Patent ID: 11971179
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 18:
19. An air conditioner comprising:
a housing having a first inlet and a second inlet;
a main outlet formed in the housing to discharge air introduced through the first inlet;
a guide outlet configured to discharge air introduced through the second inlet, the air introduced through the second inlet being mixed with the air discharged through the main outlet;
a heat exchanger arranged on a first flow path formed between the first inlet and the main outlet;
a first blower arranged to suction air through the first inlet and discharge the suctioned air through the main outlet;
a second blower arranged to suction air through the second inlet and discharge the suctioned air through the guide outlet;
a discharge panel arranged in front of the main outlet and having a plurality of discharge holes that discharge air; and
a support member arranged between the main outlet and the discharge panel and on which the discharge panel is to be supported,
wherein the support member has a curved line convexly formed in a direction toward the discharge panel,
the support member to extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
the support member including:
a first connecting portion which extends from one end among ends of the curved line toward a first frame formed to extend in a first direction, the first connecting portion including a first region to extend in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a second region formed to extend toward the curved line, and
a second connecting portion which extends from another end among the ends of the curved line that is opposite the one end of the curved line toward a second frame, the second connecting portion including a first region to extend in the second direction and a second region formed to extend toward the curved line,
wherein the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion extend from the ends of the curved line in a direction away from the discharge panel, respectively,
wherein a portion of the support member with the curved line is arranged to be spaced apart from the discharge panel.