Air conditioner
AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.
InventorsNoriyuki Okuda, Norihiro Takenaka, Tomohiro Masui
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Abstract
A printed-circuit board (31) having a power element (33) and a refrigerant jacket (20) to which the power element (33) is thermally connected, with refrigerant circulating therein used in refrigeration cycle, are provided in an outdoor unit casing (70). The printed-circuit board (31) is provided in a switch box (40). A face of the outdoor unit casing (70) has a service opening (71). The refrigerant jacket (20) faces the service opening (71), being closer to the front side of the outdoor unit casing (70) than the power element (33) as viewed from the service opening (71).
Claims3
An air conditioner comprising:
- a printed-circuit board (31) having a power element (33);
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- a refrigerant jacket (20) to which the power element (33) is thermally connected, with refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant jacket (20), the refrigerant used in refrigeration cycle, wherein
- the printed-circuit board (31) and the refrigerant jacket (20) are provided in a casing (70) of an outdoor unit (100),
- the refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant jacket (20) cools the power element (33),
- the casing (70) has a face having a service opening (71), and
- the refrigerant jacket (20) faces the service opening (71), being closer to a front side of the casing (70) than the power element (33) as viewed from the service opening (71).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.