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(11) EP 1 925 887 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/22

(21) Application number: 07108537.7

(22) Date of filing: 21.05.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 11/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 22.11.2006 KR 20060116079

(71) Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Song, Myung Seob
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Seo, Kook Jeong, No.101-1304, Cheongdeokmaeul-gwangdo-
    Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Kim, Hyung Chel
    Busan (KR)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Apparatus and method for controlling air current in sleep mode of air conditioner


(57) An apparatus and method for controlling an air current in a sleep mode of an air conditioner, in which the directions of air discharged through discharge holes and the volume of the discharged air are controlled so as to reduce power consumption while creating a comfortable sleeping environment. The method for controlling an air current in a sleep mode of an air conditioner having blades for adjusting directions of discharged air, includes determining whether the sleep mode is inputted; sensing an indoor temperature, when it is determined that the sleep mode is inputted; and comparing the sensed indoor temperature with a set control temperature, and adjusting the directions of the discharged air according to the results of the comparison.







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