Air conditioner

Abstract

An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprises a housing comprising a first accommodating part and a second accommodating part, a heat exchanger provided in the second accommodating part, extended in a longitudinal direction of the second accommodating part, and configured to exchange heat with a refrigerant transferred from an outdoor unit, a first air-blower and a second air-blower respectively provided in the first accommodating part in a direction parallel to an extension direction of the heat exchanger, and configured to introduce air into the first accommodating part and discharge the introduced air to the second accommodating part, and a guide provided in the second accommodating part, extended from the first accommodating part to the heat exchanger, and configured to guide a flow of air discharged from the first accommodating part to the second accommodating part by at least one of the first air-blower and the second air-blower.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
 a housing comprising a first accommodating part and a second accommodating part;   a heat exchanger provided in the second accommodating part, extended in a longitudinal direction of the second accommodating part, and configured to exchange heat with a refrigerant transferred from an outdoor unit;   a first air-blower and a second air-blower respectively provided in the first accommodating part in a direction parallel to an extension direction of the heat exchanger, and configured to introduce air into the first accommodating part and discharge the introduced air to the second accommodating part; and   a guide provided in the second accommodating part, extended from the first accommodating part to the heat exchanger, and configured to guide a flow of air discharged from the first accommodating part to the second accommodating part by at least one of the first air-blower and the second air-blower.   
     
     
         2 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein, in the guide, a width on a side of the first accommodating part is wider than a width on a side of the heat exchanger. 
     
     
         3 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the guide divides the second accommodating part into two regions which respectively corresponding to the first air-blower and the second air-blower which are provided at opposite sides in the first accommodating part to correspond to the two regions. 
     
     
         4 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the guide is curved to have a rounded shape and comprises a guide surface respectively provided on both sides of the guide, wherein the guide surface respectively guides the flow of air discharged from the first accommodating part to the second accommodating part. 
     
     
         5 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 2 , wherein the guide further comprises a fin placed in a front-end thereof and extended with a uniform width toward the heat exchanger along a plate surface of the heat exchanger. 
     
     
         6 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more lateral guides provided in at least one of opposite lateral walls of the second accommodating part facing the guide , and configured to guide the flow of air discharged. 
     
     
         7 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 6 , wherein the lateral guide comprises a width which becomes narrower as closer to the heat exchanger. 
     
     
         8 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the first air-blower and the second air-blower are sirocco fans. 
     
     
         9 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger comprises an upper edge and a lower edge, and the upper edge is more spaced apart from the first accommodating part than the lower edge. 
     
     
         10 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 9 , wherein the guide comprises an upper extension length and a lower extension length and the upper extension length is longer than the lower extension length. 
     
     
         11 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the guide comprises an uneven pattern. 
     
     
         12 . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the indoor unit is a duct-type indoor unit. 
     
     
         13 . An air conditioner comprising the indoor unit of  claim 1  and the outdoor unit.