Patent ID: 7363770
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
1. An air conditioner comprising: a desiccant wheel divided into a moisture absorption portion which absorbs moisture from air, and a moisture release portion which releases moisture to air; a first flow path which extends through the moisture absorption portion, to enable indoor or outdoor air passing through the first flow path to be dehumidified by the moisture absorption portion; a second flow path which extends through the moisture release portion, to enable indoor air passing through the second flow path to be humidified by the moisture release portion; a heat exchanger which heat-exchanges the air passing through the first flow path with the air humidified in the second flow path; a third flow path branched from the second flow path, to guide the air humidified in the second flow path to be discharged into a room after passing through the heat exchanger in a dehumidification mode; a fourth flow path branched from the second flow path, to guide the air humidified in the second flow path to be directly discharged into the room in a humidification mode; and a path selector adapted to select one of the third flow path and the fourth flow path, through which the air humidified in the second flow path will pass, when an associated one of the humidification mode and the dehumidification mode is selected.