CPC F24F 13/14 (2013.01) [F24F 1/0011 (2013.01); F24F 1/0057 (2019.02); F24F 1/0003 (2013.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); F24F 2013/205 (2013.01)] | 1 Claim |
1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
a housing including a front frame and an outlet;
a discharge plate having a plurality of holes formed therein, and coupled with the front frame;
a heat exchanger disposed inside the housing;
a blower fan configured to blow air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger toward the discharge plate or the outlet; and
a discharge blade configured to move between a guide position at which a direction of the air blown from the blower fan and discharged to the outlet is controlled, and a closing position at which the outlet is closed and the discharge blade is substantially flush with the discharge plate,
wherein the discharge blade includes a blade body rotatably disposed in the outlet, and
a plurality of blade holes formed in the blade body so as to discharge air passing through the discharge blade,
wherein air is discharged from the plurality of blade holes and the plurality of holes of the discharge plate when the discharge blade is in the closed position,
wherein the blade body is configured to block an air flow moving toward the discharge plate when the discharge blade is at the guide position, and
wherein the discharge plate is detachable from the front frame with the discharge blade engaged with the discharge plate.
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