Patent attributes
An oil separator and an air conditioner using the same are provided. The air conditioner may include at least one indoor unit connected to an outdoor unit by a refrigerant tube. The outdoor unit may include a compressor and an oil separator including a plurality of oil recovery tubes introducing oil into the compressor. The oil separator may include a housing, a suction tube guiding oil-mixed refrigerant into the housing, a discharge tube discharging refrigerant separated from the oil-mixed refrigerant, and first and second recovery tubes discharging oil separated from the oil-mixed refrigerant. At least one of the first or second recovery tubes may include an oil valve guiding a movement direction of the oil.