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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2023
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Jusu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sungoh Choi, Seoul, KR;
Beomchan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyeri Park, Seoul, KR;
Hyungsoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit comprising a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, and an indoor unit connected to the outdoor unit and provided with an indoor heat exchanger. The indoor unit includes a first refrigerant flow tube connecting an inlet side of the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor unit, a second refrigerant flow tube connecting an outlet side of the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor unit, a first bypass tube branched from a first branch point of the first refrigerant flow tube and joined to a first joining point of the second refrigerant flow tube, a second bypass tube branched from a second branch point of the first refrigerant flow tube and joined to a second joining point of the second refrigerant flow tube, and a flow switching valve disposed between the first and second joining points of the second refrigerant flow tube.