# US 2009/0260382 A1 · Electric equipment assembly, and outdoor unit of air conditioner and air conditioner provided with the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2009/0260382 A1 - Document ID: US20090260382A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/090,995 - Filed: 2006-11-06 - Published: 2009-10-22 - Earliest claimed: 2005-11-07 - Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd. - Inventors: Hisashi Takeichi; Naohiro Kawaski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260382A1 ## CPC - F24F 1/22: Arrangement or mounting thereof - F24F 1/46: Component arrangements in separate outdoor units - F24F 1/54: Inlet and outlet arranged on opposite sides - F24F 2013/207: {with control knobs; Mounting controlling members or control units therein} - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) ## Abstract An electric equipment assembly has a frame with various electric components attached to the frame. The electric components include a control circuit board mounted with operating control elements and an inverter control element. Preferably the electric equipment assembly is disposed in outdoor units of an air conditioner. Each outdoor unit includes a structure in which the inside of a casing has a generally rectangular parallelepiped box shape divided into a fan chamber and a machine chamber by a partition plate extending vertically. The frame is provided such that a substrate surface of the control circuit board is positioned along a partition plate and is also inclined to a front side of the unit casing, with the frame provided in a unit casing so that an increase in airflow resistance in a fan chamber is prevented and the on-site workability is ensured at the same time. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electric equipment assembly sized and configured to be disposed in a machine chamber of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner having a structure in which an inside of a casing having a generally rectangular parallelepiped box shape is divided into a fan chamber and the machine chamber by a partition plate extending vertically, the electric equipment assembly comprising: a frame; and a plurality of electric components attached to the frame, the electric components including a control circuit board with operating control elements and an inverter control element, the frame being disposed such that a substrate surface of the control circuit board is positioned along the partition plate and is also inclined relative to a front side of the casing when the frame is disposed in the machine chamber of in the casing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electric equipment assembly according to claim 1, wherein the frame has a generally rectangular shape as viewed along a plan view of the casing when the frame is disposed in the machine chamber of the casing, and a corner of the frame on a partition plate side is in contact with the partition plate so as to be positioned along a bent surface of the partition plate when the frame is disposed in the machine chamber of the casing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electric equipment assembly according to claim 1, wherein the operating control elements include a frequently accessed control element disposed closer to the front side of the casing when the frame is disposed in the machine chamber of the casing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electric equipment assembly according to claim 3, wherein the frame is inclined relative to the front side of the casing when the frame is disposed in the machine chamber of the casing such that an entirety of the frequently accessed control element is visible without being hidden by a lateral side of the casing even when the frame is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface when the frame is disposed in the machine chamber of the casing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The electric equipment assembly according to claim 3, wherein the frame includes a substrate attachment plate disposed along the partition plate and a substrate protection plate configured to cover the substrate attachment plate from a side opposite the partition plate when the frame is disposed in the machine chamber of the casing, and the substrate protection plate has an auxiliary circuit board attached to an outer surface thereof, the auxiliary circuit board being different from the control circuit board and mounted with the frequently accessed control element. ### Claim 6 An outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprising: a casing having a generally rectangular parallelepiped box shape; a partition plate extending vertically so as to divide an inside of the casing into a fan chamber and a machine chamber; and an electric equipment assembly, disposed in the machine chamber of the casing, the electric equipment assembly including a frame, and a plurality of electric components attached to the frame, the electric components including a control circuit board with operating control elements and an inverter control element, the frame being disposed such that a substrate surface of the control circuit board is positioned along the partition plate and is also inclined relative to a front side of the casing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) An air conditioner including a pair of the outdoor units according to claim 6 as a first and second outdoor units juxtaposed relative to each other wherein the casing of the second outdoor unit has a different height from the casing of the first outdoor unit, and the frame of the electric equipment assembly of the first outdoor unit and the frame of the electric equipment assembly of the second outdoor unit are disposed at the same height from an installation surface of each casing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein each frame has a generally rectangular shape as viewed along a plan view of the respective casing in which it is disposed in the machine chamber of the casing, and a corner of each frame on a partition plate side is in contact with the partition plate so as to be positioned along a bent surface of the partition plate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The air conditioner according to claim 7, wherein the operating control elements of each electric equipment assembly include a frequently accessed control element disposed closer to the front side of the respective casing in which the respective electric equipment assembly is disposed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein each frame is inclined relative to the front side of the respective casing in which the respective electric equipment assembly is disposed such that an entirety of each of the frequently accessed control elements is visible without being hidden by a lateral side of the casing in which the respective electric equipment assembly is disposed even when the frame is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein each frame includes a substrate attachment plate disposed along the respective partition plate and a substrate protection plate configured to cover the substrate attachment plate from a side opposite the partition plate of the casing in which the respective electric equipment assembly is disposed, and each substrate protection plate has an auxiliary circuit board attached to an outer surface thereof, the auxiliary circuit boards being different from the control circuit boards and mounted with the frequently accessed control elements. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The outdoor unit according to claim 6, wherein the frame has a generally rectangular shape as viewed along a plan view of the casing, and a corner of the frame on a partition plate side is in contact with the partition plate so as to be positioned along a bent surface of the partition plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The outdoor unit according to claim 6, wherein the operating control elements include a frequently accessed control element disposed closer to the front side of the casing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The outdoor unit according to claim 13, wherein the frame is inclined relative to the front side of the casing such that an entirety of the frequently accessed control element is visible without being hidden by a lateral side of the casing even when the frame is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The outdoor unit according to claim 13, wherein the frame includes a substrate attachment plate disposed along the partition plate and a substrate protection plate configured to cover the substrate attachment plate from a side opposite the partition plate, and the substrate protection plate has an auxiliary circuit board attached to an outer surface thereof, the auxiliary circuit board being different from the control circuit board and mounted with the frequently accessed control element.