公开(公告)号：US20230152015A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17944728

申请日：2022-09-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seungtek LEE ,  Ilyong CHO

IPC: F25B41/325 ,  F24F1/0003 ,  F25B49/02

CPC classification number: F25B41/325 ,  F24F1/0003 ,  F25B49/02 ,  F25B2313/006 ,  F25B2313/0233

Abstract: An air conditioner may include: an outdoor unit including a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger; a first indoor unit including a first indoor heat exchanger; and a second indoor unit including a second indoor heat exchanger and an indoor expansion valve, wherein the outdoor unit includes: a first outdoor pipe, an outdoor expansion valve provided in the first outdoor pipe, the first outdoor pipe allowing a refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger to pass through the outdoor expansion valve and flow to the first indoor unit; and a second outdoor pipe allowing a refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger to bypass the outdoor expansion valve and flow to the second indoor unit.