(19)
(11) EP 2 330 366 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/23

(21) Application number: 10189837.7

(22) Date of filing: 03.11.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25B 6/04(2006.01)
F25B 40/02(2006.01)
F25B 39/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 20.11.2009 KR 20090112434

(71) Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 506-762 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Cho, Dong Ho
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Kim, Dong Wug
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Seo, Dong Seob
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)

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

   


(54) Air conditioner and outdoor unit thereof


(57) An air conditioner includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger connected to the compressor through a first connection pipe, a second heat exchanger connected to the first heat exchanger through a second connection pipe and adapted to discharge super-cooled refrigerant through a third connection pipe, and a blower to blow air toward the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger includes a first header in communication with the first connection pipe for introduction of the refrigerant, a plurality of tubes each having one end in communication with the first header and the other opposite end, and a second header in communication with the other end of each of the plurality of tubes. The second heat exchanger includes a heat exchange pipe that is bent plural times between the second connection pipe and the third connection pipe.







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