Air conditioner

Abstract

An air conditioner is disclosed. The present invention includes a cabinet wherein an indoor air is sucked into the cabinet in a lateral direction and wherein an air-conditioned air is blown from the cabinet in a front direction, an indoor blower provided within the cabinet, the indoor blower sucking the indoor air to blow in the front direction, and at least one indoor heat exchanger provided next to the indoor blower within the cabinet to exchange heat with a flowing air. Accordingly, the present invention enhances air-conditioning performance.

1 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 a cabinet wherein an indoor air is sucked into the cabinet in a lateral direction and wherein an air-conditioned air is blown from the cabinet in a front direction;    an indoor blower provided within the cabinet, the indoor blower sucking the indoor air to blow in the front direction; and    at least one indoor heat exchanger provided next to the indoor blower within the cabinet to exchange heat with a flowing air.    
   
   
       2 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , the cabinet comprising: 
 an indoor air intake port provided to at least one of left, right and upper sides of the cabinet to suck the indoor air; and    an indoor air blowing port provided in front of the indoor blower to enable the air-conditioned air to be blown from the cabinet in the front direction, the indoor air blowing port provided to a front panel configuring a front side of the cabinet.    
   
   
       3 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , further comprising a blowing guide opening/closing the indoor air blowing port to guide the air blown into an indoor space.  
   
   
       4 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one indoor heat exchanger is provided between the indoor air intake port and the indoor blower.  
   
   
       5 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , further comprising an air guide provided between the indoor blower and the indoor air blowing port, the air guide comprising an orifice wherein the air blown from the indoor blower passes through the orifice.  
   
   
       6 . The air conditioner of  claim 5 , wherein the air guide is built in one body of the cabinet to be provided within the cabinet.  
   
   
       7 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , the indoor blower comprising: 
 a hub connected to a rotational shaft of a blower motor; and    a plurality of spiral blades provided to an outer circumference of the hub.    
   
   
       8 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , further comprising a barrier provided within the cabinet to partition the cabinet into an indoor cabinet having an indoor air intake port and an indoor air blowing port and an outdoor cabinet, 
 wherein the indoor blower and the at least one indoor heat exchanger are provided within the indoor cabinet and wherein an outdoor blower sucking an outdoor air into the outdoor cabinet to blow and at least one outdoor heat exchanger exchanging heat with the flowing outdoor air are provided within the outdoor cabinet.    
   
   
       9 . The air conditioner of  claim 8 , the outdoor cabinet comprising an outdoor air intake port provided to at least one of left, right and upper sides of the outdoor cabinet to suck the outdoor air, wherein the at least one outdoor heat exchanger is provided between the outdoor air intake port and the outdoor blower.  
   
   
       10 . The air conditioner of  claim 8 , wherein the outdoor air is sucked in rear of the outdoor cabinet and wherein the air heat-exchanged in the at least one outdoor heat exchanger is blown in a lateral direction of the outdoor cabinet.  
   
   
       11 . The air conditioner of  claim 10 , the outdoor cabinet comprising an outdoor blowing port provided to at least one of left, right and upper sides of the outdoor cabinet, wherein the outdoor blower sucks the air in rear to blow the sucked air in a radial direction.  
   
   
       12 . The air conditioner of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one outdoor heat exchanger is provided between the outdoor air blowing port and the outdoor blower.  
   
   
       13 . The air conditioner of  claim 8 , wherein the indoor blower includes an indoor blower fan, wherein the outdoor blower includes an outdoor blower fan, and wherein both of the indoor and outdoor blower fans are driven by one blower motor.  
   
   
       14 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 an outdoor cabinet wherein an indoor air is sucked into the outdoor cabinet in a rear direction and wherein an air-conditioned air is blown from the cabinet in a later direction; and    an outdoor blower provided within the outdoor cabinet to suck an outdoor air to blow in a radial direction.    
   
   
       15 . The air conditioner of  claim 14 , the outdoor cabinet comprising: 
 an outdoor air intake port provided to a rear end side of the outdoor cabinet; and    an outdoor air blowing port provided to at least one of left, right and upper sides of the outdoor cabinet.    
   
   
       16 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 a cabinet wherein an indoor air is sucked into the cabinet in a lateral direction and wherein an air-conditioned air is blown from the cabinet by a prescribed angle against a front side of the cabinet;    an indoor blower provided within the cabinet to forcibly enable an air flow so that the indoor air is sucked into the cabinet to be blown from the cabinet; and    at least one indoor heat exchanger provided next to the indoor blower within the cabinet to exchange heat with a flowing air.    
   
   
       17 . The air conditioner of  claim 16 , the cabinet comprising: 
 an indoor air intake port provided to at least one of left, right and upper sides of the cabinet to suck the indoor air;    an indoor air blowing port provided to the at least one of the left, right and upper sides of the cabinet; and    a blowing guide guiding the air blown into an indoor space via the indoor air blowing port toward a circumference of a front side of the cabinet.    
   
   
       18 . The air conditioner of  claim 17 , wherein the indoor air blowing port is opened/closed by the blowing guide.  
   
   
       19 . The air conditioner of  claim 17 , wherein the blowing guide is rotatably connected to a rim of the indoor air blowing port.  
   
   
       20 . The air conditioner of  claim 16 , the cabinet comprising: 
 an indoor cabinet within which the indoor blower and the at least one indoor heat exchanger are provided; and    an outdoor cabinet within which an outdoor heat exchanger for a heat exchange with an outdoor air and an outdoor blower for a forcible air flow are provided.