Patent ID: 11933507
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing having an inlet and an outlet, the housing comprising:
a plurality of panels including an upper panel, a front panel, side panels, and a lower panel;
a piping space formed by the plurality of panels; and
an opening formed at a lower part of the housing through which the piping space is accessible, the lower panel separable from the housing to cover or uncover the opening thereby covering or uncovering the piping space;

a heat exchanger accommodated in the piping space to exchange heat with air introduced into the inlet;
a fan configured to blow air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger to the outlet;
a holder coupled to the housing and accommodated in the piping space; and
a speech recognizer mountable to the holder in the piping space, the speech recognizer comprising:
a microphone;
a speaker; and
a case accommodating the microphone and the speaker therein, the case configured to be coupled to the holder thereby accommodating the speech recognizer in the piping space;

wherein:
the speech recognizer is configured to operate the air conditioner using the microphone and the speaker;
based on the lower panel being separated from the housing, the speech recognizer is accessible through the opening and separable from the holder;
the case comprises a protrusion portion protruding from an outer surface of the case;
based on the coupling of the case and the holder, an air layer is formed between the holder and the outer surface of the case by the protrusion portion to insulate the speech recognizer;
based on the separating of the case from the holder, the air layer is not formed by the protrusion; and
the air layer has a height corresponding to a height of the protrusion portion.