# US 2014/0360222 A1 · Outdoor unit of refrigeration apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0360222 A1 - Document ID: US20140360222A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/369,167 - Filed: 2012-12-26 - Published: 2014-12-11 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-28 - Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd. - Applicants: Daikin Industries, Ltd. - Inventors: Tomohiro Masui - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140360222A1 ## CPC - F24F 1/16: Arrangement or mounting thereof - F28D 1/0471: {the conduits having a non-circular cross-section (F28D1/0473, F28D1/0476, F28D1/0478 take precedence)} - F28F 1/022: {with multiple channels} - F28F 1/32: the means having portions engaging further tubular elements - F28F 9/013: for tubes or tube-assemblies - F28F 9/0243: {Header boxes having a circular cross-section} - F28F 21/067: {Details} - 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) - F28D: HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT (fluid heaters having heat generating means and heat transferring means F24H; furnaces F27; details of heat-exchange apparatus of general) - F28F: DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION (water and air traps, air venting F16) ## Abstract An outdoor unit of a refrigeration apparatus includes an aluminum or aluminum alloy heat exchanger, an aluminum or aluminum alloy bracket having a fixing portion and a securing portion attached directly to the heat exchanger, a non-aluminum side panel having an opening portion with the fixing portion of the bracket passing through the opening, and a nonmetal component interposed between the bracket and the side panel to form a predetermined space between the bracket and the side panel. The side panel is fixed to the fixing portion of the bracket disposed through the opening portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An outdoor unit of a refrigeration apparatus comprising: a heat exchanger constructed of aluminum or aluminum alloy; a bracket constructed of aluminum or aluminum alloy, the bracket including a fixing portion and a securing portion attached directly to the heat exchanger; a side panel constructed of a non-aluminum metal, the side panel having an opening portion with the fixing portion of the bracket passing therethrough, the side panel being fixed to the fixing portion of the bracket disposed through the opening portion; and a non-metal component interposed between the aluminum or aluminum alto bracket and the non-aluminum side panel to form a predetermined space between the aluminum or aluminum alloy bracket and the non-aluminum side panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the non-metal component has first space maintaining portion disposed around the bracket in order to create a clearance between the opening portion of the side panel and the bracket. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an anchoring part constructed of a non-aluminum metal, the anchoring part fastening the non-metal component to the side panel in a state in which the fixing portion of the bracket is inserted into the non-metal component. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a through hole larger than the anchoring part is formed in the fixing portion of the bracket, and the anchoring part passes through the through hole in a way such that the anchoring part does not contact the bracket and fastens the non-metal component to the side panel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising an anchored structure constructed of a non-aluminum metal, a through hole larger than the anchoring part being formed in the fixing portion of the bracket, and the anchored structure fastening, in cooperation with the anchoring part passing through the through hole in a way such that the anchoring part does not contact the bracket, the fixing portion of the bracket to the side panel via the non-metal component. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the side panel has a first bent surface bent in a way such that the first bent surface extends in a direction intersecting a side surface of the side panel as seen in a plan view and in which the opening portion is formed, and a second bent surface bent in a way such that the second bent surface extends in a direction intersecting the first bent surface, and the non-metal component is fastened to the second bent surface by the anchoring part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a front panel constructed of a non-aluminum metal, the front panel having a bent end surface covering the second bent surface of the side panel, the non-metal component further having a second space maintaining portion interposed between the bent end surface and the fixing portion of the bracket. ### Claim 8 The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim wherein the side panel has a first bent surface bent in a way such that the first bent surface extends in a direction intersecting a side surface of the side panel as seen in a plan view and in which the opening portion is formed, and a second bent surface bent in a way such that the second bent surface extends in a direction intersecting the first bent surface, and the on-metal component is fastened to the second bent surface by the anchoring part. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a front panel constructed of a non-aluminum metal, the front panel having a bent end surface covering the second bent surface of the side panel, the non-metal component further having a second space maintaining portion interposed between the bent end surface and the fixing portion of the bracket. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the side panel has a first bent surface bent in a way such that the first bent surface extends in a direction intersecting a side surface of the side panel as seen in a plan view and in which the opening portion is formed, and a second bent surface bent in a way such that the second bent surface extends in a direction intersecting the first bent surface, and the non-metal component is fastened to the second bent surface by the anchoring part. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The outdoor unit of the refrigeration apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a front panel constructed of a non-aluminum metal, the front panel having a bent end surface covering the second bent surface of the side panel, the non-metal component further having a second space maintaining portion interposed between the bent end surface and the fixing portion of the bracket.