(19)
(11) EP 2 206 974 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/28

(21) Application number: 10000111.4

(22) Date of filing: 08.01.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 1/00(2011.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 09.01.2009 KR 20090002004

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Seoul 150-721 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Choi, In Ho
    Seoul, 153-802 (KR)
  • Park, Jong Chan
    Seoul, 153-802 (KR)
  • Choi, Han Lim
    Seoul, 153-802 (KR)
  • Choi, Dong Whan
    Seoul, 153-802 (KR)
  • Yim, Nam Sik
    Seoul, 153-802 (KR)

(74) Representative: TER MEER - STEINMEISTER & PARTNER GbR 
Patentanwälte Mauerkircherstrasse 45
81679 München
81679 München (DE)

   


(54) Indoor unit of an air conditioner with movable intake panel


(57) An air conditioner includes a cabinet (11) and a fan assembly (14) positioned within the cabinet (11) and configured to guide air inside of the cabinet (11) toward an outside of the cabinet (11). The air conditioner also includes a front panel (12) coupled to the cabinet (11) and configured to communicate air into the cabinet (11) from the outside. The air conditioner further includes an intake panel (13) moveable with respect to the front panel (12) and configured to open or close an intake portion defined by the front panel. In addition, the air conditioner includes a guide unit (19) positioned between the front panel (12) and the intake panel (11) and configured to partition the intake portion (121) into at least two intake passages (SP).







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