Samsung patents air conditioner design that stops air from being sucked back in
Samsung has filed a patent for an air conditioner frame that pulls air in from all sides and pushes it out from the bottom. The design includes a specific cover at the exit to stop the cooled air from immediately being sucked back into the intake.
In the filing’s own words
An air conditioner includes: a frame having an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a blowing panel including an inlet part corresponding to the inlet opening so that air is introduced from all directions of the frame, and an outlet part corresponding to the outlet opening so that air is discharged from all directions of the frame; a blower fan provided inside the frame so that air is introduced through the inlet part and the inlet opening and the air is discharged through the outlet part and the outlet opening; and a discharge cover provided at the outlet opening disposed under the inlet opening, wherein the discharge cover includes a re-suction prevention/reduction part provided to prevent/reduce re-suction into the inlet opening
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An air conditioner comprising: a frame including an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a blower panel including an inlet portion corresponding to the inlet opening and configured to allow air to be introduced from all directions of the frame, and an outlet portion corresponding to the outlet opening to allow air to be discharged from all directions of the frame; a blower fan provided inside the frame and configured to allow air to be introduced through the inlet portion and the inlet opening and to allow air to be discharged through the outlet portion and the outlet opening; and a discharge cover provided at the outlet opening disposed under the inlet opening, and comprising a re-intake prevention/reduction portion configured to prevent/reduce re-intake into the inlet opening.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- AIR CONDITIONER
- Publication number
- US20260318544A1
- Application number
- 19681611
- Filed
- May 19, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 13
Classified under
F24F 1/0011 Mechanical engineeringF24F 1/0018 Mechanical engineeringF25B 30/02 Mechanical engineeringF25B 41/30 Mechanical engineeringMore from Samsung in Other
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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