Outdoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorsYuto Takeuchi, Kazuho Ito
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Abstract
An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a casing forming an outer shell, a terminal block disposed in the casing, a terminal block support element configured to support the terminal block, and an earth grounding plate sandwiched between the terminal block and the terminal block support element. An engaging portion to be engaged with the terminal block support element is provided in the earth grounding plate. A fixing element is provided to fasten the terminal block and the earth grounding plate engaged with the terminal block support element by the engaging portion together to the terminal block support element.
Claims3
An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, comprising:
- a casing that forms an outer shell;
- a terminal block disposed in the casing;
- a terminal block support element configured to support the terminal block;
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- an earth grounding plate sandwiched between the terminal block and the terminal block support element, wherein:
- the earth grounding plate has an engaging portion which has a U-shape formed by bending back a part of an edge of the earth grounding plate,
- the earth grounding plate is engaged with the terminal block support element by inserting the edge of the terminal block support element into the U-shape of the engaging portion, and
- the terminal block and the earth grounding plate engaged with the terminal block support element by the engaging portion are fastened together to the terminal block support element by a fixing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.