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US 6,062,033 AGranted
Apparatus for reducing noise in an air conditioner
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJoong-boo Choi
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Abstract
An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a compressor surrounded by a noise reducing structure. The noise reducing structure includes a bottom sheet attached tightly to a lower surface of the compressor, and a dome-shaped top sheet enclosing the sides and top of the compressor. Each of the top sheet and the bottom sheet is comprised of a noise-reflecting material, and a noise-absorbing material attached to the inner side of the noise-reflecting material. The top sheet is formed of two sections joined together at a parting line lying in a vertical plane.
Claims11
An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising:
- a compressor;
- and
- a noise-reducing apparatus encompassing the compressor and including
- a bottom sheet attached tightly to an underside of the compressor, and
- a top sheet disposed atop the bottom sheet and encompassing upright sides and a top of the compressor, the top sheet comprising a downwardly-open dome-shaped structure having a lower edge attached to a top surface of the bottom sheet, the dome-shaped structure including first and second substantially identically shaped semi-dome shaped sections joined together along a parting line lying in a substantially vertical plane, the dome-shaped structure covering top and side portions of the compressor and including a suction hole and a discharge hole formed therein adjacent the lower edge thereof and adapted to accommodate a suction pipe and a discharge pipe, respectively, of the compressor.
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