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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1997
Young-Man Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Seok Cho, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A discharge current control apparatus of an air conditioner and method thereof having a plurality of suction inlets for sucking an indoor air, a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging the indoor air sucked through the suction inlets, a discharge outlet for discharging the air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger, a plurality of wind direction blades for controlling a wind direction of the air discharged through the discharge outlet, and an indoor fan for controlling a wind amount of the air discharged through the discharge outlet, the apparatus comprising a distance detecting unit for sensing a human body nearness distance by detecting infrared generated from a human body, a position detecting unit for sensing a human body left and right position by detecting infrared generated from a human body, a control unit for controlling a wind direction, a wind amount, and a predetermined temperature of the discharged air, so that the discharged air can be supplied to an area where the human body exits according to the human body nearness distance sensed by the distance detecting unit and the human body left and right position sensed by the position detecting unit, a wind direction control unit for controlling a wind direction of the discharged air according to the control of the control unit, and a wind amount control unit for controlling a wind amount of the discharged air according to the control of the control unit.