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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A flow path switching device of the present disclosure includes a case comprising a first nozzle into which fluid flows from an indoor unit, a second nozzle which sends fluid to the indoor unit, a plurality of inner outflow pipes through which fluid supplied from the first nozzle flows, a plurality of inner inflow pipes through which the fluid supplied to the second nozzle flows, and a flow path connection portion in which a space is formed to communicate the plurality of inner outflow pipes with the first nozzle or to communicate the plurality of inner inflow pipes with the second nozzle; a valve which is rotatably disposed in the space of the flow path connection portion, and has a first chamber connecting one of the plurality of inner inflow pipes and the first nozzle according to disposition, and a second chamber connecting one of the plurality of inner outflow pipes and the second nozzle according to disposition; and a motor which is disposed in one side of the valve, and rotates the valve, wherein the plurality of inner outflow pipes and the plurality of inner inflow pipes are disposed in the same one side direction of the flow path connection portion and are spaced apart from each other in a direction in which a rotation shaft around which the valve rotates is formed.