Wind-visor and air conditioner having the same

Abstract

Provided are a wind-visor and an air conditioner including the same. The air conditioner includes a main body including a blower fan generating an air flow and a heat exchanger that is heat-exchanged with air flowing by the blower fan, a front panel including a suction hole through which the air introduced into the blower fan is suctioned and a discharge hole through which the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger is discharged, and a wind-visor detachably disposed on a side of the discharge hole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a main body comprising a blower fan generating an air flow and a heat exchanger that is heat-exchanged with air flowing by the blower fan;   a front panel comprising a suction hole through which the air introduced into the blower fan is suctioned and a discharge hole through which the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger is discharged; and   a wind-visor detachably disposed on a side of the discharge hole.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the wind-visor is disposed between the discharge hole and the suction hole. 
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the wind-visor is separably coupled to the front panel. 
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first magnet disposed on the wind-visor; and   a second magnet disposed on the front panel, the second magnet being selectively coupled to the first magnet.   
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner according to  claim 4 , further comprising a second installation groove defined in the front panel so that the second magnet is disposed therein, the second installation groove being defined between the discharge hole and the suction hole. 
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner according to  claim 5 , wherein the wind-visor is coupled to a front surface of the front panel, and the second installation groove is recessed from a back surface of the front panel. 
     
     
         7 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the wind-visor comprises:
 a coupling part selectively coupled to a front side of the front panel; and   a guide part extending from the coupling part to guide the air discharged from the discharge hole in a direction away from the suction hole.   
     
     
         8 . The air conditioner according to  claim 7 , wherein the guide part comprises:
 a blocking portion overlapping with the discharge hole at a front side of the discharge hole; and   an extension portion extending from the blocking portion without overlapping with the discharge hole at the front side of the discharge hole.   
     
     
         9 . The air conditioner according to  claim 8 , wherein the front panel comprises a first edge and a second edge, which define the discharge hole, and
 a first virtual line (11) extending forward from the first edge and a second virtual line (12) extending forward from the second edge meet a front portion or front surface of the wind-visor.   
     
     
         10 . The air conditioner according to  claim 9 , wherein the second virtual line (12) defines a reference line to distinguish the coupling part and guide part of the wind-visor from each other. 
     
     
         11 . The air conditioner according to  claim 7 , wherein the coupling part comprises:
 a first magnet selectively coupled to a second magnet of the front panel; and   a first installation groove in which the first magnet is disposed.   
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner according to  claim 11 , wherein the coupling part comprises:
 a plurality of hollows; and   at least one support rib for partitioning the plurality of hollows.   
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner according to  claim 12 , wherein at least one hollow of the plurality of hollows comprises the first installation groove. 
     
     
         14 . The air conditioner according to  claim 7 , wherein the coupling part has a cross-section size that gradually decreases in width from the front panel toward the guide part. 
     
     
         15 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 , further comprising a discharge louver disposed in the discharge hole to adjust an opened degree of the discharge hole,
 wherein the wind-visor is coupled to a side of the discharge louver to guide discharge of the air through the discharge hole.   
     
     
         16 . A wind-visor disposed on a side of a front panel comprising a suction hole through which air is suctioned, a discharge hole through which air is discharged, and a discharge louver rotatably disposed on the discharge hole, the wind-visor comprising:
 a guide part comprising a blocking portion that overlaps with the discharge hole and an extension portion that does not overlap with the discharge hole; and   a coupling part extending from the guide part, the coupling part being detachably disposed on a side of the discharge hole.   
     
     
         17 . The wind-visor according to  claim 16 , further comprising a first magnet selectively coupled to a second magnet of the front panel. 
     
     
         18 . The wind-visor according to  claim 16 , wherein the coupling part is coupled to a font portion of the front panel, and
 a surface extending forward from a first edge of the discharge hole defines one surface of the coupling part.   
     
     
         19 . The wind-visor according to  claim 18 , wherein a virtual line extending forward from a second edge of the discharge hole is a reference line to partition the blocking portion from the extension portion. 
     
     
         20 . The wind-visor according to  claim 16 , wherein the coupling part comprises:
 a plurality of hollows having a first installation groove in which the first magnet is disposed; and   at least one support rib for partitioning the plurality of hollows.