公开(公告)号：US20250093056A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18965634

申请日：2024-12-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Woonghee LEE ,  Soonwon AHN ,  Joonho YOON ,  Wonhee LEE ,  Jangjung LEE

IPC: F24F8/22 ,  A61L9/20

Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including: a housing including an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger within the housing, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to heat exchange with air drawn in through the inlet; a blower fan configured to cause the heat exchanged air to be discharged through the outlet; and a sterilizer configured to irradiate light toward the blower fan; wherein the sterilizer includes: a first light-emitting diode (LED) including a first irradiation surface; and a second LED including a second irradiation surface, wherein the first irradiation surface faces a first direction, and wherein the second irradiation surface faces a second direction different from the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US20240393002A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18784079

申请日：2024-07-25

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hojin LEE ,  Hyunho KIM ,  Wooyoung PARK ,  Byungyul SO ,  Soonwon AHN ,  Byeongkook YOO ,  Joonho YOON ,  Mingu JEON ,  Changwoo JUNG

IPC: F24F13/08

Abstract: An air conditioner includes: a main body including a heat exchanger and a blower fan, a panel frame assembled to the main body, a grille panel positioned on one side of the panel frame, a blade arranged to be spaced apart from the grille panel by a specified distance and to be rotatable relative to the panel frame, an intermediate panel positioned between the grille panel and the blade, a plurality of first holes arranged in the intermediate panel and capable of discharging air delivered from the blower fan, and a plurality of second holes arranged in the blade and capable of discharging air delivered from the blower fan.

公开(公告)号：US20240392976A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18657070

申请日：2024-05-07

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Byeongkook YOO ,  Hyunho KIM ,  Wooyoung PARK ,  Byungyul SO ,  Soonwon AHN ,  Joonho YOON ,  Hojin LEE ,  Mingu JEON ,  Changwoo JUNG

IPC: F24F1/0047 ,  F24F1/0025 ,  F24F11/79

Abstract: An indoor unit for air conditioners includes a main body and a panel frame coupled to the main body. The main body includes a blower fan configured to generate air flow, and a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with the air. The panel frame includes an air inlet forming an air supply passage to the main body and an air outlet forming a discharge passage for air discharged from the main body. A plurality of openings are provided in the panel frame. The plurality of openings are configured to be opened and closed by a plurality of doors. An electrical part comprising circuitry is placed on at least one of the plurality of openings.

公开(公告)号：US20240393005A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18671383

申请日：2024-05-22

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Joonho YOON ,  Hyunho KIM ,  Wooyoung PARK ,  Byungyul SO ,  Moonsun SHIN ,  Soonwon AHN ,  Byeongkook YOO ,  Hojin LEE ,  Mingu JEON ,  Changwoo JUNG

IPC: F24F13/20 ,  F24F11/79 ,  F24F13/30

Abstract: An air conditioner includes: a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet, a heat exchanger provided inside the housing, a blower fan rotatably provided inside the housing, an ultraviolet (UV) light source provided inside the housing and configured to irradiate UV light toward the blower fan, a blade rotatable, relative to the housing, configured to be in an open position for opening the air outlet or in a closed position for blocking the air outlet, and a sensor configured to detect a position of the blade, and may be configured to selectively stop operation of the UV light source based on the position of the blade detected by the sensor.