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Air conditioner

  • US 10,088,175 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2016
  • Issued: 10/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An air conditioner, comprising:

  • a main body having an air inlet and an air outlet defined therein;

    a filter received in the main body to filter air suctioned into the main body;

    a heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between a refrigerant and the air suctioned into the main body; and

    an ultraviolet (UV) sterilization module configured to sterilize the air suctioned into the main body, wherein the UV sterilization module includes;

    a porous main body in a mesh form, wherein the porous main body Includes a photocatalyst coating; and

    a plurality of UV lamps, wherein the main body includes a bent portion to allow the porous main body to conform to a shape of the heat exchanger, wherein the plurality of UV lamps is arranged to be spaced from each other between the air Inlet and the heat exchanger, wherein the porous main body is provided upstream of the plurality of UV lamps and the heat exchanger with respect to an airflow direction, and wherein the main body includes;

    a chassis; and

    a front frame at a front of the chassis, wherein an inner space is defined between the chassis and the front frame, wherein the porous main body is coupled to at least one of the chassis or the front frame, wherein a positional relationship of the porous main body including the photocatalyst coating, the plurality of UV lamps, and the heat exchanger prevents an odorized substance from being attached to the plurality of UV lamps and the heat exchanger, preventing pollution and performance degradation of the plurality of the UV lamps and the heat exchanger.

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