Klimaanlage und Verfahren zum Betrieb davon

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4123229

Aktenzeichen

EP22186432

Anmeldetag

22. Juli 2022

Veröffentlichung

23. April 2025

Erteilung

23. April 2025

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

F24F1/0014F24F1/0047F24F11/77F24F11/79F24F11/64F24F11/80

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an air conditioner and a method of operating the same. The air conditioner of the present disclosure includes: a case having a space formed therein and an open bottom; a panel disposed under the case and having an inlet and a plurality of outlets disposed around a circumference of the inlet; a fan disposed in the case and configured to generate an airflow from the inlet to the plurality of outlets; an airflow direction control unit disposed at the respective outlets and configured to control an airflow direction of air flowing through the respective outlets in an upward and downward direction; a camera disposed on one side of the panel to be directed toward an indoor space; and a controller configured to control the airflow direction control unit based on images corresponding to the indoor space and captured by the camera, wherein the controller is configured to: determine an activity level of an occupant for each of a plurality of areas of the indoor space based on a plurality of images corresponding to the indoor space; determine a direction of air discharged from the respective outlets based on the determined activity level; and control the airflow direction control unit according to the direction of the air which is determined for the respective outlets.

Anmelder

Firma

LG Electronics Inc.

Land

🇰🇷 Südkorea

Fachgebiete