Outdoor unit of air conditioner

Abstract

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner is provided. The outdoor unit includes a base assembly defining a lower exterior of the outdoor unit and supporting a plurality of components and an accumulator that is installed above the base assembly to filter off liquefied refrigerant from refrigerant entering a compressor. The accumulator includes a mounting unit enabling at least one of other components to be mounted on the accumulator.

1 . An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, the outdoor unit comprising:
 a base assembly defining a lower exterior of the outdoor unit and supporting a plurality of components; and   an accumulator that is installed above the base assembly to filter off liquefied refrigerant from refrigerant entering a compressor,   wherein the accumulator comprises a mounting unit enabling at least one of other components to be mounted on the accumulator.   
   
   
       2 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the accumulator comprises a main body defining a refrigerant receiving chamber and inlet and outlet pipes that communicate with the refrigerant receiving chamber to guide flow of the refrigerant into or out of the refrigerant receiving chamber; and
 the mounting unit is provided on a surface of the main body of the accumulator.   
   
   
       3 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the component mounted on the accumulator by the mounting unit is a super cooler. 
   
   
       4 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 3 , wherein the supper cooler is a plate heat exchanger. 
   
   
       5 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 4 , wherein the mounting unit comprises:
 a hook unit enabling an end of the supper cooler to be hooked on the surface of the accumulator; and   a coupling unit enabling another end of the supper cooler to be coupled to the accumulator.   
   
   
       6 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 5 , wherein the hook unit enables an upper end of the super cooler to be hooked and fixed on an outer circumference of the main body of the accumulator. 
   
   
       7 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 6 , wherein the hook unit comprises:
 a pair of first hook members formed on the outer circumference of the main body of the accumulator; and   a pair of second hook members formed on the upper end of the super cooler.   
   
   
       8 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 5 , wherein the coupling unit enables a lower end of the super cooler to be fixed on an outer circumference of the main body of the accumulator. 
   
   
       9 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 8 , wherein the coupling unit comprises:
 a coupling member formed on the outer circumference of the main body of the accumulator; and   a second hook member formed on the lower end of the super cooler.   
   
   
       10 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the component coupled to the accumulator by the mounting unit is a dryer. 
   
   
       11 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the component coupled to the accumulator by the mounting unit is a receiver (a refrigerant storing unit). 
   
   
       12 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the component coupled to the accumulator by the mounting unit is an oil separator. 
   
   
       13 . The outdoor unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the mounting unit functions to fix or support wires.