises a separation member formed to be able to contact the plate flange such that the gap is formed between the discharge plate and the facing face.

8. An air conditioner comprising:

an exterior panel,

a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air; and

a discharge panel coupleable to a combining guide, the discharge panel including:

a frame configured to guide the heat exchanged air, and

a discharge plate having a plate flange, the discharge plate being coupleable to the frame,

the combining guide including:

a facing face facing an outer side of the plate flange, and

a separation member formed to protrude from the facing face to separate the plate flange and the facing face.

9. The air conditioner of claim 8 , wherein the combining guide is formed to be coupled with the exterior panel.

Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2015-0101932 · Jul 17, 2015 · national
KR 10-2015-0144355 · Oct 15, 2015 · national
KR 10-2016-0009493 · Jan 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15209948 · Jul 14, 2016
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