US 12,215,890 B2
Indoor unit for an air conditioner
Junseok Bae, Seoul (KR); Younggu Lee, Seoul (KR); Hwanhak Jang, Seoul (KR); Kangyoung Kim, Seoul (KR); Moonshin Kim, Seoul (KR); and Seongkuk Mun, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/891,106.
Application 17/891,106 is a continuation of application No. 16/980,760, previously published as PCT/KR2019/003028, filed on Mar. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-003077 (KR), filed on Mar. 16, 2018; and application No. 10-2019-0024949 (KR), filed on Mar. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404042 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 6/18 (2006.01); F24F 6/00 (2006.01); F24F 6/02 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2018.01); F24F 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 6/18 (2013.01) [F24F 6/00 (2013.01); F24F 6/02 (2013.01); F24F 11/00 (2013.01); F24F 13/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A humidification assembly, comprising:
a water tank;
a humidification fan;
a water supply assembly coupled to the water tank such that water in the water tank flows into the water supply assembly,
wherein the water supply assembly drains water having flowed into the water supply assembly through a chamber housing pipe;
a steam generator configured to evaporate water stored therein to generate humidified air;
a drain assembly that drains water having flowed into the drain assembly through a drain inlet;
a water connection pipe coupled to the chamber housing pipe,
wherein water drained from the water supply assembly flows through the water connection pipe; and
a drain connection pipe coupled to the drain inlet,
wherein water drained from the steam generator flows through the drain connection pipe,
wherein the steam generator comprises:
a first water pipe coupled to the water connection pipe;
a second water pipe coupled to the drain connection pipe; and
a humidification housing forming a water storage space in which water is stored and evaporated,
wherein the humidification housing comprises an air inlet through which air flows into the water storage space and a humidified air outlet through which the humidified air is discharged,
wherein the second water pipe is disposed closer to the air inlet than to the humidified air outlet,
wherein the humidification fan is disposed above the humidification housing, and blows air into the humidification housing through the air inlet, and
wherein air introduced through the air inlet flows downward at the location where the air inlet is formed.