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US 12,070,715 B2Granted
Air conditioning apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYanghwa Lee, Chulwoo Park, Hojung Kim
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Abstract
An air conditioning apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a main body including a suction part through which air is suctioned and a discharge part through which the air suctioned through the suction part is discharged, a fan disposed in the main body to allow the air to flow, an electric charge device coupled to the main body outside the main body to charge dust in the air, and a filter device disposed between the suction part and the discharge part in the main body to collect the charged dust particles.
Claims17
An air conditioner, comprising:
- a body including a suction grille having a suction opening through which air is suctioned and a discharge opening through which the air is discharged, the suction opening being formed at a top of the body;
- a fan provided in the body;
- a heat exchanger provided in the body and with which the air suctioned through the suction opening is heat-exchanged;
- an electric charge device configured to charge foreign substances in the air being suctioned through the suction opening;
- and
- a voltage applying part configured to supply a voltage to the electric charge device,
- wherein the electric charge device includes:
- a housing having an opening that is fluidly communicated with the air being suctioned through the suction opening, the opening being positioned outside the body;
- and
- an electric charge part provided inside the housing and electrically connected to the voltage applying part, the electric charge part including an electrode that extends towards the opening and generates ions,
- wherein the housing is positioned vertically above the suction grille to allow the foreign substances in the air to be charged before suctioning into the suction opening, and
- wherein the opening is arranged such that a flow path of ions from the electrode towards the outside of the suction grill is formed to cross a suction flow of the air towards the suction opening.
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An air conditioner, comprising:
- a body including a suction grille having a suction opening through which air is suctioned and a discharge opening through which the air is discharged, the suction opening being formed at a top of the body;
- a fan provided in the body;
- a heat exchanger provided in the body and with which the air suctioned through the suction opening is heat-exchanged;
- an electric charge device configured to charge foreign substances in the air being suctioned through the suction opening;
- and
- a voltage applying part configured to supply a voltage to the electric charge device,
- wherein the electric charge device includes:
- a housing having an opening that is fluidly communicated with the air being suctioned through the suction opening;
- and
- an electric charge part that is provided in the housing and generates ions by voltage applied from the voltage applying part,
- wherein the opening is substantially located outside the suction grille vertically above the body and the suction opening is located inside the suction grille such that the ions diffused through the opening is transferred to the air before the air is suctioned through the suction opening.
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An air conditioner, comprising:
- a body including a suction grille having a suction opening through which air is suctioned and a discharge opening through which the air is discharged, the suction opening being formed at a top of the body;
- a fan provided in the body;
- a heat exchanger provided in the body and with which the air suctioned through the suction opening is heat-exchanged;
- an electric charge device configured to charge foreign substances in the air being suctioned through the suction opening;
- and
- a voltage applying part configured to supply a voltage to the electric charge device,
- wherein the electric charge device includes:
- a housing having an opening that is fluidly communicated with the air being suctioned through the suction opening;
- and
- an electric charge part including an electrode that is provided inside the housing and extends towards the opening to generate ions,
- wherein the housing includes a portion that is positioned vertically above the top of the body and the opening is formed at the portion of the housing, and
- wherein a direction in which the electrode extends towards the opening is substantially parallel to the suction grille such that a flow path of ions from the electrode towards the outside of the suction grill is different from a suction flow path of the air towards the suction opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.