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US 8,127,830 B2Granted
Air conditioner
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJung Woo Lee, Kyung Hwa Park, Seok Ho Choi
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Abstract
An air conditioner is disclosed which includes a case including an external air inlet opening formed in a side of the case, a heat exchanger provided in the case, and a guide part which guides external air which enters the case through the external air inlet opening into an interior of the heat exchanger.
Claims9
An air conditioner, comprising:
- a case comprising an external air inlet opening formed in a side of the case;
- a heat exchanger provided in the case;
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- an external air inlet chamber, provided in the case, into which external air enters through the external air inlet opening;
- a guide part which guides external air which enters the case through the external air inlet opening into an interior of the heat exchanger, the guide part comprising:
- an air inlet which guides interior air into the interior of the heat exchanger;
- a connecting channel through which external air passes from the external air inlet chamber to the air inlet;
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- a guiding groove through which external air passes from the connecting channel to the air inlet.
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An air conditioner, comprising:
- a case comprising an external air inlet opening formed in one side of the case, an air intake formed in another side of the case, and an air outlet formed at a side of the air intake to discharge air into an indoor space;
- an external air inlet chamber, provided in the case, into which external air enters through the external air inlet opening;
- a connecting channel through which external air passes from the external air inlet chamber;
- a fan provided within the case and configured to mix external air from the connecting channel with interior air introduced through the air intake;
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- a heat exchanger disposed at a discharge portion of the fan, wherein mixed external and interior air, mixed in the fan, passes through the heat exchanger and is discharged through the air outlet into the indoor space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.