IP Library Granted Patent US 12,410,922
Granted Patent B2
US 12,410,922 · App. 18/043,424 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Outdoor unit of air conditioner

Inventor: Yuichi Handa (Fuji, JP)
Assignee: Carrier Japan Corporation
F24F1/24H05K7/20218H05K7/2039
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Patent No.
US 12,410,922
App. No.
18/043,424
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes: an electrical component box formed into a box shape; a waterproof cover that covers the electrical component box; and a refrigerant cooling heat sink that comes into contact with a back surface of the electrical component box. The refrigerant cooling heat sink is attached to an inner surface of the waterproof cover, and a relative position of the electrical component box with respect to the refrigerant cooling heat sink is set by the electrical component box being attached to a predetermined position of the waterproof cover.

Claims (21)

1. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising:

an electrical component box;

a waterproof cover that covers the electrical component box; and

a refrigerant cooling heat sink that cools the electrical component box, wherein

the refrigerant cooling heat sink is attached to an inner surface of the waterproof cover,

a relative position of the electrical component box with respect to the refrigerant cooling heat sink is set by the electrical component box being attached to a predetermined position of the waterproof cover,

the refrigerant cooling heat sink includes a main body portion that comes into contact with the electrical component box and a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant flows, and the refrigerant cooling heat sink is attached to the waterproof cover by fixing the refrigerant pipe to the waterproof cover with an attachment member, and

the main body portion of the refrigerant cooling heat sink is not directly fixed to the waterproof cover.

2. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical component box is provided with a guide portion on a side on which the refrigerant cooling heat sink comes into contact with the electrical component box, the guide portion including a contact surface with which the refrigerant cooling heat sink comes into contact and inclined surfaces that rise from end portions of the contact surface and are inclined toward the contact surface.

3. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical component box is covered in a state where a clearance from the inner surface of the waterproof cover is present.

4. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising:

an electrical component box;

a waterproof cover that covers the electrical component box; and

a refrigerant cooling heat sink that cools the electrical component box, wherein

the refrigerant cooling heat sink is attached to an inner surface of the waterproof cover,

a relative position of the electrical component box with respect to the refrigerant cooling heat sink is set by the electrical component box being attached to a predetermined position of the waterproof cover,

wherein the electrical component box is provided with a guide portion on a side on which the refrigerant cooling heat sink comes into contact with the electrical component box, the guide portion including a contact surface with which the refrigerant cooling heat sink comes into contact and inclined surfaces that rise from end portions of the contact surface and are inclined toward the contact surface,

wherein the refrigerant cooling heat sink includes a main body portion that comes into contact with the electrical component box and a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant flows, and the refrigerant cooling heat sink is attached to the waterproof cover by fixing the refrigerant pipe to the waterproof cover with an attachment member,

wherein the main body portion of the refrigerant cooling heat sink is not directly fixed to the waterproof cover.

5. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 2 , wherein the electrical component box is covered in a state where a clearance from the inner surface of the waterproof cover is present.

6. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 4 , wherein the electrical component box is covered in a state where a clearance from the inner surface of the waterproof cover is present.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION
To: CARRIER JAPAN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071906/0513 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2023
From: HANDA, YUICHI
To: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062827/0263 →
Continuity (1)
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