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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jae-Seok Cho, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D / ; F24F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
454229 ; 236493 ; 236 51 ;
Abstract
An air conditioner discharges air through an air outlet and into a room. The direction of the discharged air is controlled by adjusting horizontal and/or vertical blades extending across the air outlet. The air flow rate can be controlled by adjusting a variable speed fan. Infrared sensors detect human bodies in the room and determine a distance and direction of the bodies with respect to the air conditioner for controlling the blades and fan in order to supply air to a region(s) of the room in which a human body is detected.