Outdoor unit of air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10024555-B2
Application number	US-201515127452-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2015
Priority date	Apr 4, 2014
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a partition plate that separates a machine compartment, in which a compressor unit, a refrigerant pipe, and an electrical-part storage are disposed, and an air blower compartment; an electrical-part storage that is disposed so as to extend from the machine compartment side of the partition plate to the air blower compartment side of the partition plate, and that stores therein an electrical part; an auxiliary board that is disposed in the machine compartment and on which an electrical part that is other than the electrical part installed in the electrical-part storage, is installed; and a board fixing portion that is interposed between the electrical-part storage located in the machine compartment and the auxiliary board to fix the auxiliary board thereto.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising:
a partition plate that separates a machine compartment and an air blower compartment, wherein the partition plate has a first side facing the machine compartment and a second side facing the air blower compartment;
an electrical-part storage that is located to extend from the first side of the partition plate to the second side of the partition plate and that stores therein an electrical part, wherein the electrical-part storage has an end located in the machine compartment;
a board that is located in the machine compartment and on which an electrical part, which is other than the electrical part installed in the electrical-part storage, is installed;
a board fixing member that is located between the board and the end of the electrical-part storage located in the machine compartment, wherein the board fixing member fixes the board to the electrical part storage such that the board is opposed to the first side of the partition plate; and
a metallic part fixing member that fixes the board fixing member to the electrical-part storage,
wherein the board fixing member, to which the board is fixed, is configured to be attached to the part fixing member by sliding the board fixing member in a vertical direction relative to the part fixing member.

2. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein
the part fixing member has an outer side and an inner side,
the inner side is opposite to the outer side,
the inner side faces the first side of the partition plate, and
a terminal block is installed on the outer side of the part fixing member.

3. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 2 , wherein the board fixing member is located on the inner side of the part fixing member.

4. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the part fixing member has an opening formed therein, and the board fixing member includes a catch, which is configured to be inserted into the opening formed in the part fixing member.

5. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 4 , wherein the part fixing member has an outer side and an inner side, wherein
the inner side is opposite to the outer side,
the inner side faces the first side of the partition plate, and
each of the board fixing member and the part fixing member includes an insertion hole for a screw to be inserted from the outer side of the part fixing member in a state where the catch is engaged with the opening.

6. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein
the part fixing member includes a guide surface that regulates positional displacement of the board fixing member relative to the part fixing member, and
the board fixing member includes a guide piece that comes in contact with the guide surface.

7. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 6 , wherein
the part fixing member has an opening formed therein,
the board fixing member includes a catch, which is configured to be inserted into the opening formed in the part fixing member,
the part fixing member has an outer side and an inner side,
the inner side is opposite to the outer side,
the inner side faces the first side of the partition plate, and
each of the board fixing member and the part fixing member includes an insertion hole for a screw to be inserted from the outer side of the part fixing member in a state where the catch is engaged with the opening.

8. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein
the board fixing member has an outer side and an inner side,
the inner side is opposite to the outer side,
the inner side faces the first side of the partition plate, and
the board fixing member includes a connector fixing portion located on the outer side of the board fixing member for fixing a lead connector to the board fixing member.

9. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein
the board fixing member has an outer side and an inner side,
the inner side is opposite to the outer side,
the inner side faces the first side of the partition plate, and
the board fixing member includes a stopper located on the outer side of the board fixing member for restricting downward movement of a lead connector.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Yanase Tomoya
• Kubono Toshiyuki
• Jinnai Hiroyuki

Classifications

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F24F1/06 Primary

  Separate outdoor units, e.g. outdoor unit to be linked to a separate room comprising a compressor and a heat exchanger · CPC title

• F24F2013/207

  with control knobs; Mounting controlling members or control units therein · CPC title

• F24F1/24

  Cooling of electric components · CPC title

• F24F1/22 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting thereof · CPC title