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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Beomchan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sungoh Choi, Seoul, KR;
Hyeri Park, Seoul, KR;
Jusu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyungsoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An air conditioner comprises an outdoor unit including a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger; and an indoor unit connected to the outdoor unit by a gas pipe and a liquid pipe and having an indoor heat exchanger including a first coil and a second coil branched from the gas pipe and connected in parallel, a first manifold and a second manifold connected by refrigerant pipes to enable refrigerant to flow to the indoor heat exchanger, a first expansion valve and a second expansion valve connected in parallel to the liquid pipe and that block or expand the refrigerant, refrigerant flow pipes connecting a gas pipe side of the first manifold and an outlet side of the second expansion valve, a third expansion valve installed on the refrigerant flow pipe to block or expand the refrigerant, and a control valve installed on the gas pipe to block the refrigerant.