Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Byungyul So

Jihong Kim

Hyunho Kim

Wooyoung Park

Changwoo Jung

Mingu Jeon

Hongyeol Moon

An air conditioner includes a housing comprising an outlet, a panel attachable to or detachable from a lower side of the housing, the panel comprising an inlet to introduce air therethrough, a first filter installable to the panel to filter the introduced air, a second filter installable to the panel at an upper side of the first filter and configured to further filter the introduced air, and a lifter configured to detach the panel from the lower side of the housing by lowering the panel from an initial position to a maintenance position in a vertical direction, and to attach the panel to the lower side of the housing by lifting the panel from the maintenance position to the initial position in the vertical direction. By lowering the panel to the maintenance position, one or more of the first filter and the second filter are accessible for the maintenance.

Air conditioner

An air conditioner includes a housing including an outlet, a panel attachable to or detachable from a lower side of the housing and including an inlet to introduce air therethrough, a first filter installable to the panel to filter the introduced air, a second filter installable to the panel and configured to further filter the introduced air using an electrostatic force, and a lifter configured to detach the panel from the lower side of the housing by lowering the panel from an initial position, and to attach the panel to the lower side of the housing by lifting the panel from a maintenance position. When the panel is lowered to the maintenance position, one or more of the first filter and the second filter are accessible for maintenance thereon.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Byungyul So