Window-type air conditioner

Abstract

A window-type air conditioner according to an example embodiment may include: an outdoor module including a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger in which heat exchange occurs, and an outdoor housing; an indoor module including an indoor housing spaced apart from the outdoor housing, and disposed inside the indoor housing; and a connection module arranged between the outdoor module and the indoor module to connect the outdoor module to the indoor module in a thickness direction of a window included in a window frame, wherein the connection module includes a refrigerant pipe that provides a path for the refrigerant to move between the outdoor module and the indoor module, and a total heat exchange module that provides a discharge path for discharging indoor air to outdoors and a suction path for suctioning outdoor air to indoors, and performs indoor ventilation through heat exchange between the indoor air moving along the discharge path and the outdoor air moving along the suction path.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A window-type air conditioner configured to be installed in a window frame, the window-type air conditioner comprising:
 an outdoor module including a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between outdoor air and the refrigerant, and an outdoor housing accommodating the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger;   an indoor module including an indoor housing spaced apart from the outdoor housing, and an indoor heat exchanger disposed inside the indoor housing and configured to exchange heat between indoor air and the refrigerant; and   a connection module arranged between the outdoor module and the indoor module and configured to connect the outdoor module to the indoor module in a thickness direction of a window included in the window frame,   wherein the connection module  60  comprises:   a refrigerant pipe configured to provide a path for the refrigerant to move between the outdoor module and the indoor module, and   a total heat exchange module comprising a fan and configured to provide a discharge path for discharging indoor air to outdoors and a suction path for suctioning outdoor air to indoors, and configured to perform indoor ventilation through heat exchange between the indoor air moving along the discharge path and the outdoor air moving along the suction path  2 .   
     
     
         2 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein
 the total heat exchange module includes,   a total heat exchange element configured to intersect the suction path and the discharge path, and   the total heat exchange element having a first surface through which the indoor air is configured to be introduced, a second surface through which the indoor air is configured to be discharged, a third surface through which the outdoor air is configured to be introduced, and a fourth surface through which the outdoor air is configured to be discharged,   the total heat exchange module includes, in the indoor housing  1 ,   an indoor air suction port through which the indoor air is configured to be taken in and an outdoor air discharge port through which the outdoor air is configured to be discharged, and,   in the outdoor housing, an outdoor air suction port through which the outdoor air is configured to be taken in and an indoor air discharge port through which the indoor air is configured to be discharged, and   includes a first duct connecting the first surface to the indoor air suction port, a second duct connecting the second surface to the indoor air discharge port, a third duct connecting the third surface to the outdoor air suction port, and a fourth duct connecting the fourth surface to the outdoor air discharge port.   
     
     
         3 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein
 the first duct is arranged below the fourth duct, and   the third duct is arranged below the second duct.   
     
     
         4 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein,
 at least some of the first duct, the second duct, the third duct, and the fourth duct include a length-adjustable structure.   
     
     
         5 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 4 , wherein
 the length-adjustable structure comprises a bellows including a plurality of pleats.   
     
     
         6 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein
 the total heat exchange element is arranged to vertically overlap the refrigerant pipe.   
     
     
         7 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein
 the total heat exchange element is fixed to the outdoor housing and/or the indoor housing.   
     
     
         8 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 2 , further comprising
 a connection cover accommodating the first duct, the second duct, the third duct, the fourth duct, the refrigerant pipe and the total heat exchange element and configured to connect the outdoor module to the indoor module.   
     
     
         9 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 8 , wherein
 a width of the connection cover is   less than each of a width of the indoor module and a width of the outdoor module.   
     
     
         10 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein
 the total heat exchange element is arranged between the indoor housing and the outdoor housing.   
     
     
         11 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein
 the outdoor air discharge port includes a second blower fan configured to generate an air flow along the suction path, and   the indoor air discharge port  62  includes a first blower fan configured to generate an air flow along the discharge path.   
     
     
         12 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 11 , wherein
 the indoor air suction port and the outdoor air discharge port comprise a portion of the exterior of the indoor module, and   the outdoor air suction port and the indoor air discharge port comprise a portion of the exterior of the outdoor module  20 .   
     
     
         13 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 8 , wherein
 a bottom surface of the connection cover is   positioned higher than a bottom surface of the outdoor module and a bottom surface of the indoor module.   
     
     
         14 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein,
 at least some of the first duct, the second duct, the third duct, and the fourth duct include a backflow prevention damper.   
     
     
         15 . The window-type air conditioner of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a temporary support portion comprising a support configured to support the indoor module and the outdoor module and is configured to be removed before the window-type air conditioner is installed in the window frame.