Air conditioner

An air conditioner comprising:

• a housing including a discharge path, a first discharge wall forming the discharge path, and a second discharge wall arranged at a side opposite to the first discharge wall;
• and
• an airflow controller including a guide configured to move between a first location provided at an inside of the first discharge wall and a second location protruding outside of the first discharge wall, a driving motor configured to generate a rotary power, and a rotating member provided to be rotated by the driving motor and to move the guide between the first location and the second location,
• wherein the rotating member has a ring shape and includes a guide rail configured to press the guide toward the second discharge wall or press the guide toward the inside of the first discharge wall in accordance with rotation of the rotating member and extending to alternately pass through a first area on the rotating member and a second area arranged at a radial outer side of the first area on the rotating member,
• wherein the guide includes a guide protrusion inserted into the guide rail and moved by the guide rail,
• wherein the guide is disposed on the first location when the guide protrusion is disposed on the first area by the movement of the guide rail, and the guide is disposed on the second location when the guide protrusion is disposed on the second area by the movement of the guide rail,
• wherein the airflow controller further includes an auxiliary guide formed to extend in a radial direction of the rotating member and be coupleable with the guide protrusion so that the auxiliary guide guides a movement direction of the guide for the guide to perform a translation motion between the first location and the second location,
• wherein the guide includes a first guide member, a second guide member, and a third guide member arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotating member,
• wherein the rotating member includes a first guide rail that presses the first guide member toward the second discharge wall or presses the guide toward the inside of the first discharge wall, a second guide rail that presses the second guide member toward the second discharge wall or presses the guide toward the inside of the first discharge wall, and a third guide rail that presses the third guide member toward the second discharge wall or presses the guide toward the inside of the first discharge wall in accordance with rotation of the rotating member,
• wherein the first guide member includes a first guide protrusion inserted into the first guide rail and moved by the guide rail,
• wherein the second guide member includes a second guide protrusion inserted into the second guide rail and moved by the guide rail,
• wherein the third guide member includes a third guide protrusion inserted into the third guide rail and moved by the guide rail,
• wherein each of the first, second, and third guide rails extends to alternately pass through a first area on the rotating member and a second area arranged at a radial outer side of the first area on the rotating member,
• wherein each of the first, second, and third guide members is disposed on the first location when a corresponding one of the first, second, and third guide protrusions is disposed on the first area by the movement of the corresponding guide rail,
• wherein each of the first, second, and third guide members is disposed on the second location when a corresponding one of the first, second, and third guide protrusions is disposed on the second area by the movement of the corresponding guide rail, and
• wherein each of the first, second, and third guide rail are formed to have a different shape.