Air-conditioning device
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorTaekyung Kim
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Abstract
An air-conditioning device is provided that includes a case having an interior divided into a first area and a second area; a barrier arranged between the first area and the second area inside of the case; an indoor blowing fan arranged in the first area; an outdoor blowing fan arranged in the second area; a first thermoelectric element including a first indoor heat exchanger arranged in the first area, and a first outdoor heat exchanger arranged in the second area; a case lower-surface formed on a lower surface of the case so as to have an open upper side to collect condensed water generated from the first thermoelectric electric element; and a second thermoelectric element arranged between the first thermoelectric element and the case lower-surface.
Claims14
An air-conditioning device, comprising:
- a case having an interior divided into a first area and a second area, provided with an indoor inlet and an indoor outlet to allow the first area and an indoor space to communicate with each other, and provided with an outdoor inlet and an outdoor outlet to allow the second area and an outdoor space to communicate with each other;
- a barrier disposed between the first area and the second area inside of the case;
- an indoor blowing fan disposed in the first area to form a flow of air from the indoor inlet to the indoor outlet;
- an outdoor blowing fan disposed in the second area to form a flow of air from the outdoor inlet to the outdoor outlet;
- a first thermoelectric element comprising a first indoor heat exchanger disposed in the first area to exchange heat with air passing through the first area, and a first outdoor heat exchanger disposed in the second area to exchange heat with air passing through the second area;
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- a second thermoelectric element disposed between the first thermoelectric element and a case lower surface to heat condensed water generated from the first thermoelectric element, wherein a connection hole through which the first area and the second area communicate with each other is formed between the case lower surface and the second thermoelectric element, so that the condensed water is distributed in both the first area and the second area, wherein the second thermoelectric element is disposed at an upper side of the connection hole, wherein the second thermoelectric element comprises:
- a second outdoor heat exchange surface disposed to face the second area;
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- a second outdoor heat exchange fin that protrudes from the second outdoor heat exchange surface to the second area so as to heat the condensed water, and wherein the outdoor blowing fan is disposed between the first outdoor heat exchanger and the second outdoor heat exchange fin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.