WO2019066189A1

WO2019066189A1 - Air conditioner

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Publication number: WO2019066189A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/006087
Authority: WO
Inventors: 라선욱; 김권진; 윤연섭; 이경애; 조성준
Original assignee: 삼성전자주식회사
Priority date: 2017-09-28
Filing date: 2018-05-29
Publication date: 2019-04-04
Also published as: CN111164349B; KR102401527B1; CN111164349A; KR20190036840A

Abstract

Disclosed is an air conditioner. The disclosed air conditioner comprises: a discharge panel arranged on one part of a housing having a first discharge port, and having a plurality of discharge holes so that the air discharged from the first discharge port is discharged at a slower rate than the air discharged from a second discharge port; and a channel control unit provided so as to operate in a first mode in which a portion of the inflow of air from the inlet port is guided to the second discharge port before the air passes through a heat exchanger, a second mode in which a portion of the inflow of air from the inlet port is guided to the second discharge port after the air has passed through the heat exchanger, and a third mode in which the second discharge port is closed.

Description

Air conditioner

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner having a different air discharging method.

Generally, the air conditioner uses a refrigeration cycle to control temperature, humidity, airflow, and minute temperature suitable for human activity, and to remove dust and the like in the air. The refrigeration cycle includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, an expansion valve, an air blowing unit, and the like as main components.

The air conditioner may be divided into a separate type air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are separated and an integrated type air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are installed together in a single cabinet. The indoor unit of the separate type air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the air sucked into the housing, and an air blowing unit for sucking indoor air into the housing and blowing the sucked air back into the room.

The indoor unit of the conventional air conditioner can feel cold and uncomfortable when the user touches directly to the exhaust air while feeling heat and discomfort when not touching the exhaust air.

One aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioner having various air discharge methods.

Another aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioner for cooling or heating a room with a minimum wind speed at which the user feels comfortable.

Another aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioner capable of providing air mixed with heat-exchanged air and room air.

Another aspect of the present invention provides an air conditioner capable of providing air mixed with heat exchanged air and room air through one blowing unit.

An air conditioner according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a housing having an inlet port; A heat exchanger arranged to heat exchange the air introduced through the inlet; A first discharge port formed in the housing to discharge the air introduced through the inlet; A second outlet disposed adjacent to the first outlet; A blowing unit that sucks air into the suction port and discharges the air to the outside of the housing; A discharge panel having a plurality of discharge holes arranged in a part of the housing in which the first discharge port is formed and allowing the air discharged from the first discharge port to discharge more slowly than air discharged from the second discharge port; And a second mode in which a part of the air is guided to the second discharge port before the air introduced from the suction port passes through the heat exchanger, a first mode in which the air introduced from the suction port passes through the heat exchanger, A second mode in which the first outlet is guided to the second outlet, and a third mode in which the second outlet is closed.

The blowing unit may be arranged behind the heat exchanger.

The flow control unit may include a bypass flow path for guiding the un-exchanged air to the second outlet when the first flow control unit is driven in the first mode.

The flow control unit may include a guide member for guiding heat-exchanged air to the second outlet when driven in the second mode.

The second outlet may include a second left outlet disposed on the left side of the first outlet and a second right outlet disposed on the right side of the first outlet, and the flow control unit guides the air discharged from the second outlet A left channel control unit and a right channel control unit for guiding air discharged from the second right outlet, and the left channel control unit and the right channel control unit may be independently driven.

The blowing unit may be arranged to suck air into the suction port, to discharge air to the first discharge port, or to discharge air to the first discharge port and the second discharge port.

A first flow path connecting the suction port and the first discharge port to the inside of the housing when the flow path control unit is driven in the first mode and a second flow path branched from the heat exchanger and the suction port of the first flow path, And a second flow path extending to the second outlet may be formed.

When the flow path control unit is driven in the second mode, the flow path control unit may be arranged to block the second flow path.

A first flow path connecting the suction port and the first discharge port to the inside of the housing when the flow path control unit is driven in the second mode and a second flow path for branching between the heat exchanger and the first discharge port of the first flow path And a third flow path extending to the second discharge port may be formed.

When the flow path control unit is driven in the first mode, the flow path control unit may be arranged to block the second flow path.

The second outlet may be formed to have a larger size than one of the plurality of outlet holes of the first outlet.

The flow control unit includes a guide curved surface for guiding air discharged from the second outlet so that air discharged from the second outlet is mixed with air discharged from the first outlet when the first flow passage is driven in the first mode .

The flow control unit may be configured to be able to adjust the direction of the air discharged from the second outlet by rotating at a predetermined angle in the first mode or the second mode.

The air conditioner may further include a body disposed at a lower portion of the housing to support the housing.

The housing may be mounted on a wall.

In another aspect, an air conditioner according to the present invention includes: a housing having an inlet port; A heat exchanger arranged to heat exchange the air introduced through the inlet; A first discharge port formed in the housing to discharge the air introduced through the inlet; A second outlet disposed adjacent to the first outlet; A blowing unit that sucks air into the suction port and discharges the air to the outside of the housing; A flow control unit rotatably provided in the housing; And a first flow path connecting the suction port and the first discharge port, wherein when the flow path control unit is in the first position, the flow path control unit opens the branch between the heat exchanger of the first flow path and the suction port Wherein the flow control unit is arranged to form a second flow path extending to the second outlet when the flow path control unit is in the second position, And a third flow path extending to the second outlet.

The housing may include a discharge panel having a plurality of discharge holes each having a size smaller than that of the second discharge port, the discharge port being disposed at a portion where the first discharge port is formed.

When the flow path control unit is in the third position, the flow path control unit may be arranged to block the second flow path and the third flow path.

Wherein the flow control unit includes: a bypass flow path for guiding the un-exchanged air to the second discharge port when the flow path control unit is in the first position; And a guide member for guiding the heat-exchanged air to the second outlet when in the second position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: a housing having an inlet port; A heat exchanger arranged to heat exchange the air introduced through the inlet; A first discharge port formed in the housing to discharge the air introduced through the inlet; A second outlet disposed adjacent to the first outlet; A blower arranged to draw air into the first outlet and to discharge air into the first outlet and the second outlet; A discharge panel having a plurality of discharge holes arranged in a part of the housing in which the first discharge port is formed and allowing the air discharged from the first discharge port to discharge more slowly than air discharged from the second discharge port; A guide member rotatably provided in the housing to open and close the second outlet; And a first flow path connecting the suction port and the first discharge port, wherein the guide member is branched between the heat exchanger and the suction port of the first flow path when the guide member is at a predetermined position, A second flow path extending to the second discharge port and a guide curved surface guiding the air discharged through the second discharge port toward the air discharged through the first discharge port.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner includes a first discharge port in which a discharge panel having a plurality of discharge holes is disposed, and a second discharge port in which heat-exchanged air or heat-exchanged air can be discharged at a higher rate than the first discharge port So that it can have various air discharging methods.

According to the idea of the present invention, since the air conditioner includes the first outlet provided with the discharge panel having the plurality of discharge holes, the indoor air can be cooled or heated at the minimum wind speed at which the user feels comfortable.

According to the idea of the present invention, the air conditioner is provided with a guide member for guiding the air discharged from the second outlet so that the air discharged through the second outlet is mixed with the air discharged through the first outlet without passing through the heat exchanger , Heat exchanged air, and room air mixed air.

According to the idea of the present invention, the air conditioner can provide various temperatures of air to one blowing unit as the flow control unit is driven in various modes.

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the air conditioner shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'shown in FIG. 1 when the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 is driven in the first mode.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of FIG. 1 when the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 is driven in the second mode.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'of FIG. 1 when the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 is driven in the third mode.

6 is a view showing a state in which the flow control unit of the air conditioner shown in Fig. 3 changes the air flow of the air discharged from the second outlet by rotating at a predetermined angle.

7 is a view showing a state in which the air flow control unit of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 4 changes the air flow of the air discharged from the second outlet by rotating at a predetermined angle.

8 to 10 are diagrams showing various examples in which a plurality of flow control modules of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 are independently driven.

11 is a view showing a state in which an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed on a wall.

12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B 'shown in Fig.

13 is a view showing a state where an air conditioner according to another embodiment is installed on a wall.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed, and it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments.

In addition, the same reference numerals or signs shown in the respective figures of the present specification indicate components or components performing substantially the same function.

Also, the terms used herein are used to illustrate the embodiments and are not intended to limit and / or limit the disclosed invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

It is also to be understood that terms including ordinals such as " first ", " second ", and the like used herein may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms, It is used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. The term " and / or " includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

The terms "front", "lower", "left" and "right" used in the following description are defined with reference to drawings, and the shape and position of each component are not limited by this term.

The refrigeration cycle of the air conditioner consists of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator. The refrigeration cycle can circulate a series of processes consisting of compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation, and can supply conditioned air with heat exchange with the refrigerant.

The compressor compresses and discharges the refrigerant gas in a state of high temperature and high pressure, and the discharged refrigerant gas flows into the condenser. The condenser condenses the compressed refrigerant into a liquid phase and releases heat to the surroundings through the condensation process.

The expansion valve expands the liquid refrigerant in the high-temperature and high-pressure state condensed in the condenser to the liquid refrigerant in the low-pressure state. The evaporator evaporates the refrigerant expanded in the expansion valve and returns the low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant gas to the compressor. The evaporator can achieve the freezing effect by heat exchange with the object to be cooled by using the latent heat of evaporation of the refrigerant. Through this cycle, the air conditioner can control the temperature of the indoor space.

The outdoor unit of the air conditioner refers to a portion composed of a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger during a cooling cycle. The indoor unit of the air conditioner may include an indoor heat exchanger, and the expansion valve may be located either in the indoor unit or the outdoor unit. The indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger serve as a condenser or an evaporator. When the indoor heat exchanger is used as a condenser, the air conditioner becomes a radiator, and when used as an evaporator, the air conditioner becomes a radiator.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the air conditioner 1 shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

1 and 2, the air conditioner 1 includes a housing 10 forming an outer appearance, an air blowing unit 20 for circulating air inside or outside the housing 10, a housing 10, And a heat exchanger (30) for exchanging heat with air introduced into the interior of the heat exchanger (30).

The housing 10 includes a rear panel 11 covering the rear surface, a side panel 12 covering the side surface, a front panel 13 covering the front surface and an upper panel 14 covering the top surface . The housing 10 can form a part of the appearance of the air conditioner 1. [

The air conditioner 1 may include a body 40 disposed at a lower portion of the housing 10 to support the housing 10. Various electrical components for driving the air conditioner 1 may be disposed inside the body 40. The body (40) can stably support the housing (10) against the floor. The body 40 may be provided with a guide member driving unit 110 of a flow control unit 100 to be described later.

The back panel 11 may include an inlet 16. The suction port 16 can pass through the rear surface of the rear panel 11. [ External air can be introduced into the interior of the housing 10 through the inlet 16. The blowing unit 20 can be mounted on the rear panel 11. [ The upper end of the rear panel 11 may be engaged with the upper panel 14. The lower end of the rear panel 11 may be coupled to the body 40. Both side ends of the rear panel 11 can be coupled to the side panel 12. [ The rear panel 11 may include a bent portion 11a bent forward to cover the side surface of the housing 10 together with the side panel 12. [

The suction port 16 may include a plurality of through holes and / or slits so as to prevent foreign matter from entering the interior of the housing 10. The suction port 16 may be arranged to correspond to the blowing unit 20.

The side panel 12 can cover the side surface of the housing 10 together with the bent portion 11a of the rear panel 11. [ The top of the side panel 12 may be coupled to the top panel 14. The lower end of the side panel 12 may be coupled to the body 40. The rear end of the side panel 12 may be coupled to the rear panel 11. [ The front end of the side panel 12 may be spaced apart from the front panel 13 to form a second outlet 18. The side panels 12 may be provided on the left and right sides of the rear panel 11, respectively.

The side panel 12 may include a guide portion 12a on which the first guide member 101 of the flow control unit 100 to be described later is disposed. The guide portion 12a may be formed to correspond to the shape of the first guide member 101. [

The second outlet (18) may be disposed adjacent to the first outlet (17). The second outlet 18 may be provided on the left side and / or the right side of the first outlet 17. The second outlet 18 may be formed on both sides corresponding to a portion of the housing 10 where the first outlet 17 is formed. The second outlet 18 may include a second left outlet 18a disposed on the left side of the first outlet 17 and a second right outlet 18b disposed on the right side of the first outlet 17 .

The second outlet 18 may extend along the vertical direction of the housing 10. The second outlet (18) may extend approximately the same length as the first outlet (17). The second outlet 18 can discharge the heat-exchanged air or the non-heat-exchanged air according to the driving mode of the flow control unit 100.

The front panel 13 may include a first outlet 17. The upper end of the front panel 13 may be coupled to the upper panel 14. The lower end of the front panel 13 may be coupled to the body 40.

The front panel 13 may include a plurality of discharge holes 17a passing through the inner and outer surfaces of the front panel 13. [ The plurality of discharge holes 17a may be formed in a finer size. The plurality of discharge holes 17a can be uniformly distributed over the entire area of the front panel 13. [ Exchanged air discharged through the first discharge port 17 by the plurality of discharge holes 17a can be uniformly discharged at a low speed.

The first outlet 17 may be disposed at a position substantially opposite to the inlet 16. The heat-exchanged air inside the housing 10 can be discharged to the outside of the housing 10 through the first outlet 17. The first outlet 17 can discharge some or all of the air introduced through the inlet 16.

The first outlet 17 may be provided to discharge air at a speed slower than the speed of the air discharged through the second outlet 18. [ The size of one discharge hole 17a of the first discharge port 17 may be larger than that of the second discharge port 18. [

Air can be discharged to the outside of the housing 10 through the first outlet 17 of the front panel 13 so that the front panel 13 can be regarded as the discharge panel 13. [ Hereinafter, the front panel 13 is referred to as a discharge panel 13. The air flow path connecting the suction port 16 and the first discharge port 17 is referred to as a first flow path S1.

The top panel 14 may fix the back panel 11, the side panel 12, and the discharge panel 13. The upper panel 14 can rotatably support one end of the flow control unit 100 to be described later. The top panel 14 may support the heat exchanger with the body 40. The upper panel 14 can support the blowing unit 20.

The air blowing unit 20 may be disposed on the first flow path S1 formed between the suction port 16 and the first discharge port 17. [ Air can be introduced into the interior of the housing 10 through the air inlet 16 by the air blowing unit 20. The air introduced through the inlet port 16 may move along the first flow path S1 and be discharged to the outside of the housing 10 through the first outlet port 17. [ A part of the air introduced through the inlet port 16 may be discharged to the second outlet port 18 through the flow control unit 100. [ That is, the air blowing unit 20 is arranged to suck air into the suction port 16 to discharge air to the first discharge port 17 or to discharge air to the first discharge port 17 and the second discharge port 18 . The blowing unit 20 may be provided with a blower including a blowing fan 21 and a fan driving unit 22. [

The blowing fan 21 may be an axial fan or a sultry fan. However, the type of the blowing fan 21 is not limited to this, and the blowing fan 21 is satisfactory if the configuration is such that the air flowing from the outside of the housing 10 flows back to the outside of the housing 10 again. For example, the blowing fan 21 may be a cross fan, a turbo fan, or a sirocco fan.

Although the number of the blowing fans 21 is shown in FIG. 2, the number of the blowing fans 21 is not limited to the number of the blowing fans 21.

The fan driving unit 22 can drive the blowing fan 21. The fan driving unit 22 may be disposed at the center of the blowing fan 21. The fan driving unit 22 may include a motor.

The heat exchanger (30) may be disposed between the blower unit (20) and the first outlet (17). The heat exchanger 30 may be disposed on the first flow path S1. The heat exchanger 30 can absorb heat from the air introduced through the inlet 16 or can transfer heat to the air introduced through the inlet 16. The heat exchanger 30 may include a tube and a header coupled to the tube. However, the type of the heat exchanger 30 is not limited thereto.

The air conditioner 1 can be arranged in the order of the inlet 16, the air blowing unit 20, the heat exchanger 30 and the first outlet 17 on the basis of the direction in which the air flows. That is, the air blowing unit 20 can be disposed behind the heat exchanger 30. [

The air conditioner 1 may include a flow control unit 100 rotatably provided in the housing 10 so that the second outlet 18 can be opened and closed. The flow control unit 100 may be disposed adjacent to the second outlet 18. [

The flow control unit 100 includes a left flow control unit 100a for guiding air discharged from the second left outlet 18a and a right flow control unit 100b for guiding air discharged from the second right outlet 18b ). Since the left channel control unit 100a and the right channel control unit 100b have the same configuration, only one channel control unit 100 will be described for convenience of explanation.

The flow control unit 100 may include a first guide member 101, a second guide member 102, and a connecting portion 103. The first guide member 101, the second guide member 102 and the connecting portion 103 may form a space in which the bypass flow path S2 is formed.

The first guide member 101 may extend substantially in the vertical direction. The first guide member 101 may extend to correspond to the second outlet 18. The first guide member 101 may be disposed on the guide portion 12a of the side panel 12. [

When the first guide member 101 is driven in the first mode, the air discharged from the second discharge port 18 is mixed with the air discharged from the first discharge port 17, And a guide curved surface 101a for guiding the guide surface 101a. The guide curved surface 101a can cause the air discharged from the second discharge port 18 to be discharged toward the air discharged from the first discharge port 17 by the Coanda effect. That is, the air discharged through the second outlet 18 may be discharged along the guide curved surface 101a in such a direction as to be mixed with the air discharged from the first outlet 17.

The second guide member 102 can extend substantially in the vertical direction. The second guide member 102 may extend to correspond to the second outlet 18. The second guide member 102 can guide a part of the air that has passed through the heat exchanger 30 to the second outlet 18 when the air conditioner 1 is driven in the second mode. The second guide member 102 can guide the air discharged through the second outlet 18 to spread widely in the left-right direction of the housing 10.

The first guide member 101 may be connected to the second guide member 102 through the connection portion 103 and rotated together. The first guide member 101 is spaced apart from the second guide member 102 by a predetermined distance so that when the flow control unit 100 is driven in the first mode, a part of the bypass flow passage S2 Can be formed.

The connection portion 103 can connect the upper end of the first guide member 101 and the upper end of the second guide member 102. [ The connection portion 103 can connect the lower end of the first guide member 101 and the lower end of the second guide member 102. [ The connection unit 103 may be connected to the guide member driving unit 110. The connection unit 103 can receive power from the guide member driving unit 110 and rotate. As the connecting portion 103 rotates, the first guide member 101 and the second guide member 102 can rotate.

2, the connecting portion 103 connects the upper end of the first guide member 101 and the upper end of the second guide member 102 and connects the lower end of the first guide member 101 and the lower end of the second guide member 102 The position of the connection portion 103 is not limited as long as the first guide member 101 and the second guide member 102 can be connected to each other.

The guide member driving unit 110 may be connected to the lower end of the flow control unit 100. The guide member driving unit 110 can rotate the flow path control unit 100. [ The guide member driving unit 110 may include a driving source 111 and a power transmitting member 112.

The driving source 111 may be a motor capable of rotating in both directions. The driving source 111 may be disposed inside the body 40.

One end of the power transmitting member 112 may be connected to the driving source 111 to receive rotational force from the driving source 111. [ The power transmitting member 112 is connected to the flow control unit 100 and transmits the rotational force transmitted from the driving source 111 to the flow control unit 100. Thus, the flow control unit 100 can rotate by a predetermined angle.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'shown in FIG. 1 when the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 is driven in the first mode. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of FIG. 1 when the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 is driven in the second mode. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'of FIG. 1 when the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 is driven in the third mode.

3 to 5, various modes in which the air conditioner 1 is driven will be described.

The flow control unit 100 of the air conditioner 1 has a first mode in which a part of the air is guided to the second discharge port 18 before the air introduced from the suction port 16 passes through the heat exchanger 30, A second mode in which a part of the air is guided to the second outlet 18 after the air that has flowed from the first outlet 16 passes through the heat exchanger 30 and the third mode in which the second outlet 18 is closed .

3, when the flow control unit 100 is driven in the first mode, the flow control unit 100 can form a second flow path S2 for guiding air that has not been heat-exchanged to the second outlet have. When the flow control unit 100 is in the first position so that the air conditioner 1 is driven in the first mode, the flow control unit 100 controls the heat exchanger 30 of the first flow path S1 and the inlet 16) and extend to the second outlet (18). The air flowing through the second flow path S2 can be guided to the second outlet 18 by the first guide member 101 and / or the second guide member 102. [

At this time, the flow control unit 100 can shut off the third flow path S3. Specifically, as the flow control unit 100 rotates to drive in the first mode, the second guide member 102 can move in the direction to block the third flow path S3.

That is, in the case where the flow control unit 100 of the air conditioner 1 is driven in the first mode, the air conditioner 1 is provided with the heat exchanged air in the heat exchanger 30 through the first outlet 17 And discharges the air which has not passed through the heat exchanger 30 through the second outlet 18, thereby providing a pleasant cold air in which the heat exchanged air and the room air are mixed. Further, since the air discharged through the second outlet 18 is discharged at a higher speed than the air discharged through the first outlet 17, the heat-exchanged air discharged through the first outlet 17 is discharged farther .

That is, in order to move a part of the air introduced through the suction port 16 to the second flow path S2 before passing through the heat exchanger 30, the air conditioner 1 controls the flow path control unit 100, The first outlet 17 and the second outlet 18 are connected to each other through one air blowing unit 20 without a separate blower for discharging air to the second outlet 18, Can be discharged.

In addition, the air conditioner 1 may be provided to vary the driving force of the air blowing unit 20 so as to provide cool air at various distances. That is, the air blowing unit 20 can be configured to adjust the air flow rate and / or air velocity of the air discharged through the first discharge port 17 and the second discharge port 18.

For example, when increasing the driving force of the air blowing unit 20 and increasing the air flow rate and / or air velocity of the air discharged from the first discharge port 17 and the second discharge port 18, Can be moved farther. On the other hand, when reducing the driving force of the air blowing unit 20 and reducing the air flow rate and / or the air velocity of the air discharged from the second outlet 18, the air conditioner 1 can provide the cool air relatively close to each other.

4, when the flow control unit 100 is driven in the second mode, the flow control unit 100 forms a third flow path S3 for guiding the heat exchanged air to the second discharge port 18 can do. When the flow control unit 100 is in the second position so that the air conditioner 1 is driven in the second mode, the flow control unit 100 controls the heat exchanger 30 of the first flow path S1, May be arranged to form a third flow path (S3) which branches between the outlet (17) and extends to the second outlet (18). The air flowing through the third flow path S3 can be guided to the second discharge port 18 by the second guide member 102. [

At this time, the flow control unit 100 can shut off the second flow path S2. Specifically, as the flow control unit 100 rotates to be driven in the second mode, the first guide member 101 can move in a direction blocking the second flow path S2.

That is, in the case where the flow control unit 100 of the air conditioner 1 is driven in the second mode, the air conditioner 1 is supplied with the heat exchanged air from the heat exchanger 30 through the first outlet 17 Exchanged air in the heat exchanger (30) through the second outlet (18) at a higher rate than air discharged through the first outlet (17). The air discharged through the second outlet 18 is spread more widely to the left and right than the air discharged from the first outlet 17 by the second guide member 102 of the flow control unit 100, . In addition, since the air discharged through the second outlet 18 is higher in speed than the air discharged from the first outlet 17, it can be provided farther.

That is, the air conditioner 1 opens the third flow path S3 in order to move a part of the air that has passed through the heat exchanger 30 to the third flow path S3, Other types of air may be discharged from the first outlet 17 and the second outlet 18 through one blower unit 20 without a separate blower for discharging the air to the outlet 18. [

5, when the flow path control unit 100 is driven in the third mode, the flow path control unit 100 can block both the second flow path S2 and the third flow path S3. When the flow control unit 100 is in the third position so that the air conditioner 1 is driven in the third mode, the first guide member 101 can block the second flow path S2, The member 102 may block the third flow path S3.

Specifically, as the air blowing unit 20 is driven, the outside air of the housing 10 can be introduced into the interior of the housing 10 through the air inlet 16. The air introduced into the housing 10 passes through the air blowing unit 20, passes through the heat exchanger 30, and can be heat-exchanged. The heat-exchanged air passing through the heat exchanger 30 passes through the discharge panel 13 and can be discharged to the outside of the housing 10 through the first outlet 17 in a reduced speed state. That is, the heat-exchanged air discharged through the first flow path S1 can be discharged at a wind speed at which the user can feel comfortable.

In the third mode, since the second flow path S2 and the third flow path S3 are closed, no air is discharged through the second discharge port 18. [

Accordingly, the air conditioner 1 can discharge the heat-exchanged air only through the first outlet 17 at extremely low speed. At this time, the air conditioning of the room can be made slow as a whole. That is, when air is discharged to the outside of the housing 10 through the first outlet 17, the air passes through the plurality of discharge holes of the discharge panel 13, and the air velocity can be reduced and discharged at a low speed. With this configuration, the user can cool or heat the room with the wind speed feeling comfortable.

6 is a view showing a state in which the flow control unit of the air conditioner shown in Fig. 3 changes the air flow of the air discharged from the second outlet by rotating at a predetermined angle. 7 is a view showing a state in which the air flow control unit of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 4 changes the air flow of the air discharged from the second outlet by rotating at a predetermined angle.

6 and 7, the flow control unit 100 can adjust the direction of the air that is rotated at a predetermined angle in the first mode and is discharged from the second outlet 18. [ The flow control unit 100 can rotate the predetermined angle even in the second mode and adjust the direction of the air discharged from the second outlet 18. [

6, when the flow control unit 100 is driven in the first mode, the air conditioner 1 controls the direction of the wind discharged from the second outlet 18 to the first outlet 17, So as to be closer to the air exiting through. For this purpose, the left channel control unit 100a can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the counterclockwise direction, and the right channel control unit 100b can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the clockwise direction.

On the other hand, when the flow control unit 100 is driven in the first mode, the air conditioner 1 moves the direction of the wind discharged from the second discharge port 18 away from the air discharged through the first discharge port 17 . For this purpose, the left channel control unit 100a can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the clockwise direction, and the right channel control unit 100b can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the counterclockwise direction.

7, when the flow control unit 100 is driven in the second mode, the air conditioner 1 discharges the direction of the wind discharged from the second discharge port 18 through the first discharge port 17 To be closer to the air being blown. For this purpose, the left channel control unit 100a can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the counterclockwise direction, and the right channel control unit 100b can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the clockwise direction.

On the other hand, when the flow control unit 100 is driven in the second mode, the air conditioner 1 moves the direction of the wind discharged from the second discharge port 18 away from the air discharged through the first discharge port 17 . For this purpose, the left channel control unit 100a can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the clockwise direction, and the right channel control unit 100b can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the counterclockwise direction.

Referring to Figs. 8 to 10, the left channel control unit 100a and the right channel control unit 100b can be independently driven.

Specifically, referring to Fig. 8, the left channel control unit 100a may be driven in the first mode and the right channel control unit 100b may be driven in the third mode. Conversely, although not shown, the left flow control unit 100a may be driven in the third mode and the right flow control unit 100b may be driven in the first mode.

Referring to Fig. 9, the left channel control unit 100a may be driven in the second mode, and the right channel control unit 100b may be driven in the first mode. Conversely, although not shown, the left channel control unit 100a may be driven in the first mode and the right channel control unit 100b may be driven in the second mode.

10, the left channel control unit 100a may be driven in the third mode, and the right channel control unit 100b may be driven in the second mode. Conversely, although not shown, the left channel control unit 100a may be driven in the second mode and the right channel control unit 100b may be driven in the third mode.

As described above, since the left channel control unit 100a and the right channel control unit 100b are independently driven, the air conditioner 1 can provide various airflows to the user.

11 is a view showing a state in which an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed on a wall. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B 'shown in Fig.

11 and 12, an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those in the above-described embodiment, and description thereof may be omitted.

11 and 12, the housing 210 of the air conditioner 2 may be installed on the wall W. [ The housing 210 can be fixed to the wall W through the bracket 290 and the fixing member 291. [

The housing 210 may include a rear panel 211, a top and bottom panel 212, a front panel 213, and a left and right panel 214. The housing 210 may include a first outlet 217 and a second outlet 218. The rear panel 211 may include a bent portion 211a to be engaged with the top and bottom panels 212. [ The upper and lower panel 212 may include a guide portion 212a in which the

flow control units

200a and 200b are disposed. The second outlet 218 may include a second left outlet 218a and a second right outlet 218b.

The suction port 216 may be provided on the rear panel 211. The rear panel 211 of the air conditioner 2 may be spaced apart from the wall W by a predetermined distance d as the suction port 216 is provided on the rear panel 211. [

The front panel 213 may include a plurality of discharge holes 217a penetrating the inner and outer surfaces of the front panel 213. [ The plurality of discharge holes 217a may be formed in a finer size. The plurality of discharge holes 217a can be uniformly distributed over the entire area of the front panel 13. [ The heat-exchanged air discharged through the first outlet 217 by the plurality of discharge holes 217a can be uniformly discharged at a low speed.

The

flow control units

200a and 200b may include a left flow control unit 200a and a right flow control unit 200b. The

flow control units

200a and 200b can be rotated by a power transmitting member 262 that receives power from a driving source (not shown). The

flow control units

200a and 200b may include a first guide member 201 and a second guide member 202. [ The first guide member 201 may include a guide curved surface 201a for guiding the air discharged through the second discharge port 218. [

A blowing unit 220 and a heat exchanger 230 may be disposed inside the housing 210.

13, an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those in the above-described embodiment, and description thereof may be omitted.

The air conditioner shown in Fig. 13 is different from the air conditioner shown in Fig. 12 in that an air inlet 316 can be disposed in the upper panel 212. [ According to this configuration, the rear panel 211 can be arranged to be in contact with the wall W. [

The foregoing has shown and described specific embodiments. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention described in the following claims .

Claims

A housing having an inlet port;

A heat exchanger arranged to heat exchange the air introduced through the inlet;

A first discharge port formed in the housing to discharge the air introduced through the inlet;

A second outlet disposed adjacent to the first outlet;

A blowing unit that sucks air into the suction port and discharges the air to the outside of the housing;

A discharge panel having a plurality of discharge holes arranged in a part of the housing in which the first discharge port is formed and allowing the air discharged from the first discharge port to discharge more slowly than air discharged from the second discharge port; And

A first mode in which a part of the air is guided to the second discharge port before the air introduced from the suction port passes through the heat exchanger, a second mode in which a part of the air after the air introduced from the suction port passes through the heat exchanger, A second mode for guiding the first outlet to the second outlet, and a third mode for closing the second outlet.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the air blowing unit is disposed behind the heat exchanger.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the flow control unit includes a bypass flow path for guiding the un-exchanged air to the second outlet when driven in the first mode.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the flow control unit includes a guide member for guiding the heat exchanged air to the second outlet when the second control unit is driven in the second mode.
The method according to claim 1,

The second outlet includes a second left outlet disposed on the left side of the first outlet and a second right outlet disposed on the right side,

Wherein the flow control unit includes a left flow control unit for guiding air discharged from the second left outlet and a right flow control unit for guiding air discharged from the second right outlet,

Wherein the left channel control unit and the right channel control unit are independently driven.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the air blowing unit is arranged to suck air into the suction port, to discharge air to the first discharge port, or to discharge air to the first discharge port and the second discharge port.
The method according to claim 1,

A first flow path connecting the suction port and the first discharge port to the inside of the housing when the flow path control unit is driven in the first mode and a second flow path branched from the heat exchanger and the suction port of the first flow path, And a second flow path extending to the second outlet is formed.
8. The method of claim 7,

And the flow path control unit is arranged to block the second flow path when the flow path control unit is driven in the second mode.
The method according to claim 1,

A first flow path connecting the suction port and the first discharge port to the inside of the housing when the flow path control unit is driven in the second mode and a second flow path for branching between the heat exchanger and the first discharge port of the first flow path And a third flow path extending to the second outlet.
10. The method of claim 9,

Wherein when the flow control unit is driven in the first mode, the flow control unit is arranged to block the second flow path.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the second outlet is formed to have a larger size than one of the plurality of outlet holes of the first outlet.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the flow control unit includes a guide curved surface for guiding air discharged from the second outlet so that air discharged from the second outlet is mixed with air discharged from the first outlet when the first flow path is driven in the first mode Air conditioner.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the flow control unit is configured to be able to adjust the direction of air discharged from the second outlet by rotating at a predetermined angle in the first mode or the second mode.
The method according to claim 1,

And a body disposed under the housing to support the housing.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the housing is installed on a wall.