Indoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus
US-2016033161-A1 · Feb 4, 2016 · US
Heat-exchanger fixing plate and indoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus
US11940174B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11940174-B2 |
| Application number | US-201917432650-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Publication date | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2024 |
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A heat-exchanger fixing plate fixes a side portion of a heat exchanger to a housing panel of an air-conditioning apparatus, the heat exchanger including a heat radiation fin and a heat transfer tube. The heat-exchanger fixing plate includes a heat-exchanger support portion facing the side portion of the heat exchanger, and having an insertion hole through which a hairpin portion of the heat transfer tube of the heat exchanger is inserted; and a housing-panel fixing portion separate from and fitted to the heat-exchanger support portion fastened with a screw to the housing panel such that the heat exchanger is fixed to the housing panel. The housing-panel fixing portion is made of material having a higher mechanical strength than that of the heat-exchanger support portion, and the heat-exchanger support portion is made of the material having a lower friction coefficient than that of the housing-panel fixing portion.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A heat-exchanger fixing plate to fix a side portion of a heat exchanger to a housing panel of an air-conditioning apparatus, the heat exchanger including a heat radiation fin and a heat transfer tube, the heat-exchanger fixing plate comprising: a heat-exchanger support portion facing the side portion of the heat exchanger, and having an insertion hole through which a hairpin portion of the heat transfer tube of the heat exchanger is inserted; and a housing-panel fixing portion formed separately from the heat-exchanger support portion, fitted to the heat-exchanger support portion, and detachably engaged with the heat-exchanger support portion, the housing-panel fixing portion being fastened with a screw to the housing panel such that the heat exchanger is fixed to the housing panel, the housing-panel fixing portion being made of material having a higher mechanical strength than a mechanical strength of material of which the heat-exchanger support portion is made, the heat-exchanger support portion being made of the material having a lower friction coefficient than a friction coefficient of the material of which the housing-panel fixing portion is made. 2. The heat-exchanger fixing plate of claim 1 , wherein the housing-panel fixing portion is made of ABS resin. 3. The heat-exchanger fixing plate of claim 1 , wherein the heat-exchanger support portion is made of PP resin. 4. An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, the indoor unit comprising the heat-exchanger fixing plate of claim 1 . 5. The heat-exchanger fixing plate of claim 1 , wherein the housing-panel fixing portion and the heat-exchanger support portion each include a respective plurality of engagement latches and engagement portions adapted to fit the housing-panel fixing portion to the heat-exchanger support portion.
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- F24F13/30Primary
Arrangement or mounting of heat-exchangers · CPC title
Arrangement or mounting of the outdoor unit · CPC title
Casings or covers · CPC title
- F24F1/0063Primary
by the mounting or arrangement of the heat exchangers · CPC title
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- What does patent US11940174B2 cover?
- A heat-exchanger fixing plate fixes a side portion of a heat exchanger to a housing panel of an air-conditioning apparatus, the heat exchanger including a heat radiation fin and a heat transfer tube. The heat-exchanger fixing plate includes a heat-exchanger support portion facing the side portion of the heat exchanger, and having an insertion hole through which a hairpin portion of the heat tra…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F24F13/30. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 26 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).