US 12,259,145 B2
Air conditioner
Sungoug Cho, Suwon-si (KR); and Seonho Hwang, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/213,051.
Application 18/213,051 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/000512, filed on Jan. 12, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0029639 (KR), filed on Mar. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349562 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F24F 1/0076 (2019.01); F24F 1/0063 (2019.01); F24F 1/0083 (2019.01); F24F 8/192 (2021.01); F24F 8/30 (2021.01); F24F 13/22 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 1/0076 (2019.02) [F24F 1/0063 (2019.02); F24F 1/0083 (2019.02); F24F 8/192 (2021.01); F24F 8/30 (2021.01); F24F 13/222 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air conditioner comprising:
a first heat exchanger positioned indoors;
a second heat exchanger positioned outdoors and connected to the first heat exchanger;
a water tank configured to accommodate water for generating vapor;
a filtering device configured to filter indoor air;
a first valve;
a second valve;
a connecting pipe connecting the first valve to the second valve;
a water guiding pipe connecting the water tank to the first valve;
a condensate water guiding pipe connecting the first heat exchanger to the first valve; and
a residue guiding pipe connecting the filtering device to the first valve;
wherein the first valve is configured to selectively (i) guide the water for generating vapor to the water tank via the water guiding pipe, (ii) guide residue generated in the filtering device to the second valve via the connecting pipe, and (iii) guide condensate water generated in the first heat exchanger to the second valve via the connecting pipe, and
wherein the second valve is configured to selectively (i) guide the water for generating vapor to the first valve via the connecting pipe, and (ii) guide the residue or the condensate water transferred via the connecting pipe from the first valve to a discharge outlet.