Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hansuk Lee

Jeimin Choi

Hyeonu Park

Changsoo Lim

Chungwan Yuk

Duju Hwang

Kyusang Park

Junwoo Kim

Dongil Jung

Buyoun Lee

Keunjeong Jang

Eunsung Jo

Chulbyung Park

An air conditioner including a compressor including a discharge side; an outdoor heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with outdoor air; a base arranged to support the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger; a four-way valve arranged between the discharge side of the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger; a defrost pipe arranged at the base and configured to receive refrigerant discharged from the compressor to supply heat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to the base; and a defrost valve arranged on the defrost pipe and configured to adjust a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the defrost pipe.

Air conditioner with base defroster

Provided is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. The outdoor unit of the air conditioner includes a heat exchanger, a base arranged below the heat exchanger and including a first part including a drain hole formed to correspond to the heat exchanger to discharge water generated from the heat exchanger, and a second part formed to have a stepped portion with the first part, and a leg provided below the base and including a panel formed to slope while being spaced apart from the base such that the water is discharged through the drain hole.

Outdoor unit for air conditioner

Disclosed is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes: an indoor unit and an outdoor unit that circulates a refrigerant between the indoor unit and the outdoor unit, in which the outdoor unit includes a heat exchanger that exchanges heat with the refrigerant and a housing that houses the heat exchanger, the housing includes a first plate that is provided to surround the heat exchanger, and a second plate that is provided to cover an opening formed on an edge of the first plate, has a ventilation hole through which air is circulated between inside and outside of the housing, is made of a material having greater corrosion resistance than that of the first plate, and includes a screw coupling part provided to be coupled to the first plate.

Air conditioner

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hansuk Lee