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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jun Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyungjin Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyutae Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Joonho Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Sangwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Sungjin Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Eunsung Jo, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyeongkyu Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Youngju Joo, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyoungseo Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An air conditioner including an indoor unit housing; an indoor heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the indoor unit housing; a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant for a cooling operation or a heating operation performed by the air conditioner; a four-way valve configured to switch a circulation direction of the refrigerant based on whether the air conditioner is to perform the cooling operation or the heating operation; a first blower fan located in the indoor unit housing and configured to blow heat-exchanged air out of the indoor unit housing; a second blower fan located in the indoor unit housing at a higher position than the first blower fan and configured to blow heat-exchanged air out of the indoor unit housing; and a processor electrically connected to the compressor, the four-way valve, the first blower fan, and the second blower fan, and configured to, during the heating operation, adjust a rotational speed of the first blower fan to be higher than a rotational speed of the second blower fan.