Patents by Inventor Keun Jeong Jang
Keun Jeong Jang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11614241Abstract: Disclosed is a dehumidifier capable of dehumidifying an indoor space more efficiently. The present dehumidifier comprises: a body having an intake opening and a discharge opening; a blowing fan arranged inside the body so as to draw air into the body through the intake opening and to discharge the same to the outside through the discharge opening; a fan case having a duct arranged inside the body so as to provide a channel through which the air drawn by the blowing fan flows to the discharge opening; a heat exchanger arranged inside the body so as to remove moisture from the air that has flown into the body; and fixed blades that are fixedly installed inside the duct so as to split the air, which has flowed through the channel, to a plurality of discharge paths.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-yoon Lee, Yong-hun Kang, Keun-jeong Jang, Kyoung-jong Yun, Ha-young Yoon
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Patent number: 11493230Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner having an airflow guide to make the flow of discharged air uniform. An air conditioner comprising a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing, a blower fan configured to suck in air through the suction port, force the air to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharge the heat-exchanged air through the discharge port, a first blade pivotally arranged to open or close the discharge port and having a first face and a second face opposite of the first face, a first flow path formed between the discharge port and the first face, a second flow path formed between the discharge port and the second face, a second blade movably installed inside the housing and a third blade formed to protrude from the second blade to guide air to the first flow path and the second flow path.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Keun Jeong Jang, Chur Ju Lee, Yong-Sam Kwon, Jang Jung Lee, Eun Sung Jo, Jong Moon Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo
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Patent number: 11226120Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a housing including an outlet, a fan disposed inside the housing, and a guide guiding air flowing by the fan, wherein the guide includes an inflow portion provided to guide air introduced into the housing to the fan and a diffuser extending from the inflow portion to guide air passing through the fan to the outlet. The inflow portion includes a duct connected to the diffuser, a bell mouth disposed on an upstream side further than the duct and configured such that a width of an inlet end of the bell mouth is wider than a width of an outlet end of the bell mouth, and a guide vane formed on the bell mouth and configured to guide air introduced into the fan.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keun Jeong Jang, Wan Soo Yang, Eun Sung Jo, Hyun Wuk Kang, Hyeon U Park, Jei Min Choi, Bu Youn Lee, Wang Byung Chae
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Patent number: 11067298Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner to prevent deterioration of cooling or heating performance caused by re-introduction of cooling or heating air into a heat exchanger. The air conditioner includes a housing including an air discharge plate having a plurality of holes and an outlet, a heat exchanger located inside the housing, a blower fan configured to blow air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger toward the air discharge plate or the outlet, a blade rotating between a guide position to guide a direction of air blown from the blower fan and discharged through the outlet and a closing position to close the outlet, wherein the blade includes a first blade and a second blade spaced apart from the first blade and configured to guide air blown from the blower fan toward the air discharge plate when the first blade is located at the closing position.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ki Jun Kim, Dae Dong Kim, Se Woong Youn, Chang Heon Lee, Min Gu Jeon, Sang Ki Cho, Do-Hoon Kim, Jong Moon Lee, Jun Hwang, Keun Jeong Jang, Jung Won Kim, Se Joo Na, Bu Youn Lee, Hyeong Kyu Cho
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Patent number: 11041506Abstract: Disclosed are: a blower fan capable of reducing noise and power consumption; and an air conditioner having the same. The present device comprises: a hub connected to a driving member so as to receive rotating power; and a plurality of wings radially arranged along the circumference of the hub, wherein the plurality of wings can comprise: uneven parts formed at trailing edges, which are the rear edge portions of each wing, with respect to the rotational direction thereof; and tail wing parts formed on the outer sides of the uneven parts so as to have convex parts protruding farther than the uneven parts.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-ghun Kim, Keun-jeong Jang, Yong-ho Seo, Hyeong-joon Seo, Eun-sung Jo
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Publication number: 20200309405Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner having an airflow guide to make the flow of discharged air uniform. An air conditioner comprising a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing, a blower fan configured to suck in air through the suction port, force the air to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharge the heat-exchanged air through the discharge port, a first blade pivotally arranged to open or close the discharge port and having a first face and a second face opposite of the first face, a first flow path formed between the discharge port and the first face, a second flow path formed between the discharge port and the second face, a second blade movably installed inside the housing and a third blade formed to protrude from the second blade to guide air to the first flow path and the second flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Keun Jeong JANG, Chur Ju LEE, Yong-Sam KWON, Jang Jung LEE, Eun Sung JO, Jong Moon KIM, Hyeong Joon SEO
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Publication number: 20200088421Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a housing including an outlet, a fan disposed inside the housing, and a guide guiding air flowing by the fan, wherein the guide includes an inflow portion provided to guide air introduced into the housing to the fan and a diffuser extending from the inflow portion to guide air passing through the fan to the outlet. The inflow portion includes a duct connected to the diffuser, a bell mouth disposed on an upstream side further than the duct and configured such that a width of an inlet end of the bell mouth is wider than a width of an outlet end of the bell mouth, and a guide vane formed on the bell mouth and configured to guide air introduced into the fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Keun Jeong JANG, Wan Soo YANG, Eun Sung JO, Hyun Wuk KANG, Hyeon U PARK, Jei Min CHOI, Bu Youn LEE, Wang Byung CHAE
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Publication number: 20190219277Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner to prevent deterioration of cooling or heating performance caused by re-introduction of cooling or heating air into a heat exchanger. The air conditioner includes a housing including an air discharge plate having a plurality of holes and an outlet, a heat exchanger located inside the housing, a blower fan configured to blow air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger toward the air discharge plate or the outlet, a blade rotating between a guide position to guide a direction of air blown from the blower fan and discharged through the outlet and a closing position to close the outlet, wherein the blade includes a first blade and a second blade spaced apart from the first blade and configured to guide air blown from the blower fan toward the air discharge plate when the first blade is located at the closing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Ki Jun KIM, Dae Dong KIM, Se Woong YOUN, Chang Heon LEE, Min Gu JEON, Sang Ki CHO, Do-Hoon KIM, Jong Moon LEE, Jun HWANG, Keun Jeong JANG, Jung Won KIM, Se Joo NA, Bu Youn LEE, Hyeong Kyu CHO
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Patent number: 10203121Abstract: An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Seog Song, Dong Yoon Lee, Bu Youn Lee, Dong Woon Kang, Do Yeon Kim, Do-Hoon Kim, Byung Ghun Kim, Young-Jae Kim, Jun Woo Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Yong Ho Seo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Byung Yul So, Jae Hyoung Sim, Joon-Ho Yoon, Jung Dae Lee, Chang Seon Lee, Chul Ju Lee, Seung Beom Lim, Keun Jeong Jang, Min Gu Jeon, Min-Gi Cho, Sung-June Cho, Eun Sung Jo, Hyeong Kyu Cho
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Publication number: 20180355885Abstract: Disclosed are: a blower fan capable of reducing noise and power consumption; and an air conditioner having the same. The present device comprises: a hub connected to a driving member so as to receive rotating power; and a plurality of wings radially arranged along the circumference of the hub, wherein the plurality of wings can comprise: uneven parts formed at trailing edges, which are the rear edge portions of each wing, with respect to the rotational direction thereof; and tail wing parts formed on the outer sides of the uneven parts so as to have convex parts protruding farther than the uneven parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Byung-ghun KIM, Keun-jeong JANG, Yong-ho SEO, Hyeong-joon SEO, Eun-sung JO
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Patent number: 10126002Abstract: An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Seog Song, Dong Yoon Lee, Bu Youn Lee, Dong Woon Kang, Do Yeon Kim, Do-Hoon Kim, Byung Ghun Kim, Young-Jae Kim, Jun Woo Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Yong Ho Seo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Byung Yul So, Jae Hyoung Sim, Joon-Ho Yoon, Jung Dae Lee, Chang Seon Lee, Chul Ju Lee, Seung Beom Lim, Keun Jeong Jang, Min Gu Jeon, Min-Gi Cho, Sung-June Cho, Eun Sung Jo, Hyeong Kyu Cho
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Publication number: 20180320910Abstract: Disclosed is a dehumidifier capable of dehumidifying an indoor space more efficiently. The present dehumidifier comprises: a body having an intake opening and a discharge opening; a blowing fan arranged inside the body so as to draw air into the body through the intake opening and to discharge the same to the outside through the discharge opening; a fan case having a duct arranged inside the body so as to provide a channel through which the air drawn by the blowing fan flows to the discharge opening; a heat exchanger arranged inside the body so as to remove moisture from the air that has flown into the body; and fixed blades that are fixedly installed inside the duct so as to split the air, which has flowed through the channel, to a plurality of discharge paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Dong-yoon LEE, Yong-hun KANG, Keun-jeong JANG, Kyoung-jong YUN, Ha-young YOON
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Publication number: 20180274794Abstract: An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co, LtdInventors: Woo Seog SONG, Dong Yoon Lee, Bu Youn Lee, Dong Woon Kang, Do Yeon Kim, Do-Hoon Kim, Byung Ghun Kim, Young-Jae Kim, Jun Woo Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Yong Ho Seo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Byung Yui So, Jae Hyoung Sim, Joon-Ho Yoon, Jung Dae Lee, Chang Seon Lee, Chul Ju Lee, Seung Beom Lim, Keun Jeong Jang, Min Gu Jeon, Min- Gi Cho, Sung-June Cho, Eun Sung Jo, Hyeong Kyu Cho
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Patent number: 9995494Abstract: An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Seog Song, Dong Yoon Lee, Bu Youn Lee, Dong Woon Kang, Do Yeon Kim, Do-Hoon Kim, Byung Ghun Kim, Young-Jae Kim, Jun Woo Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Yong Ho Seo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Byung Yul So, Jae Hyoung Sim, Joon-Ho Yoon, Jung Dae Lee, Chang Seon Lee, Chul Ju Lee, Seung Beom Lim, Keun Jeong Jang, Min Gu Jeon, Min-Gi Cho, Sung-June Cho, Eun Sung Jo, Hyeong Kyu Cho
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Publication number: 20170108229Abstract: An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo Seog SONG, Dong Yoon LEE, Bu Youn LEE, Dong Woon KANG, Do Yeon KIM, Do-Hoon KIM, Byung Ghun KIM, Young-Jae KIM, Jun Woo KIM, Hyun Ah KIM, Yong Ho SEO, Hyeong Joon SEO, Byung Yul So, Jae Hyoung SIM, Joon-Ho YOON, Jung Dae LEE, Chang Seon LEE, Chul Ju LEE, Seung Beom LIM, Keun Jeong JANG, Min Gu JEON, Min-Gi CHO, Sung-June CHO, Eun Sung JO, Hyeong Kyu CHO
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Publication number: 20170102154Abstract: An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo Seog SONG, Dong Yoon LEE, Bu Youn LEE, Dong Woon KANG, Do Yeon KIM, Do-Hoon KIM, Byung Ghun KIM, Young-Jae KIM, Jun Woo KIM, Hyun Ah KIM, Yong Ho SEO, Hyeong Joon SEO, Byung Yul SO, Jae Hyoung SIM, Joon-Ho YOON, Jung Dae LEE, Chang Seon LEE, Chul Ju LEE, Seung Beom LIM, Keun Jeong JANG, Min Gu JEON, Min-Gi CHO, Sung-June CHO, Eun Sung JO, Hyeong Kyu CHO
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Patent number: 9557070Abstract: An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Seog Song, Dong Yoon Lee, Bu Youn Lee, Dong Woon Kang, Do Yeon Kim, Do-Hoon Kim, Byung Ghun Kim, Young-Jae Kim, Jun Woo Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Yong Ho Seo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Byung Yul So, Jae Hyoung Sim, Joon-Ho Yoon, Jung Dae Lee, Chang Seon Lee, Chul Ju Lee, Seung Beom Lim, Keun Jeong Jang, Min Gu Jeon, Min-Gi Cho, Sung-June Cho, Eun Sung Jo, Hyeong Kyu Cho
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Publication number: 20160327297Abstract: An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo Seog SONG, Dong Yoon Lee, Bu Youn Lee, Dong Woon Kang, Do Yeon Kim, Do-Hoon Kim, Byung Ghun Kim, Young-Jae Kim, Jun Woo Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Yong Ho Seo, Hyeong Joon Seo, Byung Yul So, Jae Hyoung Sim, Joon-Ho Yoon, Jung Dae Lee, Chang Seon Lee, Chul Ju Lee, Seung Beom Lim, Keun Jeong Jang, Min Gu Jeon, Min-Gi Cho, Sung-June Cho, Eun Sung Jo, Hyeong Kyu Cho
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Publication number: 20160153457Abstract: A fan assembly for a centrifugal blower and an air conditioning apparatus including the same are provided. The fan assembly for the centrifugal blower includes a first support configured to receive a driving force from a driving source to rotate, a plurality of blades having one end supported by the first support and arranged with an interval in a circumferential direction of the first support, and a second support configured to support the other end of the plurality of blades and including an air inlet formed therein, wherein the plurality of blades include a first portion disposed adjacent to the air inlet, and a second portion further from the air inlet than the first portion and having a wider width than the first portion, and at least one of the first and second portions has a constant width.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Keun-jeong JANG, Byung-ghun KIM, Yong-ho SEO, Hyung-jin KWON, Young-jae KIM, Hyeong-joon SEO
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Patent number: 9033674Abstract: Provided is a propeller fan including a hub having an oval shape in an axial direction, a plurality of wings that extend from the hub, and at least one reinforcement rib that extends from the hub and is formed closer to a leading edge of each of the plurality of wings. Through this configuration, the propeller fan has blowing efficiency and stiffness, and the weight and material cost of the propeller fan can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Keun Jeong Jang, Byung Ghun Kim, Jong Moon Kim, Young Jae Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo