Outdoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorsTakamasa UEMURA, Susumu YOSHIMURA, Hiroaki NAKAMUNE, Kenichi SAKODA
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Abstract
An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes at least a heat exchanger, a fan, a compressor, and a box-like casing housing these components and having an air inlet and an air outlet. The compressor is arranged at a location other than an air passage in which air having flowed in through the air inlet flows through the heat exchanger and the fan to the air outlet. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange portions, and these heat exchange portions are arranged in a zigzag shape.
Claims9
An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, the outdoor unit comprising:
- a heat exchanger;
- a fan;
- a compressor;
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- a box-like casing housing the heat exchanger, the fan, the compressor, the box-like casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein
- the heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange portions arranged in an air passage formed between the air inlet and the air outlet, and
- the heat exchanger has at least three bend portions to have a zigzag shape, and
- the fan and the heat exchanger are opposed to each other in a horizontal direction, and
- the plurality of heat exchange portions are arranged in a zigzag shape along a vertical direction, and
- the heat exchange portions, located at an uppermost portion thereof and a lowermost portion thereof, of the plurality of heat exchange portions, are arranged perpendicularly to an air suction direction.
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