Air conditioner

Abstract

The air conditioner includes a housing having an outlet, a heat exchanger disposed within the housing, a fan for blowing air exchanged with the heat exchanger toward the outlet, a first position for opening the outlet and a second position for covering the outlet and a door including a plurality of holes for discharging air out of the housing at the second position. The air blowing method of the air discharged from the air conditioner may be different.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a housing having an outlet;   a heat exchanger disposed in the inside of the housing;   a fan configured to blow air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger toward the outlet; and,   a door configured to be movable between a first position at which the door opens the outlet, and a second position at which the door closes the outlet, the door including a plurality of holes configured to discharge air to the outside of the housing when the door is at the second position.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the door is configured to slide between the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein a part of the front portion of the housing is curved, and
 the door is curved, and disposed on the front portion of the housing.   
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the housing and the outlet extend in a vertical direction which is the longitudinal direction of the housing and the outlet,
 the fan is a cross-flow fan.   
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the door is in the shape of a roll when the door is at the first position, and when the door is at the second position, the door is unrolled to close the outlet. 
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the door includes a fabric material. 
     
     
         7 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the door forms a portion of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a housing having an outlet;   a heat exchanger disposed in the inside of the housing;   a fan configured to blow air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger toward the outlet; and   a blade configured to be movable between a guide position at which the blade guides air blown by the fan, and a closed position at which the blades closes the outlet, the blade including a plurality of holes configured to discharge air to the outside of the housing when the blade is at the closed position.   
     
     
         9 . The air conditioner of  claim 8 , wherein the blade is configured to rotate between the guide position and the closed position. 
     
     
         10 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a housing having an outlet, and a discharge plate having a plurality of holes disposed adjacent to the outlet;   a heat exchanger disposed in the inside of the housing;   a fan configured to blow air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger toward the outlet;   a blade configured to be movable between a guide position at which the blade guides air blown by the fan, and a closing position at which the blade closes the outlet; and   a flow path guide configured to guide air blown by the fan, wherein the flow path guide comprises:   a guide body configured to guide the blown air to the outlet when the outlet is opened; and,   a through hole formed in the guide body, and configured to discharge the blown air through the plurality of holes when the outlet is closed by the blade.   
     
     
         11 . The air conditioner of  claim 10 , wherein the outlet includes first and second outlets spaced apart from each other, and
 the flow path guide includes first and second flow path guides configured to form first and second flow paths through which air blown by the fan diverges to flow to the first and second outlets.   
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner of  claim 11 , further comprising a display unit disposed between the first and second outlets, and
 wherein the through-hole is formed at an area forming walls of the first and flow paths in the first and second flow path guides.   
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner of  claim 10 , wherein the blade comprises:
 a blade body configured to move between the guide position and the closed position; and   a plurality of holes formed in the blade body, and configured to discharge air to the outside of the housing together with the plurality of holes of the discharge plate, when the blade is at the closed position.   
     
     
         14 . The air conditioner of  claim 10 , wherein the housing and the outlet extend in a vertical direction which is the longitudinal direction of the housing and the outlet, and
 the fan is a cross-flow fan.   
     
     
         15 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a housing having an outlet, and a discharge plate having a plurality of holes disposed adjacent to the outlet;   a heat exchanger disposed in the housing;   a fan configured to blow air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger toward the outlet; and   a flow path guide configured to guide air blown from the fan, and   wherein the flow path guide is movable between a first position at which the flow path guide forms a first flow path to guide air to the outlet, and a second position at which the flow path guide forms a second flow path that is wider than the first flow path by moving from the first position to guide air into the plurality of holes.   
     
     
         16 . The air conditioner of  claim 15 , wherein the flow path guide comprises:
 a fixed guide disposed adjacent to the fan;, and   a rotation guide rotatably disposed on the fixed guide such that the widths of the first and second flow paths are different between when the flow path guide is at the first position and when the flow path guide is at the second position.   
     
     
         17 . The air conditioner of  claim 15 , further comprising a blade configured to be movable between a guide position at which the blade guides air blown by the fan, and a closed position at which the blade closes the outlet, and
 wherein when the flow path guide is at the second position, the blade is positioned at the closed position.   
     
     
         18 . The air conditioner of  claim 15 , wherein the end of the flow path guide corresponds to the outlet when the flow path guide is at the first position, and the end of the flow path guide corresponds to the end of the discharge plate when the flow path guide is at the second position.