Air conditioner

Abstract

There is provided an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a rear cabinet, a front cabinet, a blower fan, a heat exchanger, and a panel assembly. The front cabinet is coupled to a front of the rear cabinet, and includes an intake port formed at a lower side portion thereof and a discharge port formed at an upper side portion thereof. The blower fan is installed in an inner lower portion of the rear cabinet for suctioning indoor air. The heat exchanger is installed above the blower fan for exchanging heat with the suctioned indoor air. The panel assembly is installed on a front of the front cabinet for interchangeably mounting a picture, photograph, etc. thereto.

1 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 a rear cabinet;    a front cabinet coupled to a front of the rear cabinet, and including an intake port formed at a lower side portion thereof and a discharge port formed at an upper side portion thereof;    a blower fan installed in an inner lower portion of the rear cabinet for suctioning indoor air;    a heat exchanger installed above the blower fan for exchanging heat with the suctioned indoor air; and    a panel assembly installed on a front of the front cabinet for interchangeably mounting an image thereto.    
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the panel assembly includes: 
 a front panel installed on a front of the front cabinet;    an art panel mounted on a front of the front panel and having an image attached thereto; and    a front cover covering a front of the art panel.    
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein the panel assembly further includes at least one cohering member provided on at least one of a rear of the front cover and the front of the front panel, the cohering member for cohering the front cover to the front panel.  
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner according to  claim 3 , wherein the cohering member is a magnet.  
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner according to  claim 3 , wherein the cohering member is a hook formed on the rear of the front cover, and the panel assembly further includes a hook receptacle formed on the front of the front panel for inserting the hook into.  
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein the front cover is detachably or pivotably coupled to the front panel.  
     
     
         7 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein the front cover is coupled to the front panel through a hinge, to be capable of pivoting at a side of the front panel.  
     
     
         8 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein the front panel has a mounting portion formed at a front thereof for mounting the art panel.  
     
     
         9 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein the front panel is detachably or pivotably coupled to the front cabinet.  
     
     
         10 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the panel assembly includes: 
 an art panel for attaching a picture or a photograph thereto; and    a front panel installed on the front of the front cabinet for inserting the art panel in a side thereof.    
     
     
         11 . The air conditioner according to  claim 10 , wherein the front panel has: 
 an insertion slot formed on an edge thereof for inserting the art panel through; and    a cavity formed therein for receiving the art panel.    
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner according to  claim 10 , wherein the front panel is detachably or pivotably coupled to the front cabinet.  
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the panel assembly is one of an LCD (liquid crystal display), a PDP (plasma display panel), and an OLED (organic light emitting diode).  
     
     
         14 . The air conditioner according to  claim 13 , wherein the panel assembly includes a data transfer portion formed on a side thereof for transferring digital data, and the panel assembly displays an image derived from the transferred digital data.  
     
     
         15 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 a blower fan for suctioning indoor air;    a heat exchanger installed above the blower fan for exchanging heat between the suctioned indoor air and refrigerant;    a cabinet assembly including the blower fan, the heat exchanger, and a filter assembly disposed therein, and an indoor air intake port and an indoor air discharge port formed at a front thereof; and    a panel assembly including a front panel coupled to a front of the cabinet assembly, a front cover pivotably or detachably coupled to a front of the front panel, and an art panel mounted to the front of the front panel, wherein    the filter assembly is installed towards an inside of the indoor air intake for filtering impurities in the indoor air suctioned by the blower fan.    
     
     
         16 . The air conditioner according to  claim 15 , wherein the front panel is detachably or pivotably coupled to the cabinet assembly.  
     
     
         17 . The air conditioner according to  claim 15 , wherein the front cover is detachably or pivotably coupled to the front panel.  
     
     
         18 . The air conditioner according to  claim 15 , wherein the front panel has art panels mounted on an upper portion and a lower portion of the front panel, and the front cover is provided in plurality to respectively cover each of the mounted art panels and couple to the front panel.  
     
     
         19 . The air conditioner according to  claim 15 , wherein the front cover is coupled to the front panel through a hook or a magnet.  
     
     
         20 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 a blower fan for suctioning indoor air;    a heat exchanger installed above the blower fan for exchanging heat between the suctioned indoor air and refrigerant;    a cabinet assembly including the blower fan, the heat exchanger, and a filter assembly disposed therein, and an indoor air intake port and an indoor air discharge port formed at a front thereof; and    a front panel coupled to a front of the cabinet assembly; and    an art panel inserted into the front panel, wherein    the front panel includes an insertion slot formed on an edge thereof for inserting the art panel through, and a cavity formed therein for receiving the art panel.    
     
     
         21 . An air conditioner comprising: 
 a blower fan for suctioning indoor air;    a heat exchanger installed above the blower fan for exchanging heat between the suctioned indoor air and refrigerant;    a cabinet assembly including the blower fan, the heat exchanger, and a filter assembly disposed therein, and an indoor air intake port and an indoor air discharge port formed at a front thereof; and    a front panel coupled to the front of the cabinet assembly and formed with one of an LCD (liquid crystal display), a PDP (plasma display panel), and an OLED (organic light emitting diode), the front panel including a data transfer portion formed on a side thereof for transferring digital data.