Outdoor unit of air conditioner, cooling unit applied thereto, and method for manufacturing cooling unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10024556-B2
Application number	US-201515118247-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	Apr 30, 2014
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner configured to cool a heating unit by making contact with the heating unit, a cooling unit applied thereto, and a method for manufacturing the cooling unit. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprises a compressor configured to compress refrigerant; a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant discharged from the compressor; a control box provided with an electronic component configured to control an outdoor unit of an air conditioner; and a cooling unit configured to cool a heating unit by making contact with the heating unit of the electronic component, wherein the cooling unit comprises a heat radiating member having one side thereof make contact with the heating unit; and a refrigerant pipe extended by penetrating through the heat radiating member and in which refrigerant is moved.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
a compressor configured to compress refrigerant;
a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
a control box provided with an electronic component configured to control the outdoor unit of air conditioner, the control box including a case having a space in which the electronic component is placed; and
a cooling unit configured to cool a heating unit of the electronic component by making contact with the heating unit, the cooling unit being detachably coupled to the case,
wherein the cooling unit comprises a heat radiating member having one side thereof make contact with the heating unit, and a refrigerant pipe extended by penetrating through the heat radiating member and in which refrigerant is moved.

2. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein
the refrigerant pipe allows the refrigerant discharged from the condenser to be passed inside thereof.

3. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein
the heat radiating member comprises a body placed in an outer side of the case, and a contact unit provided in one side of the body and configured to be in contact with the heating unit by penetrating through the case.

4. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
a compressor configured to compress refrigerant;
a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
a control box provided with an electronic component configured to control the outdoor unit of air conditioner, the control box including a case having a space in which the electronic component is placed; and
a cooling unit configured to cool a heating unit of the electronic component by making contact with the heating unit,
wherein the cooling unit comprises a heat radiating member having one side thereof make contact with the heating unit, and a refrigerant pipe extended by penetrating through the heat radiating member and in which refrigerant is moved,
wherein the heat radiating member comprises a body placed in an outer side of the case, and a contact unit provided in one side of the body and configured to be in contact with the heating unit by penetrating through the case, and
wherein the body and the refrigerant pipe are provided in a state of being coated.

5. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner of claim 3 , wherein
the refrigerant pipe is extended by penetrating through the body.

6. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner of claim 1 , further comprising:
an expansion device configured to expand the refrigerant condensed by the condenser, wherein the refrigerant pipe allows the refrigerant discharged from the expansion device to be passed inside thereof.

7. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein
the heat radiating member comprises aluminum.

8. A cooling unit configured to cool a heating unit placed inside of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, the cooling unit comprising:
a heat radiating member having one side thereof make contact with the heating unit; and
a refrigerant pipe coupled to the heat radiating member and in which refrigerant is moved,
wherein the refrigerant pipe is extended by penetrating through an inside of the heat radiating member,
wherein the heating unit comprises a heating unit of an electronic component placed inside of a case of a control box configured to control the outdoor unit of the air conditioner,
wherein the cooling unit is detachably coupled to the case.

9. The cooling unit of claim 8 , wherein
the heat radiating member comprises a body placed in an outer side of the case, and a contact unit provided in one side of the body and configured to be in contact with the heating unit by penetrating through the case.

10. The cooling unit of claim 9 , wherein
the refrigerant pipe is extended by penetrating through the body.

11. A method for manufacturing cooling unit including a heat radiating member into which an entire or a portion of a refrigerant pipe is inserted, the method comprising:
disposing a refrigerant pipe inside of a mold;
coupling a guide pin configured to prevent a deformation of a shape of the refrigerant pipe to the refrigerant pipe; and
injecting a molten metal into the inside of the mold.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein
the molten metal is injected into the inside of the mold so that the molten metal surrounds an entire or a portion of the refrigerant pipe.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein
the guide pin is inserted into the inside of the refrigerant pipe.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein
the molten metal is injected into the inside of the mold in a state in which the guide pin is inserted into the inside of the refrigerant pipe.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Kwang Ho
• Chae Wang Byung
• Koo Hyung Mo
• Kim Kyung Hoon
• Park Kyu Sang
• Park Hyun Woo
• Hong Seung Ho

Classifications

• F24F1/06

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

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F24F1/24 Primary

  Cooling of electric components · CPC title

• H05K7/20309

  Evaporators · CPC title