Air conditioning device

Abstract

An air conditioning device having an indoor heat exchanger, a heat recovery ventilator, a supply fan, and an exhaust fan inside a housing and configured to perform at least one of cooling/heating, heat recovery ventilation, and pure ventilation. The air conditioning device includes a first flow path configured to guide indoor air while the cooling/heating is performed, a second flow path configured to guide the indoor air toward the heat recovery ventilator, and a third flow path configured to guide outdoor air toward the heat recovery ventilator while the heat recovery ventilation is performed. The air conditioning device includes fourth and fifth flow paths configured to guide indoor air and outdoor air, respectively, and an inlet port that corresponds to the third flow path and the fifth flow path, and a discharge port that corresponds to outlets of the second flow path and the fourth flow path.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air conditioning device having an indoor heat exchanger, a heat recovery ventilator, a supply fan, and an exhaust fan inside a housing and configured to perform at least one of cooling, heating, heat recovery ventilation, and pure ventilation, comprising:
 a first flow path configured to guide indoor air while at least one of cooling and heating is to be performed;   a second flow path configured to guide the indoor air toward the heat recovery ventilator, and a third flow path configured to guide outdoor air toward the heat recovery ventilator while the heat recovery ventilation is to be performed;   a fourth flow path configured to guide the indoor air, and a fifth flow path configured to guide the outdoor air while the pure ventilation is to be performed; and   an inlet port and a discharge port formed on the housing,   wherein the outdoor air flows through the inlet port to the third flow path and the fifth flow path, and the indoor air guided through the second flow path and the fourth flow path is discharged through the discharge port.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the inlet port is a first inlet port and the discharge port is a first discharge port, and
 the air conditioning device includes a second inlet port which corresponds to inlet of the first flow path, the second flow path, and the fourth flow path, and a second discharge port which corresponds to outlet of the first flow path, the third flow path, and the fifth flow path.   
     
     
         3 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the heat recovery ventilator is arranged in a portion of the second flow path and the third flow path in which the second flow path and the third flow path meet each other. 
     
     
         4 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , comprising:
 first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions correspondingly arranged on the first flow path, the second flow path, the third flow path, the fourth flow path and the fifth flow path and configured to selectively open and close the first flow path, the second flow path, the third flow path, the fourth flow path and the fifth flow path, respectively.   
     
     
         5 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the first to fifth flow opening and closing portions are dampers. 
     
     
         6 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein while the at least one of the cooling and heating and the heat recovery ventilation are performed together, an amount of airflow that passes through the first flow path, the second flow path and the third flow path is adjusted by a degree of opening of first flow path, the second flow path and third flow path opening and closing portions among the first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions. 
     
     
         7 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a first filter is arranged in a part of a common section between the third flow path and fifth flow path to be adjacent to the inlet port. 
     
     
         8 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the exhaust fan is arranged in a part of a common section between the second flow path and fourth flow path to be adjacent to the discharge port, and
 the exhaust fan is driven while one of the second flow path and the fourth flow path is open.   
     
     
         9 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the inlet port is a first inlet port,
 the air conditioning device includes a second inlet port which corresponds to inlet of the first flow path, the second flow path, and the fourth flow path, and a second filter is arranged in a part of a common section between the first flow path, the second flow path, and the fourth flow path to be adjacent to the second inlet port.   
     
     
         10 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the discharge port is a first discharge port, the air conditioning device includes a second discharge port which corresponds to outlet of the first flow path, the third flow path, and the fifth flow path, and
 the supply fan and the indoor heat exchanger are arranged in a part of a common section between the first flow path, the third flow path, and the fifth flow path to be adjacent to the second discharge port.   
     
     
         11 . An air conditioning device having an indoor heat exchanger, a heat recovery ventilator, a supply fan, and an exhaust fan and is configured to perform at least one of cooling and heating, heat recovery ventilation, and pure ventilation, the air conditioning device comprising:
 a first inlet port through which outdoor air flows in;   a second inlet port through which indoor air flows in;   a first discharge port through which air is discharged to an outside;   a second discharge port through which air is discharged to an inside;   a first flow path through which the indoor air that flows in through the second inlet port is discharged to the second discharge port after the indoor air passes through the indoor heat exchanger;   a second flow path through which the indoor air that flows in through the second inlet port is discharged to the first discharge port after the indoor air passes through the heat recovery ventilator;   a third flow path through which the outdoor air that flows in through the first inlet port is discharged to the second discharge port after the outdoor air passes through the heat recovery ventilator;   a fourth flow path through which the indoor air that flows in through the second inlet port is discharged to the first discharge port; and   a fifth flow path through which the outdoor air that flows in through the first inlet port is discharged to the second discharge port,   wherein the heat recovery ventilator is arranged in a portion of the second flow path and the third flow path in which the second flow path and the third flow path meet each other.   
     
     
         12 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 11 , comprising:
 first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions arranged on the first to fifth flow paths and configured to selectively open and close the first to fifth flow paths, respectively.   
     
     
         13 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein a first filter is arranged in a part of a common section between the third flow path and the fifth flow path to be adjacent to the first inlet port. 
     
     
         14 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the exhaust fan is arranged in a part of a common section between the second flow path and fourth flow path to be adjacent to the first discharge port, and
 the exhaust fan is driven while the second flow path or the fourth flow path is opened.   
     
     
         15 . An air conditioning device having an indoor heat exchanger, a heat recovery ventilator, a supply fan, and an exhaust fan inside a housing and configured to perform at least one of cooling and heating, heat recovery ventilation, and pure ventilation, comprising:
 a first inlet port, a second inlet port, a first discharge port, and a second discharge port, which are formed on an outer surface of the housing;   first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions arranged inside the housing;   a first flow path configured to guide indoor air, which flows in through the second inlet port and moves to the indoor heat exchanger through a first of the first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions, to be discharged to the second discharge port after the heat exchange of the indoor air is performed through the indoor heat exchanger;   a second flow path configured to guide the indoor air, which flows in through the second inlet port and passes through the heat recovery ventilator, to be discharged to the first discharge port through a second of the first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions after the heat exchange of the indoor air is performed through the heat recovery ventilator;   a third flow path configured to guide outdoor air, which flows in through the first inlet port and moves to the heat recovery ventilator through a third of the first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions, to be discharged to the second discharge port after the heat exchange of the outdoor air is performed through the heat recovery ventilator;   a fourth flow path configured to guide the indoor air, which flows in through the second inlet port, to be discharged to the first discharge port through a fourth of the first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions; and   a fifth flow path configured to guide the outdoor air, which flows in through the first inlet port, to be discharged to the second discharge port through a fifth of the first to fifth flow path opening and closing portions,   wherein the heat recovery ventilator is arranged in a portion in which the second flow path and the third flow path meet each other, and a first filter is arranged in a part of a common section between the third flow path and fifth flow path to be adjacent to the first inlet port.   
     
     
         16 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first flow path, the second flow path and the fourth flow path share a path portion. 
     
     
         17 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the third flow path and the fifth flow path share a portion of a path portion. 
     
     
         18 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the indoor air flows through the second inlet port and is directed to one of the heat recovery ventilator, the supply fan, and the exhaust fan. 
     
     
         19 . The air conditioning device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the outdoor flowing through the inlet port is directed to one or more of the supply fan and the heat recovery ventilator.