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US 12,313,293 B2Granted
Indoor unit for an air conditioner
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJunseok Bae, Younggu Lee, Hwanhak Jang, Kangyoung Kim, Moonshin Kim, Seongkuk Mun
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Abstract
An indoor unit for an air conditioner in which the water level of a steam generator is linked with the water level of a supply chamber for supplying water to the steam generator, and a supply floater, which is lowered or raised according to the water level of the supply chamber, opens and closes a supply flow channel for supplying water to the supply chamber. The indoor unit for an air conditioner can control the water supply through the level of water stored in the steam generator.
Claims8
A humidification assembly included in an air conditioner, comprising:
- a water tank;
- a water supply assembly holding the water tank such that water in the water tank flows inwards, and which drains the water flowing inwards through a chamber housing pipe;
- a steam generator to evaporate water therein and to produce humidified air;
- a drain assembly including a drain pump to drain water suctioned through a drain inlet;
- and
- a water connection pipe to allow the chamber housing pipe, the steam generator, and the drain inlet to communicate with each other,
- wherein the water connection pipe comprises:
- a first connection pipe connected with the chamber housing pipe, through which water drained from the water supply assembly flows;
- a second connection pipe connected with the steam generator, through which water suctioned into the steam generator and water drained from the steam generator flow;
- a third connection pipe connected with the drain inlet, through which water suctioned into the drain assembly flows;
- and
- a three-way pipe connected with the first connection pipe, the second connection pipe, and the third connection pipe,
- wherein, when the drain pump operates, the water is drained from the water supply assembly through the first connection pipe and the water is drained from the steam generator through the second connection pipe and are mixed at the three-way pipe, and the mixed water is suctioned through the third connection pipe toward the drain pump,
- wherein the steam generator comprises a humidification housing forming a water storage space where water is stored and where stored water is evaporated, and a water pipe connected between the humidification housing and the second connection pipe,
- wherein the chamber housing pipe comprises a first end communicated with the water supply assembly and the second end connected to the first connection pipe,
- wherein the second end of the chamber housing pipe is higher than the water pipe, and the first end of the chamber housing pipe is higher than the second end of the chamber housing pipe,
- wherein the water supply assembly comprises a supply chamber configured to temporarily store water supplied by the water tank, and a supply floater disposed in the supply chamber and configured to move in an up-down direction depending on a level of the water stored in the supply chamber,
- wherein a water level of the supply chamber and a water level of the humidification housing are substantially same, and
- wherein the supply floater is configured to close a middle hole which forms a part of a supply flow channel which is configured to guide water supplied by the water tank to the supply chamber based on the water level of the humidification housing reaches a highest water level.
16 more elements
An air conditioner comprising:
- a cabinet;
- and
- a humidification assembly disposed in the cabinet,
- wherein the humidification assembly comprises:
- a water tank;
- a water supply assembly holding the water tank such that water in the water tank flows inwards, and which drains the water flowing inwards through a chamber housing pipe;
- a steam generator to evaporate water therein and to produce humidified air;
- a drain assembly including a drain pump to drain water suctioned through a drain inlet;
- and
- a water connection pipe to allow the chamber housing pipe, the steam generator, and the drain inlet to communicate with each other,
- wherein the water connection pipe comprises:
- a first connection pipe connected with the chamber housing pipe, through which water drained from the water supply assembly flows;
- a second connection pipe connected with the steam generator, through which water suctioned into the steam generator and water drained from the steam generator flow;
- a third connection pipe connected with the drain inlet, through which water suctioned into the drain assembly flows;
- and
- a three-way pipe connected with the first connection pipe, the second connection pipe, and the third connection pipe,
- wherein, when the drain pump operates, the water is drained from the water supply assembly through the first connection pipe and the water is drained from the steam generator through the second connection pipe and are mixed at the three-way pipe, and the mixed water is suctioned through the third connection pipe toward the drain pump.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.