Outdoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10837657-B2
Application number	US-201616096363-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2016
Priority date	Jul 14, 2016
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

An air-conditioning-apparatus outdoor unit includes a casing, a heat exchanger disposed in upper part of an inner space of the casing, a bottom plate located at a bottom of the casing and having a drain hole through which drain water that is generated on the heat exchanger is discharged outside, a support disposed in the inner space of the casing and supporting the heat exchanger in the upper part of the inner space of the casing, and a drain structure disposed under the heat exchanger and guiding the drain water to the bottom plate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, the outdoor unit comprising:
a casing;
a heat exchanger disposed in an upper part of an inner space of the casing;
a bottom plate located at a bottom of the casing, the bottom plate having a drain hole through which drain water that is generated on the heat exchanger is discharged outside;
a support disposed in the inner space of the casing, the support supporting the heat exchanger in the upper part of the inner space of the casing; and
a drain structure disposed under the heat exchanger, the drain structure guiding the drain water to the bottom plate,
wherein the drain structure includes
a side panel covering an outer side surface of the casing; and
a water guide plate disposed in the inner space of the casing, the water guide plate facing the side panel to define a drain path for the drain water between the water guide plate and the side panel, and

wherein the water guide plate has a plurality of through-holes extending inward from the drain path in the casing.

2. The outdoor unit of claim 1 , wherein the water guide plate includes a slope in an upper end part of the water guide plate, the slope sloping toward inside of the casing and obliquely upward at the upper end part of the water guide plate, and an upper end of the slope is located above an upper end of the side panel.

3. The outdoor unit of claim 2 , wherein the water guide plate includes a curve formed by rounding angled part extending from the slope to part facing the side panel.

4. The outdoor unit of claim 2 , wherein the water guide plate includes an upper member that serves as an upper portion including the slope and comprises synthetic resin and a lower member that serves as a lower portion and is formed of a rubber sheet.

5. The outdoor unit of claim 1 ,
wherein the bottom plate includes a raised part formed by upwardly bending an outer peripheral part of the bottom plate, and
wherein the water guide plate is positioned such that a lower end of the water guide plate is in proximity to the raised part of the bottom plate.

6. The outdoor unit of claim 1 , wherein the water guide plate comprise synthetic resin or rubber.

7. An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, the outdoor unit comprising:
a casing;
a heat exchanger disposed in an upper part of an inner space of the casing;
a bottom plate located at a bottom of the casing, the bottom plate having a drain hole through which drain water that is generated on the heat exchanger is discharged outside;
a support disposed in the inner space of the casing, the support supporting the heat exchanger in the upper part of the inner space of the casing;
a drain structure disposed under the heat exchanger, the drain structure guiding the drain water to the bottom plate; and
a side panel covering an outer side surface of the casing,
wherein the drain structure includes
a first water guide pipe disposed along a lower end face of the heat exchanger in the casing, the first water guide pipe having an opening facing the lower end face of the heat exchanger, and
a second water guide pipe connected to the first water guide pipe, the second water guide pipe guiding the drain water to the bottom plate,

wherein the first water guide pipe and the second water guide pipe define a drain path and
wherein the side panel includes a hook in an upper end part of the side panel and the hook catches an edge of the opening of the first water guide pipe.

8. The outdoor unit of claim 7 , wherein the opening of the first water guide pipe has an inner edge located adjacent to the inner space of the casing and an outer edge located adjacent to an outside of the casing, the inner edge is positioned above the lower end face of the heat exchanger, and the outer edge is positioned below the lower end face of the heat exchanger.

9. The outdoor unit of any one of claim 7 ,
wherein the bottom plate includes a raised part formed by upwardly bending an outer peripheral part of the bottom plate, and
wherein the second water guide pipe is positioned such that a lower end of the second water guide pipe is in proximity to the raised part of the bottom plate.

10. The outdoor unit of claim 7 , wherein the first and second water guide pipes comprise synthetic resin or rubber.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Furukubo Kei
• Morikawa Yuudai
• Koda Misaki
• Aoyama Yutaka

Classifications

• F24F11/42

  of outdoor units · CPC title

• F24F1/36 Primary

  Drip trays for outdoor units · CPC title

• F24F1/56

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

• F24F1/14

  Heat exchangers specially adapted for separate outdoor units · CPC title