Outdoor device for an air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10443902-B2
Application number	US-201514856773-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2015
Priority date	Dec 17, 2014
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

An outdoor device for an air conditioner is provided. The outdoor device may include a cabinet, and a base provided on or at a lower portion of the cabinet. The base may include a base body, on which at least one first seat that supports a first component may be provided, an edge portion provided along a circumference of the base body and on which at least one second seat that supports a second component may be provided, and at least one connection portion that connects the at least one first seat to the at least one second seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An outdoor device for an air conditioner, the outdoor device comprising:
a plurality of suction panels that defines a front surface, side surfaces, and a rear surface of the outdoor device, respectively;
a heat exchanger provided inside of the plurality of suction panels and bent to extend along four surfaces of the plurality of suction panels;
a base provided at lower portions of the plurality of suction panels, the base having two first sides corresponding to the front and rear surfaces and two second sides corresponding to the side surfaces;
a plurality of brackets that is disposed between the plurality of suction panels and extends in an upward direction from the base; and
a leg provided on a lower portion of the base, wherein the base includes:
a base body;
an edge portion provided along a circumference of the base, the edge portion including an edge body having a height higher than a height of the base body;
a step that extends in an upward direction from the base body toward the edge body;
at least one first seat to which at least one compressor and a gas-liquid separator are coupled, the at least one first seat being provided on the base body;
at least one second seat that protrudes in the upward direction from the edge body, and on which the heat exchanger is provided, wherein the at least one second seat is provided along the two first sides and the two second sides of the base; and
at least one connection portion that connects the at least one first seat to the at least one second seat, and wherein the at least one connection portion defines a boundary of the integrated at least one first seat and at least one second seat.

2. The outdoor device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one first seat, the at least one connection portion, and the at least one second seat extends in a direction along which the two second sides of the base extend.

3. The outdoor device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first seat and the at least one second seat includes a plurality of first seats and a plurality of second seats, respectively, and wherein the at least one connection portion includes a plurality of connection portions that each connects one of the plurality of first seats to one of the plurality of second seats.

4. The outdoor device according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of first seats is spaced apart from each other.

5. The outdoor device according to claim 3 , wherein the base further includes at least one separation portion that spaces one of the plurality of first seats from one of the plurality of second seats.

6. The outdoor device according to claim 5 , wherein the base further includes at least one first drain hole from which a liquid guided through the at least one separation portion is discharged.

7. The outdoor device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger surrounds the at least one compressor and the gas-liquid separator.

8. The outdoor device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressor includes a first compressor and a second compressor, and wherein the at least one connection portion includes a plurality of connection portions that corresponds to the first and second compressors.

9. The outdoor device according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of connection portions includes:
a first connection portion that connects one first seat to support the first compressor to one second seat; and
a second connection portion that connects another first seat to support the second compressor to another second seat.

10. The outdoor device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one second seat includes at least one second drain hole from which a liquid is discharged.

11. The outdoor device according to claim 10 , wherein the leg includes a plurality of legs provided on the lower portion of the base where the two first sides are defined, and wherein the at least one second drain hole is defined in the at least one second seat provided on a portion of the base where the two second sides are defined.

12. The outdoor device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first seat includes a plurality of coupling holes, to which the at least one compressor and the gas-liquid separator are coupled.

13. The outdoor device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first seat protrudes in the upward direction from the base body.

14. An outdoor device for an air conditioner, the outdoor device comprising:
a plurality of suction panels that defines a front surface, both side surfaces, and a rear surface of the outdoor device, respectively;
a heat exchanger provided inside of the plurality of suction panels and bent to extend along four surfaces of the plurality of suction panels;
a base provided at lower portions of the plurality of suction panels, the base having two first sides corresponding to the front and rear surfaces and two second sides corresponding to the both side surfaces;
a plurality of brackets that is disposed between the plurality of suction panels and extends in an upward direction from the base; and
a plurality of legs provided on a lower portion of the base where the two first sides are defined, wherein the base includes:
a base body;
an edge portion provided along a circumference of the base, the edge portion including an edge body having a height higher than a height of the base body;
a step that extends in an upward direction from the base body toward the edge body;
at least one first seat to which at least one compressor and at least one gas-liquid separator are coupled, the at least one first seat being provided on the base body;
at least one second seat that protrudes in the upward direction from the edge body and on which the heat exchanger is provided, wherein the at least one second seat is provided along the two first sides and the two second sides of the base;
at least one connection portion that connects the at least one first seat to the at least one second seat; and
at least one drain hole defined in the at least one second seat provided along each of the two second sides to guide drainage of a liquid from the base, and wherein the at least one first seat, the at least one second seat, and the at least one connection portion form one plane.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lim Hyunjun
• Lee Hoki
• Jeung Jonghwan

Classifications

• F24F1/56

  Casing or covers of separate outdoor units, e.g. fan guards · CPC title

• F24F1/50

  with outlet air in upward direction · CPC title

• F24F13/22 Primary

  Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate · CPC title

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F25B13/00 Primary

  Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) · CPC title