Patent 9759445 was granted and assigned to LG on September, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner may include a case, first and second discharge ports disposed on opposite sides of the case to discharge air, at least one discharge vane rotatably disposed at each of the first and second discharge ports, and an operation panel disposed between the first and second discharge ports. The operation panel is movable to selectively vary a discharge area of each of the first and second discharge ports. The discharge are selectively rotatable when not covered by the operation panel to vary an air flow direction.