Air conditioner
US12078386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/20
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Air conditioner is provided that may include a case having an inlet and an outlet provided below the inlet, a heat exchanger configured to heat exchange external air introduced into the case through the inlet, a blower fan disposed below the heat exchanger and configured to be rotated by a rotational shaft formed in a lateral direction so as to send air inside the case from the inlet to the outlet, a lower guide that guides air, which is blown toward a lower side of the blower fan by the blower fan, to the outlet, an upper guide spaced apart from the lower guide to form a discharge passage with the lower guide, and a sterilization device disposed at one side of the lower guide and having a sterilization lamp configured to emit ultraviolet light toward the blower fan. A lower end of the sterilization lamp may be disposed lower than an upper surface of the lower guide.
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