Outdoor unit of airconditioner

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner connectable to an

• indoor unit, the outdoor unit comprising:
• a compressor;
• a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between air introduced from outside and refrigerant compressed by the compressor;
• an expansion valve unit configured to decompress the refrigerant discharged from the heat exchanger;
• a refrigerant pipe configured to deliver the refrigerant, which is decompressed and expanded by the expansion valve unit, to the indoor unit therethrough when the indoor unit is connected to the outdoor unit;
• and
• a bracket configured to support the expansion valve unit,
• wherein the expansion valve unit comprises an expansion valve, a first connection portion to connect the expansion valve to the heat exchanger, and a second connection portion to connect the expansion valve to the refrigerant pipe, and
• the expansion valve is coupled to one surface of the bracket, one of the first connection portion or the second connection portion is coupled to an opposite surface of the bracket so that the expansion valve unit is supported by both the one surface of the bracket and the opposite surface of the bracket in opposite coupling directions.

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner connectable to an

• indoor unit, the outdoor unit comprising:
• a compressor;
• a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between air introduced from outside and refrigerant compressed by the compressor;
• an expansion valve unit configured to decompress the refrigerant discharged from the heat exchanger;
• a refrigerant pipe configured to deliver the refrigerant, which is decompressed and expanded by the expansion valve unit, to the indoor unit therethrough when the indoor unit is connected to the outdoor unit;
• and
• a bracket configured to support the expansion valve unit,
• wherein the expansion valve unit comprises an expansion valve, a capillary tube comprising one end thereof connected to the expansion valve, and a connection tube to connect an other end of the capillary tube to the heat exchanger or the refrigerant pipe, and
• the bracket fixes the expansion valve and the connection tube thereto to maintain a separation distance in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the one end and the other end of the capillary tube.