Patent ID: 8146707

Claim:
An air conditioner, comprising: a cabinet configured to define an outer appearance of the air conditioner; a front panel coupled to the cabinet and having an intake hole and at least one discharge hole; a fan assembly positioned within the cabinet and configured to guide a flow of air in the cabinet; an intake panel movably coupled to the front panel and configured to move to open or close the intake hole in response to a control signal; and at least one noise reducing part positioned in the intake panel and configured to reduce a noise having at least one frequency bandwidth, wherein the intake panel is spaced apart from the front panel to open the intake hole, wherein the intake panel comprises a first panel, and a second panel coupled to an upper portion of the first panel; wherein an outer surface of the second panel and an outer surface of the intake panel defines at least a portion of an intake passage for air flow when the intake panel is moved to a position in which the intake panel is spaced apart from the front panel; wherein the air passes through the intake passage without passing through the intake panel; wherein the at least one noise reducing part comprises a noise reducing chamber and a connection passage configured to pass noise generated in the cabinet to the noise reducing chamber; and wherein the connection passage passes through the second panel.