Patent ID: 11906176
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An air management device comprising:
a housing having a primary air flow space and a first secondary space, the primary air flow space extending from a first end to a second end in a longitudinal direction, the first secondary space disposed adjacent to the first end of the primary air flow space such that the primary air flow space is adjacent to the first secondary space in the longitudinal direction, the primary air flow space having at least one air passage to allow air flow through the primary air flow space, the primary air flow space having first and second discharge ports installed side-by-side in the longitudinal direction at an upper front section of the primary air flow space to discharge air, the air being at least one of filtered air or heat-exchanged air based on the air flow through the housing;
first and second louvers installed downstream of the air flow to open or close the first and second discharge ports at the primary air flow space, and configured to be controlled independently with an angle of the air being discharged through the first and second discharge ports, respectively;
first and second primary impellers to pressurize the air to create the air flow and to discharge the air through the first and second discharge ports at the primary air flow space;
at least one discharge unit provided inside the first secondary space which is disposed adjacent to the first end of the primary air flow space such that the primary air flow space is adjacent to the first secondary space in the longitudinal direction, and configured to pop-up above or retract from an upper surface of the first secondary space which is parallel to an upper surface of the primary air flow space;
a branch air flow passage to divert the air flow;
a connection duct provided between the branch air flow passage and the at least one disharge unit at the first secondary space; and
a damper configured to open or close the connection duct such that the air of the diverted air flow is delivered via the connection duct to the at least one discharge unit at the first secondary space when the damper is open.