Air conditioner

Abstract

An air conditioner includes a dust collecting space so that foreign substances inside the air conditioner may be easily removed. The air conditioner includes a case, a front panel having a plurality of holes formed to discharge air to the front of the case, and a dust container provided inside the case to communicate with some of the plurality of holes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a case;   a front panel having a plurality of holes formed to discharge air to a front of the case; and   a dust container provided inside the case to communicate with some of the plurality of holes.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , further comprising a guide panel configured to guide a flow of air inside the case,
 wherein the dust container is formed on at least a portion of a space between a lower portion of the guide panel and the front panel.   
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein the guide panel includes a curved portion configured to guide foreign substances to the dust container. 
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner of  claim 3 , wherein the guide panel further includes an inclined portion having at least a portion formed inward. 
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner of  claim 4 , wherein the inclined portion includes at least one of a curved surface and a chamfer. 
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the guide panel further includes a connector configured to connect the curved portion to the inclined portion; and   the dust container is provided between the front panel and the connector.   
     
     
         7 . The air conditioner of  claim 6 , wherein the dust container includes:
 a dust inlet provided between the front panel and a first end of the connector; and   a dust chamber provided between the front panel and a second end of the connector,   wherein the size of the dust inlet gradually increases toward the dust chamber.   
     
     
         8 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein:
 at least some of the plurality of holes form a first discharger through which air is discharged;   the rest of the plurality of holes form a second discharger through which air is discharged; and   the plurality of holes configured to form the first discharger are a different size than the plurality of holes configured to form the second discharger.   
     
     
         9 . The air conditioner of  claim 8 , wherein the second discharger includes at least one of a mesh and a porous material. 
     
     
         10 . The air conditioner of  claim 8 , further comprising a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air introduced into the case,
 wherein the first discharger further includes an opening-and-closing member provided to allow the air which has been heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger to be selectively discharged.   
     
     
         11 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the front panel further includes at least one slot connected to the dust container, and formed at a bottom surface thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The air conditioner of  claim 2 , wherein the dust container is provided between both sides of the guide panel and the front panel. 
     
     
         13 . The air conditioner of  claim 1 , wherein the dust container further includes a dust containing member detachable from the front panel. 
     
     
         14 . The air conditioner of  claim 3 , wherein the dust container further includes a cover detachable from the guide panel. 
     
     
         15 . The air conditioner of  claim 14 , wherein the curved portion includes a cover installation hole formed with at least a portion cut away to allow the cover to be detachably installed. 
     
     
         16 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a case;   a front panel having at least one outlet formed on at least a portion of a front surface of the front panel to allow air to be selectively discharged to a front of the case and including a plurality of holes formed on surfaces where the outlets are not formed;   a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air introduced into the case;   a guide panel configured to guide air which has been heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger; and   a dust container provided between the front panel and the guide panel.   
     
     
         17 . The air conditioner of  claim 16 , wherein the dust container is formed on at least a portion of a space between a lower portion of the guide panel and the front panel. 
     
     
         18 . The air conditioner of  claim 16 , wherein the dust container is formed on at least a portion of a space between both sides of the guide panel and the front panel. 
     
     
         19 . The air conditioner of  claim 16 , wherein the guide panel includes a curved portion configured to guide foreign substances to the dust container. 
     
     
         20 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a case;   a front panel having at least one outlet formed on at least a portion of a front surface to allow air to be selectively discharged to a front of the case and including a plurality of holes formed on surfaces where the outlets are not formed;   a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air introduced into the case;   a guide panel configured to guide air which has been heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger;   a dust container provided between the front panel and the guide panel; and   a cover detachably provided at the guide panel to communicate with the dust container.