Air conditioner

An air conditioner, comprising:

• a compressor that compresses a refrigerant;
• a condenser that condenses the refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
• at least one expansion valve that expands the refrigerant passing through the condenser;
• a gas-liquid separator, through which the refrigerant passed through the at least one expansion valve flows, that separates and discharges the refrigerant into gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant;
• an evaporator that evaporates the liquid refrigerant discharged from the gas-liquid separator;
• a refrigerant inflow pipe that connects the at least one expansion valve and the gas-liquid separator;
• a bypass pipe that connects the gas-liquid separator and the compressor;
• and
• a refrigerant discharge pipe that connects the gas-liquid separator and the evaporator, wherein the gas-liquid separator comprises:
• a housing in which a portion of each of the refrigerant inflow pipe, the bypass pipe, and the refrigerant discharge pipe is installed;
• a first partition wall, which is installed in an internal accommodation space of the housing and having a first opening disposed adjacent to a distal end of the refrigerant inflow pipe;
• and
• a second partition wall, which is spaced apart from the first partition wall and installed in the internal accommodation space of the housing and having a second opening disposed adjacent to a distal end of the refrigerant discharge pipe, wherein the housing is formed in a cylindrical shape, and each of the first partition wall and second partition wall is bent at least once in a radial direction of the housing.

An air conditioner, comprising:

• a compressor that compresses a refrigerant;
• a condenser that condenses the refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
• at least one expansion valve that expands the refrigerant passing through the condenser;
• a gas-liquid separator, through which the refrigerant passed through the at least one expansion valve flows, that separates and discharges the refrigerant into gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant;
• an evaporator that evaporates the liquid refrigerant discharged from the gas-liquid separator;
• a refrigerant inflow pipe that connects the at least one expansion valve and the gas-liquid separator;
• a bypass pipe that connects the gas-liquid separator and the compressor;
• and
• a refrigerant discharge pipe that connects the gas-liquid separator and the evaporator, wherein the gas-liquid separator comprises:
• a housing in which a portion of each of the refrigerant inflow pipe, the bypass pipe, and the refrigerant discharge pipe is installed;
• a first partition wall, which is installed in an internal accommodation space of the housing and having a first opening disposed adjacent to a distal end of the refrigerant inflow pipe;
• a second partition wall, which is spaced apart from the first partition wall and installed in the internal accommodation space of the housing and having a second opening disposed adjacent to a distal end of the refrigerant discharge pipe;
• and
• a base to which a lower end of the first partition wall and a lower end of the second partition wall are fixed, wherein each of the first partition wall and second partition wall is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the base.