Heat exchanger with unitary air intake and exhaust member for an air conditioner
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKyong-Jin Seo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a unitary heat exchanger for an air conditioner which is capable of minimizing the size, weight, and the power consumption thereof, and improving the thermal efficiency. The unitary heat exchanger comprises an air intake member for introducing the room air, and a combustion furnace for firing a fuel with the air introduced through the air intake member to generate a hot combustion gas. A heat exchanger is disposed in line with the furnace for passing the hot combustion gas from the combustion furnace therethrough and heating fresh room air supplied by a blower. An air exhaust member discharges the hot combustion gas from the heat exchange means.
Claims7
A heat exchanger for an air conditioner having a burner motor and a combustion burner, comprising:
- an air intake member for introducing intake air;
- a combustion furnace for firing a fuel with the intake air to generate a hot combustion gas;
- heat exchange means for exchanging heat between said hot combustion gas and fresh room air, said heat exchange means comprising conduits arranged in-line with said combustion furnace such that longitudinal axes of said conduits intersect said combustion furnace, said conduits arranged for conducting hot combustion gas from an end of said combustion furnace in a first axial direction and then back toward said end of said combustion furnace in a second axial direction;
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- means within said combustion chamber for introducing combustion gas into some of said conduits in the first axial direction
- a gas exhaust member disposed at said end of said combustion furnace for receiving and exhausting combustion gas from the remaining conduits from along a second axial direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.