Air conditioner

Abstract

An air conditioner including a heat exchanger extending at an incline at a first angle from a ground, a main drain disposed adjacent to a lower end portion of the heat exchanger and configured to receive condensate from the heat exchanger, and a condensate guide structure disposed on a lower side of the heat exchanger and configured to guide the condensate from the heat exchanger toward the ground to the main drain, the condensate guide structure comprising a mesh structure configured to allow air introduced from outside the air conditioner heading to the heat exchanger to pass therethrough and prevent the condensate from passing therethrough.

1 . An air conditioner, comprising:
 a heat exchanger extending at an incline at a first angle from a ground;   a main drain disposed adjacent to a lower end portion of the heat exchanger and configured to receive condensate from the heat exchanger; and   a condensate guide structure disposed on a lower side of the heat exchanger and configured to guide the condensate from the heat exchanger toward the ground to the main drain,   wherein the condensate guide structure comprises a mesh structure configured to allow air introduced from outside the air conditioner heading to the heat exchanger to pass therethrough and prevent the condensate from passing therethrough.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh structure of the condensate guide structure is disposed on the lower side of the heat exchanger at an angle equal to or larger than the first angle. 
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger comprises a first area overlapping the mesh structure of the condensate guide structure and a second area not overlapping the mesh structure, along a vertical direction, and
 wherein a size of the main drain is at least as large as a size of the second area and the main drain is configured to cover the second area on the lower side of the heat exchanger.   
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh structure comprises a plurality of condensate receiving members spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval, each of the plurality of condensate receiving members having one end portion positioned to contact the lower side of the heat exchanger. 
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner of  claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of condensate receiving members are disposed to contact each other on a projection plane parallel to the ground. 
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner of  claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of condensate receiving members are disposed to form an angle larger than the first angle. 
     
     
         7 . The air conditioner of  claim 4 , wherein the condensate guide structure comprises a plurality of first condensate drain members extending along a lower side of each of the plurality of condensate receiving members and configured to provide a flow path for guiding the condensate flowing down from each corresponding condensate receiving member to the main drain. 
     
     
         8 . The air conditioner of  claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of first condensate drain members comprises a drain groove having a recess formed downward on an upper surface. 
     
     
         9 . The air conditioner of  claim 7 , wherein the condensate guide structure comprises a second condensate drain member disposed between adjacent first condensate drain members to provide a path for guiding the condensate downward. 
     
     
         10 . The air conditioner of  claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of condensate receiving members comprises a plurality of first holes, each first hole having a width smaller than a diameter of a droplet of the condensate, and
 wherein the condensate guide structure comprises a plurality of air holes defined by the plurality of first condensate drain members and the second condensate drain member, each air hole having a width larger than the width of each first hole.   
     
     
         11 . The air conditioner of  claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of first condensate drain members and the second condensate drain member comprise a drain groove having a recess formed downward on an upper surface. 
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner of  claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of first condensate drain members are configured to fluidly communicate with the second condensate drain member connected to a corresponding first condensate drain member. 
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner of  claim 4 , wherein the condensate guide structure comprises a support frame connecting between the plurality of condensate receiving members. 
     
     
         14 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh structure comprises a plurality of holes having a width smaller than a diameter of a droplet of the condensate. 
     
     
         15 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an air intake provided on the lower side of the heat exchanger,   wherein the mesh structure is positioned between the heat exchanger and the air intake.