Heat source unit with corrugated bottom plate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11112131-B2
Application number	US-201716095310-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2017
Priority date	Apr 21, 2016
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A heat source unit includes: a corrugated plate-like bottom frame in which ridges and furrows extend across the front and rear direction or across the right and left direction; and mounting feet. The mounting feet include: supports that support, from below, the furrows of supported ends of the bottom frame on sides that the ridges and the furrows can be seen; and walls disposed on outer sides of the supported ends and that extend upward from the supports. Water drainage passages, that drain water sticking to tops of the ridges of the supported ends to the supports, are disposed above the supports.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heat source unit comprising:
a corrugated plate forming a bottom frame in which ridges and furrows extend across a front and rear direction or across a right and left direction; and
mounting feet comprising:
supports that are in direct contact with and that support, from below, the furrows at supported ends of the bottom frame on sides that the ridges and the furrows can be seen; and
walls disposed on outer sides of the supported ends and that extend from the supports in an upward direction from a level of the furrows toward the ridges, wherein

water drainage passages that drain water sticking to tops of the ridges at the supported ends to the supports are disposed above the supports, and
the water drainage passages include clearances formed, in the direction that the ridges and furrows extend, between outermost edges of the ridges at the supported ends and the walls.

2. The heat source unit according to claim 1 , wherein the clearances are 2 mm or greater.

3. The heat source unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the walls have abutting wall portions that abut against the supported ends and non-abutting wall portions that do not abut against the supported ends, and
the clearances are disposed between the supported ends and the non-abutting wall portions.

4. The heat source unit according to claim 1 , wherein the water drainage passages further comprise openings formed in the ridges at the supported ends, and the openings oppose the supports from above.

5. The heat source unit according to claim 1 , wherein the walls extend to a position higher than upper ends of the ridges at the supported ends.

6. The heat source unit according to claim 1 , wherein downward slopes heading toward the water drainage passages are formed in the supported ends.

7. A heat source unit comprising:
a corrugated plate forming a bottom frame in which ridges and furrows extend across a front and rear direction or across a right and left direction; and
mounting feet comprising:
supports that are in direct contact with and that support, from below, the furrows at supported ends of the bottom frame on sides that the ridges and the furrows can be seen; and
walls disposed on outer sides of the supported ends and that extend from the supports in an upward direction from a level of the furrows toward the ridges, wherein

each wall and each support on the same side of the bottom frame are directly and continuously connected at the level of the furrows,
water drainage passages that drain water sticking to tops of the ridges at the supported ends to the supports are disposed above the supports, and
the water drainage passages include openings formed in the ridges at the supported ends, and the openings oppose the supports from above.

Assignees

• Daikin Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Koike Fumiaki
• Kamitani Shigeki
• Hirawa Daiki

Classifications

• F24F13/222 Primary

  for evacuating condensate · CPC title

• F24F1/56

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

• F24F13/22

  Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate · CPC title

• F24F1/46

  Component arrangements in separate outdoor units · CPC title

• F24F1/36 Primary

  Drip trays for outdoor units · CPC title