Patents by Inventor Kwon Jin KIM
Kwon Jin KIM 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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Publication number: 20190331350Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air introduced to an inside of a housing and a fan for blowing the air having heat exchanged by the heat exchanger to an outside of the housing, the air conditioner capable of blowing air at various airflows by controlling a door configured to selectively open a first portion and a second portion, different from the first portion, of an air outlet of the housing and controlling a guide member configured to controlling a flow path inside the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sun-Muk CHOI, Kyeong Ae LEE, Je Gu LEE, Dong Yoon LEE, Byung Woo JEON, Kwon Jin KIM
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Publication number: 20190277513Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air brought into a housing, and a blower fan for blowing air that has exchanged heat with the heat exchanger out of the housing, and controls a guide unit that opens or closes part of an outlet provided in the housing to blow out various flows of air.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang-woo JUNG, Sung Jae KIM, Yi Goo GONG, Kwon-Jin KIM, Yeon-Seob YUN, Kyeong Ae LEE, Je Gu LEE, Soon Cheol HONG
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Patent number: 10401040Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet; an discharge duct connected to the outlet, and configured to guide air discharged from the outlet to an indoor space, a blow fan assembly disposed in the inside of the housing such that a rotating shaft of the blow fan assembly extends in a vertical direction, and configured to inhale air in the vertical direction in which the rotating shaft extends and to discharge the air in a radial direction, and a heat exchanger extending along a part of a circumference of the blow fan assembly, and including a bending portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung Hoon Kim, Hooi Joong Kim, Sung-June Cho, Kwon Jin Kim, Se-Hoon Shin, Joon-Ho Yoon, Yeon-Seob Yun, Heung Seob Choi
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Patent number: 10365011Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a current carrying path formed between a control box and an outdoor heat exchanger, and electromagnetic noise generated in the control box is transmitted to the outdoor heat exchanger and efficiently discharged to air through the outdoor heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Je Gu Lee, Kyeong Ae Lee, Yi Goo Gong, Kwon Jin Kim, Ki Jun Kim, Sung Jae Kim, Yeon-Seob Yun, Jong Min Lee, Chang-Woo Jung
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Publication number: 20190186778Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having first and second suction ports; a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air brought in through the first suction port; a first discharging port configured to discharge the heat-exchanged air; a second discharging port configured to discharge air brought in through the second suction port to be mixed with air discharged from the first discharging port at outside of the housing; a discharging door having a plurality of discharging holes, through which air directed to the first discharging port is discharged out of the housing, and selectively opening the second discharging port by movement operation of the discharging door.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung June CHO, Kwon Jin KIM, Sung Jae KIM, Seon Uk NA, Yeon Seob YUN, Young Uk YUN, Kyeong Ae LEE, Byung Han LIM, Jong Kweon HA
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Publication number: 20190063792Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes an outdoor unit having a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a flowpath switching valve disposed on a refrigerant flowpath between the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger, a plurality of indoor units configured to operate in a cooling mode or in a heating mode, a mode controller configured to selectively guide refrigerant received from the outdoor unit to the plurality of indoor units. The mode controller guiding the refrigerant through one or more of: a first refrigerant pipe extending from the flowpath switching valve to the mode control unit, a second refrigerant pipe extending from the flowpath switching valve and diverging to the outdoor heat exchanger, and to the mode control unit, and a third refrigerant pipe extending from the outdoor heat exchanger to the mode controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoung-Rock KIM, Joon-Ho YOON, Kwon Jin KIM, Dong-Gyu LEE, Eom Ji JANG, Dong Sik JIN, Seung Kwan CHOI, Heung Seob CHOI
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Patent number: 10209198Abstract: A particle sensing device and an air conditioner including a sensor has a sensing path through which air passes, a flow path housing which accommodates the sensor and guides air, and a flow path switching device to all air suctioned from the outside is guided to the sensing path, or some of the air suctioned from the outside and moving flows back in an obliquely upward direction and flows into the sensing path.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Won Oh, Kwon Jin Kim, Jin-Gyun Kim, Hyeong Joon Seo, Sun-Hee Son, Woo Seog Song, Kang Ho Choi, Nak Hyun Kim, Young-Jae Kim, Ji Hong Kim, Hyun Ah Kim, Se Kwan Jeong
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Publication number: 20190049127Abstract: A dehumidifier according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a body; and a water container mounted at an upper side of the body, wherein the body includes a seating part arranged at an upper side thereof and on which the water container is seated and a hollow connection port protruding upward from the seating part, and the water container includes a connection hole into which the connection port is inserted and a valve which opens the connection hole as the water container is mounted on the body. The dehumidifier prevents condensed water in the water container from leaking through the connection hole in a state in which the water container is separated from the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Moon Sun SHIN, Kwon Jin KIM, Hyeong Joon SEO, Sung June CHO, Kang Ho CHOI, Seong Ryeol MYEONG, Jong Chul AHN, Dong Yoon LEE, Jung Un CHOI
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Publication number: 20190024909Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including a housing, a suction port disposed in the housing, a first discharge port disposed in the housing to discharge a part of air sucked through the suction port, and a second discharge port disposed in the housing to discharge other part of air sucked through the suction port, a heat exchanger configured to perform heat-exchange on the part of air sucked through the suction port, a first blowing fan configured to suck the part of air, which is sucked through the suction port, to discharge the sucked air to the first discharge port, and an intermediate member configured to guide the part of air sucked through the suction port to the heat exchanger, and configured to separate other part of air s sucked through the suction port from the part of air sucked through the suction port.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyeong Ae LEE, Kwon Jin Kim, Sung Jae Kim, Jong Youb Kim, Seon Uk Na, Yeon-Seob Yun, Young Uk Yun, Byung Han Lim, Sung-June Cho, Jong Kweon Ha
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Publication number: 20180335221Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a first inlet port and a second inlet port, a first discharge port, a second discharge port, the air discharged through the second discharge port is mixed with the air discharged through the first discharge port, and having a plurality of discharge holes to cause the air discharged from the first discharge port to be discharged more slowly than air discharged from the second discharge port, a heat exchanger configured to heat-exchange the air entered through the first inlet port, a first fan arranged to draw the air into the housing through the first inlet port, and to discharge the air from the housing through the first discharge port, and a second fan arranged to draw the air into the housing through the second inlet port, and to discharge the air from the housing through the second discharge port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-June CHO, Kwon Jin KIM, Sung Jae KIM, Seon Uk NA, Yeon-Seob YUN, Young Uk YUN, Kyeong Ae LEE, Byung Han LIM, Jong Kweon HA
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Publication number: 20180320909Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method thereof perform cooling through an outlet if room temperature or room humidity is high to reduce the room temperature or the room humidity, and closing the outlet to perform cooling at low velocity through an outlet hole if room temperature or room humidity reaches a predetermined value so that a user can little feel the wind velocity of cooling of the air conditioner, while maintaining indoor space at pleasant temperature or humidity. By performing cooling at low velocity through the outlet hole formed in the lower portion of the air conditioner, it is possible to cool the lower area of indoor space at pleasant temperature when a user is asleep.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Kweon HA, Hee-Chan KANG, Jong Woon KIM, Tae Woo KIM, Seung Jun PARK, Byoung-Ok AHN, Hong Seok JUN, Jun HWANG, Kwon Jin KIM, Na Yeong BYEON, Hyeong Joon SEO
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Patent number: 10101058Abstract: An air conditioning equipment includes a housing comprising a heat exchanger therein, a water container mounted to, and dismounted from a receiving portion of the housing and to collect a condensate generated by the heat exchanger, and a valve configured to selectively open and close a discharge port by being interfered with a portion of the water container according to the mounting and the dismounting of the water container to or from the receiving portion of the housing. The valve is inserted within the receiving portion of the housing through the discharge port in order to reduce a protruded length that is interfered by the portion of the water container.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki-jun Kim, Won-hee Lee, Sang-ki Cho, Kwon-jin Kim, Yun-suk Park, Kang-ho Choi
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Publication number: 20180290103Abstract: Provided is a dehumidifier capable of preventing condensation from flowing to the outside of a water container when the dehumidifier is turned over or while the dehumidifier is moved, since a suction structure for suctioning the condensation and a discharge structure for discharging the condensation are improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Un CHOI, Kwon Jin KIM, Hyeong Joon SEO, Kang Ho CHOI, Seong Ryeol MYEONG, Hyun Jin BAE, Moon Sun SHIN, Jong Chul AHN, Sung June CHO, Jae Hun CHOI
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Publication number: 20180274797Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet; an discharge duct connected to the outlet, and configured to guide air discharged from the outlet to an indoor space, a blow fan assembly disposed in the inside of the housing such that a rotating shaft of the blow fan assembly extends in a vertical direction, and configured to inhale air in the vertical direction in which the rotating shaft extends and to discharge the air in a radial direction, and a heat exchanger extending along a part of a circumference of the blow fan assembly, and including a bending portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Kyung Hoon KIM, Hooi Joong KIM, Sung-June CHO, Kwon Jin KIM, Se-Hoon SHIN, Joon-Ho YOON, Yeon-Seob YUN, Heung Seob CHOI
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Publication number: 20180112888Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner equipped with a stabilizer having an improved structure to reduce air-blowing noise. The air conditioner includes a main body having a suction port and a discharge port; a heat exchanger provided in the main body. A crossflow fan is configured to discharge air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger to the discharge port. A stabilizer is located adjacent to the crossflow fan and comprises a guide section having a first guide portion configured to guide airflow flowing in the main body by the crossflow fan to a suction region and a second guide portion configured to guide the airflow to a discharge region. A flow separation section is connected to the guide section, wherein a location of the flow separating section varies in an axial direction of the crossflow fan and in a rotational direction of the crossflow fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Seon Uk Na, Chang-Woo Jung, Jin Woo Hong, Kwon Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20180100666Abstract: An air conditioner includes a main body, a fan configured to cause air to flow through the main body, and a water reservoir detachably disposed on an upper portion of the main body. A humidifying fabric member is disposed inside the main body and configured to receive water from the water reservoir. A water collecting tank is configured to collect water that flows down from the humidifying fabric member. In addition, a pump is configured to pump the water in the water collecting tank to the water reservoir through a suction hole. A bottom of the water collecting tank is formed to be downwardly inclined toward one portion of the bottom and the suction hole of the pump is disposed adjacent to the one portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Jee-ho PARK, Eom-ji JANG, Kwon-jin KIM, Young-seok LIM, Euy-sung CHU
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Publication number: 20180080676Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a discharge plate having a plurality of holes disposed adjacent to the outlet, a heat exchanger disposed within said housing, a blowing fan for blowing air exchanged with the heat exchanger; and a shutter movably provided to close at least one of a first path through which air blown by the blowing fan flows to the outlet and a second path that flows to the discharge plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-June CHO, Dong Yoon LEE, Je Gu LEE, Se-Hoon SHIN, Joon-Ho YOON, Heung Seob CHOI, Kwon Jin KIM
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Publication number: 20180080665Abstract: The air conditioner includes a housing having an outlet, a heat exchanger disposed within the housing, a fan for blowing air exchanged with the heat exchanger toward the outlet, a first position for opening the outlet and a second position for covering the outlet and a door including a plurality of holes for discharging air out of the housing at the second position. The air blowing method of the air discharged from the air conditioner may be different.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang-Woo JUNG, Kyeong Ae LEE, Yi Goo GONG, Sung Jae KIM, Yeon-Seob YUN, Sang Ki LEE, Kwon Jin KIM, Heung Seob CHOI
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Publication number: 20180080681Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a current carrying path formed between a control box and an outdoor heat exchanger, and electromagnetic noise generated in the control box is transmitted to the outdoor heat exchanger and efficiently discharged to air through the outdoor heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Je Gu LEE, Kyeong Ae LEE, Yi Goo GONG, Kwon Jin KIM, Ki Jun KIM, Sung Jae KIM, Yeon-Seob YUN, Jong Min LEE, Chang-Woo JUNG
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Publication number: 20180023831Abstract: An air conditioning device is provided. The air conditioning device includes: a sensor configured to sense a driving state of the air conditioning device and ambient air information of the air conditioning device; a processor configured to calculate temperature and humidity information of discharged air on the basis of the information sensed by the sensor, and calculate an amount of dehumidification on the basis of the calculated temperature and humidity information; and a display configured to provide the calculated amount of dehumidification.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong-kweon HA, Hee-chan KANG, Seok-kyun KIM, Kwon-jin KIM