公开(公告)号：US11971178B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US16981248

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sunggyu Choi ,  Kangyoung Kim ,  Junseok Bae ,  Seongkuk Mun ,  Heejun Cheon ,  Nahee Kim

IPC: F24F1/00 ,  F24F1/0011 ,  F24F1/005 ,  F24F1/0087 ,  F24F8/80

CPC classification number: F24F1/0011 ,  F24F1/005 ,  F24F1/0087 ,  F24F8/80

Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a cabinet assembly; a door assembly disposed at a front of the cabinet assembly to cover the front of the cabinet assembly; a fixed plate fixed to the cabinet assembly and disposed between the door assembly and the cabinet assembly; and a door assembly moving part disposed between the door assembly and the fixed plate to move the door assembly in a left-right direction with respect to the cabinet assembly. When seen from the front of the cabinet assembly, the fixed plate is fixed eccentric in a direction where the door assembly moves such that when the door assembly moves, a center line of the door assembly remains within a left-right width of the fixed plate.

公开(公告)号：US11969682B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17879969

申请日：2022-08-03

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sunggyu Choi ,  Kangyoung Kim ,  Eunsun Lee ,  Jungwon Lee ,  Junseok Bae ,  Myeonggu Kang ,  Giyeong Gyeong

IPC: B01D46/00 ,  B01D46/12 ,  B01D46/48 ,  B01D46/681 ,  F24F1/0073 ,  F24F8/108 ,  F24F8/90

CPC classification number: B01D46/0008 ,  B01D46/12 ,  B01D46/48 ,  B01D46/681 ,  F24F1/0073 ,  F24F8/108 ,  F24F8/90 ,  B01D2279/50

Abstract: Disclosed is an indoor unit for an air conditioner. The indoor unit for the air conditioner according to the present invention includes: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having an air suction port formed in a rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module disposed at the air suction port to filter dust contained in air being introduced through the air suction port; a filter cleaner configured to move upward and downward in a rear of the filter module to remove foreign substances stuck in the filter module; a guide rail vertically disposed on one side of the filter module and configured to guide upward and downward movement of the filter cleaner, wherein the filter cleaner comprises: a mobile gear configured to rotate while engaged with the guide rail to move the filter cleaner upward and downward with respect to the filter module, a gear motor configured to rotate the mobile gear, an agitator configured to rotate in friction with the filter module, a dust container disposed downward of the agitator and collecting foreign substances separated from the filter module due to the rotation of the agitator, and a guide roller bringing the filter cleaner into close contact with the filter module so that part of the agitator rotates while in contact with the filter module.