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US20170205082A1
US20170205082A1 US15/397,304 US201715397304A US2017205082A1 US 20170205082 A1 US20170205082 A1 US 20170205082A1 US 201715397304 A US201715397304 A US 201715397304A US 2017205082 A1 US2017205082 A1 US 2017205082A1
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Kyoung-Rock Kim
Joon-Ho YOON
Jung Ho Kim
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  • the present disclosure relates to an air conditioner including a lighting device.
  • An air conditioner is an apparatus which maintains comfortable indoor air suitable for human activity using a refrigeration cycle.
  • a general air conditioner may maintain an optimal indoor temperature by cooling or heating air surrounding a heat exchanger according to a phase change of a refrigerant which flows in the heat exchanger and discharging the cooled or heated air indoors.
  • the indoor unit may be installed at a ceiling for efficient utilization of an indoor space.
  • the indoor unit may be provided with a discharge port which discharges air cooled or heated by a heat exchanger.
  • the discharge port may be provided with a blade which guides movement of air.
  • the blade may be provided to be rotatable by a drive unit. A direction of an air current discharged may be controlled by the blade being rotated by the drive unit.
  • an aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an air conditioner capable of also performing a function of a lighting device by an indoor unit being installed at a ceiling.
  • Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an air conditioner capable of radiating heat generated at a lighting device by a cooling structure being provided in an indoor unit.
  • the lighting device may be positioned along an outer perimeter of the intake port.
  • the lighting device and the intake port may be positioned at a panel positioned at a lower portion of the housing.
  • the intake port may be provided in an annular shape.
  • the housing may be provided with a discharge port configured to extend along an outer perimeter of the intake port.
  • the lighting device may be positioned between the intake port and the discharge port.
  • the lighting device may comprise a light source configured to emit light and a heat sink configured to radiate heat generated at the light source.
  • the cooling channel may be provided so that the air suctioned via the cooling channel passes the heat sink.
  • the heat sink may be provided with a metallic material comprising aluminum.
  • the lighting device may be further provided with a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the heat sink.
  • the blowing fan may stop operating when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is less than the certain or preset temperature.
  • the lighting device may be positioned at a lower surface of the housing.
  • the lighting device may further comprise a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the heat sink.
  • FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a portion of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a portion of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the housing 10 may be provided to have a substantially circular shape when viewed from a vertical direction.
  • the shape of the housing 10 is not limited to the circular shape.
  • the housing 10 may include an upper housing 11 and a lower housing 12 coupled to a lower portion of the upper housing 11 .
  • the upper housing 11 When the air conditioner 1 is embedded in the ceiling C, the upper housing 11 may be disposed inside the ceiling C.
  • the lower housing 12 may be coupled to the lower portion of the upper housing 11 to be exposed to the outside.
  • the shape of the housing 10 is not limited to the above descriptions.
  • an intermediate housing may be further provided between the upper housing 11 and the lower housing 12 .
  • both the upper housing 11 and the lower housing 12 may be provided to be exposed to the outside.
  • An intake port 20 into which air is suctioned may be disposed at a central portion of the lower housing 12 , and a discharge port 50 through which air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 30 is discharged may be provided at an outer side of the intake port 20 in a radial direction.
  • the air suctioned through the intake port 20 may be heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 30 provided inside the air conditioner 1 and discharged through the discharge port 50 .
  • the lower housing 12 is provided with a lower panel 2 which forms a bottom surface of the air conditioner 1 , and the intake port 20 may be formed at a central portion of the lower panel 2 .
  • the lower panel 2 may be provided in a circular plate shape.
  • the discharge port 50 may be provided in an annular shape at an outer side of the lower panel 2 .
  • An air current control unit 100 may be disposed at the lower housing 12 .
  • the air current control unit 100 may be provided in a substantially cylindrical shape and provided at the lower housing 12 .
  • the air current control unit 100 may be provided to receive a driving force from a driving source (not shown) and be lifted and lowered.
  • An outer circumferential surface 110 of the air current control unit 100 may form one side surface of a discharge channel which is in communication with the discharge port 50 .
  • An inner circumferential surface of the air current control unit 100 may form a suction channel 21 which connects the intake port 20 and the blowing fan 40 so that air suctioned via the intake port 20 is introduced into the blowing fan 40 .
  • An air current discharged via the discharge port 50 may be varied by the air current control unit 100 .
  • a curved surface may be formed at a lower portion of the air current control unit 100 .
  • a lower end portion of the curved surface may be provided to face an outer side of the discharge port 50 in a radial direction.
  • the air current control unit 100 may be lifted and lowered to change an air current of the air discharged from the discharge port 50 .
  • the discharge channel may be provided inside the housing 10 to communicate with the discharge port 50 .
  • One side of the discharge channel may be connected to the heat exchanger 30 and the other side may be connected to the discharge port 50 .
  • the air suctioned via the intake port 20 may be heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 30 , pass through the discharge channel, and be discharged to the outside via the discharge port 50 .
  • a filter (not shown) may be provided at an upper side of the intake port 20 to filter dust included in the air suctioned through the intake port 20 .
  • the heat exchanger 30 is provided inside the housing 10 , and may be disposed in an air channel between the intake port 20 and the discharge port 50 .
  • the heat exchanger 30 may include tubes (not shown) in which a refrigerant flows and a header (not shown) connected to outside refrigerant pipes for supplying the refrigerant to the tubes or recovering the refrigerant from the tubes.
  • the tubes may be provided with a plurality of heat exchanger fins to widen a heat radiating area.
  • the blowing fan 40 may be provided at an inner side of the heat exchanger 30 in a radial direction.
  • the blowing fan 40 may be a centrifugal fan which suctions air in an axial direction and discharges the air in a radial direction.
  • the air conditioner 1 may be provided with a blower motor 41 for driving the blowing fan 40 .
  • the air conditioner 1 may suction indoor air, cool the suctioned air, and discharge the cooled air indoors, or may suction indoor air, heat the suctioned air, and discharge the heated air indoors.
  • the lighting device 6 is integrally installed in the air conditioner 1 , the space utilization of the ceiling C at which the air conditioner 1 is installed may be increased.
  • the lighting device 6 may further include a heat sink 61 which may radiate heat generated at the light source 60 .
  • the heat sink 61 may be provided with a metallic material such as aluminum or the like having a high thermal conductivity.
  • the heat sink 61 may be installed at one side of the light source 60 to quickly radiate heat received from the light source 60 .
  • the heat sink 61 is installed at the light source 60 and quickly radiates the heat generated at the light source 60 , overheating of the light source 60 may be prevented.
  • a temperature of the heat sink 61 may increase when the heat received from the light source 60 is larger than heat radiated by the heat sink 61 .
  • the heat sink 61 may not efficiently radiate the heat generated at the light source 60 . Therefore, a cooling structure which may cool the heat sink 61 may be provided at the lower housing 12 .
  • a cooling structure which may cool the heat sink 61 will be described.
  • a cooling intake port 63 may be formed at one side of the lower housing 12 .
  • the cooling intake port 63 may be formed at the lower panel 2 . Air suctioned via the cooling intake port 63 may pass through the light source 60 and the heat sink 61 .
  • a cooling channel 62 which guides the air suctioned via the cooling intake port 63 to pass the heat sink 61 may be further provided at the lower housing 12 .
  • One side of the cooling channel 62 may be connected to the cooling intake port 63 and the other side may be connected to the suction channel 21 .
  • the temperature of the heat sink 61 may be lowered by the air suctioned by the blowing fan 40 . Since the temperature of the heat sink 61 is lowered by the suctioned air, the heat sink 61 may efficiently receive and radiate the heat generated at the light source 60 .
  • the heat sink 61 may be cooled by intermittently operating only the blowing fan 40 even in a state in which the heating or cooling operation of the air conditioner 1 is turned off.
  • the blowing fan 40 may be operated at a lower speed than when the heating or cooling operation of the air conditioner 1 is performed. Air may flow through the cooling channel 62 by the operation of the blowing fan 40 . The temperature of the heat sink 61 may be lowered by exchanging heat with the air flowing through the cooling channel 62 . Accordingly, the heat generated at the light source 60 may be efficiently radiated.
  • the blowing fan 40 may also be operated based on different types of methods.
  • the blowing fan 40 may be provided to operate for a preset time at predetermined time intervals when the heating or cooling operation of the air conditioner 1 is not performed.
  • the blowing fan 40 may also be set to intermittently operate or be provided to continuously operate at a low speed even when the heating or cooling operation of the air conditioner 1 is not performed, i.e., the heating or cooling operation of the air conditioner 1 is turned off.
  • the temperature of the heat sink 61 is provided to be lowered by the air flowing through the cooling channel 62 , volume of the heat sink 61 may be reduced.
  • the heat sink 61 may efficiently radiate the heat generated at the light source 60 . Accordingly, the heat sink 61 may prevent lifetime expectancy of the light source 60 from being shortened due to a high temperature.
  • FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a portion of a side cross-section of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the air conditioner 7 may be different from the air conditioner 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 in terms of an overall exterior, but the configuration of the lighting device 6 applied to the air conditioner 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 may be similarly applicable to a configuration of a lighting device 8 .
  • An intake port 73 may be installed at a central portion of a lower surface of the housing 70 , and a discharge port 71 through which air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger is discharged may be positioned at an outer side of the intake port 73 .
  • a blade 72 provided to be rotatable about a rotating shaft 720 may be provided at a side of the discharge port 71 . By varying an angle of the blade 72 , an air current direction of the air discharged via the discharge port 71 may be varied.
  • the lighting device 8 may be provided between the intake port 73 and the discharge port 71 .
  • the lighting device 8 may be positioned on the same plane as the intake port 73 .
  • the lighting device 8 may include a light source 80 and a heat sink 81 connected to the light source 80 to radiate heat generated at the light source 80 .
  • the heat sink 81 may be provided with a temperature sensor 85 which senses a temperature of the heat sink 81 .
  • a controller comprising at least one processor (not shown) may operate the blowing fan for a predetermined time or until the temperature of the heat sink 81 is less than the preset temperature even when a heating or cooling operation of the air conditioner 7 is not performed.
  • the lighting device 8 is integrally installed in the air conditioner 7 installed at the ceiling, space utilization of the ceiling at which the air conditioner 7 is installed may be increased. In addition, since heat radiation of the lighting device 8 is efficiently performed by the cooling channel 82 , overheating of the lighting device 8 may be prevented.
  • the air conditioner according to an embodiment can increase space utilization of a ceiling by the lighting device being integrally installed in the indoor unit.
  • heat generated at the lighting device can be radiated by the cooling structure provided in the indoor unit, and thereby overheating of the lighting device can be prevented.

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