CPC F28F 9/0275 (2013.01) [F24F 13/30 (2013.01); F28F 2009/0295 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. An air conditioner comprising:
a distributor configured to distribute a fluid passing inside of the distributor; and
a heat exchanger including a plurality of refrigerant pipes in which the fluid distributed by the distributor flows, the heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air,
wherein the distributor comprises:
a main pipe;
a partition defining a plurality of distribution paths separated from each other in the main pipe, the plurality of distribution paths including a first distribution path and a second distribution path being different from the first distribution path;
a first branched pipe inserted into the first distribution path as much as a first insertion length, the first branched pipe connected to a first refrigerant pipe in a first portion of the heat exchanger;
a second branched pipe inserted into the first distribution path as much as a second insertion length longer than the first insertion length, the second branched pipe connected to a second refrigerant pipe in a second portion of the heat exchanger; and
a third branched pipe inserted into the second distribution path as much as the second insertion length of the second branched pipe inserted into the first distribution path, and
wherein a flow velocity of air exchanging heat at the first portion of the heat exchanger is faster than a flow velocity of air exchanging heat at the second portion of the heat exchanger.
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