AIR CONDITIONER
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1. An air conditioner comprising:
- a fan assembly to blow air;
a diffuser assembly comprising a center panel and a grill arranged at an outside of the center panel such that the air blown by the fan assembly flows through a flow passage formed between the center panel and the grill; and
an airflow regulator configured to rotate the diffuser assembly to change a direction of the flow passage of air discharged from the diffuser assembly.
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Abstract
An air conditioner including an improved airflow regulator is configured to easily regulate the airflow. The air conditioner includes a fan assembly configured to blow air a diffuser assembly configured to include a center panel and a grill arranged at the outside of the center panel such that the air blown by the fan assembly flows through a flow passage formed between the center panel and the grill; and an airflow regulator configured to rotate the diffuser assembly so as to change a direction of the flow passage.
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51 Claims
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1. An air conditioner comprising:
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a fan assembly to blow air; a diffuser assembly comprising a center panel and a grill arranged at an outside of the center panel such that the air blown by the fan assembly flows through a flow passage formed between the center panel and the grill; and an airflow regulator configured to rotate the diffuser assembly to change a direction of the flow passage of air discharged from the diffuser assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An air conditioner comprising:
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a fan assembly to blow air; and a diffuser assembly to direct movement of the air blown through the fan assembly, wherein the diffuser assembly comprises; a center panel; and a blade unit including a grill disposed at an outside of the center panel and a plurality of blades disposed between the center panel and the grill to direct movement of the air blown from the fan assembly, wherein at least some parts of the blade unit are rotatably coupled to the center panel to change a direction of the air blown from the fan assembly according to a rotation of the at least some parts of the blade unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An air conditioner comprising:
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a housing in which a circular opening is formed; a fan assembly to blow air in a manner that the air is discharged through the circular opening; and a duct assembly disposed at a front of the circular opening to guide the air blown through the fan assembly and to change an airflow direction, wherein the duct assembly comprises; a first duct rotatably disposed at the front of the opening in a manner that a side surface of the first duct is irregular in height; and a second duct slidably mounted to a front part of the first duct in a manner that a side surface of the second duct is irregular in height. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An air conditioner comprising:
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a housing in which a circular opening is formed; a fan assembly to blow air through the circular opening; and a guide blade formed to correspond to a shape of the opening, and rotatably provided in the housing, wherein an airflow direction is changed by rotation of the guide blade. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A diffuser assembly to direct air blown by a fan of an air conditioner, the diffuser assembly comprising:
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a center panel; a grill located outside of the center panel to form an airflow passage; a plurality of blades disposed between the center panel and the grill, and formed of a flexible material; and a rotation link mounted to one side of the plurality of blades, wherein the plurality of blades are changed in shape by rotation of the rotation link such that an airflow direction is changed of the air blown by the fan of the air conditioner.
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47. An air conditioner comprising:
a diffuser assembly formed to direct air blown through a circular opening, the diffuser assembly including; a center panel; a rotation link rotatably mounted to the center panel; a grill located at an outside of the center panel; and a plurality of blades, one side of which is rotatably mounted to the rotation link, and the other side of which is rotatably mounted to the grill, wherein the plurality of blades are formed to be rotatable by rotation of the rotation link. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A diffuser assembly for an air conditioner, the diffuser assembly comprising:
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a center panel; a grill disposed outside of the center panel to form an airflow passage; a plurality of blades disposed between the center panel and the grill; and a circular link rotatably coupled to the center panel, wherein the plurality of blades are coupled to the circular link such that a rotation of the circular link changes an angle of the plurality of blades thereby changing a direction of airflow. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A diffuser assembly for an air conditioner, the diffuser assembly comprising:
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a center panel; a grill disposed outside of the center panel to form an airflow passage; a plurality of blades disposed between the center panel and the grill; a case of the diffuser assembly including a guide hole formed at a side surface of the case; and a pressing member disposed outside of the case and including a guide protrusion inserted into the guide hole formed at the side surface of the case, wherein the diffuser assembly rotates thereby changing an airflow direction when the pressing member exerts pressure on the diffuser assembly.
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