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Air-conditioner controllable to simulate environmental characteristics of various world regions
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-10-28
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Granted: 1996-04-09
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Expires: 2014-10-28
Abstract
Abstract An air conditioner which discharges an air flow to a room is operated to provide the room with the environmental characteristics of a selected region of the world by varying the air direction, air speed, air fragrance, and background noise to conform to those of the selected world region.
Inventors
- 👤 Jong C. Park
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 02:24
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D27/00; G05D27/02; F; F24; F24F; F24F11/00; F24F11/50; F24F11/52; F24F11/62; F24F11/63; F24F11/64; F24F11/70; F24F11/72; F24F11/74; F24F11/79; F24F11/80; F24F11/86; F24F11/88; F24F11/30; F24F2110/00; F24F2110/50; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B30/00; Y02B30/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
In an air conditioner including a heat exchanger through which an air flow is passed before being introduced into a room, the improvement comprising an environment control mechanism which includes: a memory containing data relating to environmental characteristics of a plurality of known world regions said environmental characteristics including a wind pattern and natural air fragrance for each of said world regions; generating means for generating said environmental characteristics for each of said world regions; and control means responsive to a user's input for selecting said environmental characteristics for one of said world regions including the respective wind pattern and air fragrance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
In an air conditioner including a heat exchanger through which an air flow is passed before being introduced into a room, the improvement comprising an environment control mechanism which includes: a memory containing data relating to environmental characteristics of a plurality of known world regions said environmental characteristics including a wind pattern and natural air fragrance for each of said world regions; generating means for generating said environmental characteristics for each of said world regions; and control means responsive to a user's input for selecting said environmental characteristics for one of said world regions including the respective wind pattern and air fragrance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
In an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said environmental characteristics are peculiar to known regions of the world.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
In an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said environmental characteristics in said memory further comprise air speed and background noise; said generating means comprising means for changing air flow direction, means for changing air speed, means for introducing fragrances to the air flow and means for generating background noises.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
In the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said generating means includes means for introducing one of a selected number of fragrances corresponding to a fragrance present in nature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
In the air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein said generating means further includes means for generating a background noise present in nature.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
In the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said generating means includes means for generating a background noise present in nature.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
In an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein said means for introducing a fragrance includes a solid perfume mounted between a pair of electrodes and means for energizing said electrodes for producing a corona discharge thereacross for gasifying said solid perfume.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
In the air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein said generating means further comprises means for changing air direction and speed in accordance with a random pattern.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
In the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said generating means further comprises means changing air direction and speed in accordance with a random pattern.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
In an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said improvement further comprises a keyboard for entering a user's selected environmental characteristics to said control means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
103 words
In a method of controlling an air conditioner in which an air flow is directed through a heat exchanger before being introduced into a room, the improvement comprising the steps of: A) sensing whether a user has selected environmental characteristics peculiar to a selected known region of the world among a plurality of known regions of the world stored in memory, said environmental characteristics including a wind pattern and natural air fragrance for each world region; and B) varying, in response to a selection of a world region in step A, at least wind pattern and air fragrance corresponding to the selected region.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
103 words
In a method of controlling an air conditioner in which an air flow is directed through a heat exchanger before being introduced into a room, the improvement comprising the steps of: A) sensing whether a user has selected environmental characteristics peculiar to a selected known region of the world among a plurality of known regions of the world stored in memory, said environmental characteristics including a wind pattern and natural air fragrance for each world region; and B) varying, in response to a selection of a world region in step A, at least wind pattern and air fragrance corresponding to the selected region.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
In the method according to claim 11, wherein the wind pattern is varied in accordance with a random pattern.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
In the method according to claim 11, wherein the air fragrance is varied by electronically gasifying a solid perfume and introducing the gaseous product into the air flow.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
In the method according to claim 11, wherein the air fragrance is varied by introducing into the air flow a fragrance corresponding to a fragrance present in nature.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
In the method according to claim 11, wherein said environmental characteristics include background noise present in nature.
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