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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Hyun Chun, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Gyun Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong Deok Cheon, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Bum Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Jun Seok Kwon, Anyang-si, KR;
Sung Jae Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jong Whal Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji Hong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Won Oh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sang Ki Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Yeon Seob Yun, Suwon-si, KR;
Won Hee Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Chang Sik Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun Joo Jeon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae Rim Jung, Anyang-si, KR;
Chang Woo Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Weon Seok Choi, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.