US2016054011A1PendingUtilityA1

Outdoor Unit and Air Conditioner Having the Outdoor Unit

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Assignee: HITACHI LTDPriority: Aug 20, 2014Filed: Aug 19, 2015Published: Feb 25, 2016
Est. expiryAug 20, 2034(~8.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Erika KatayamaTaku IwaseOsamu Watanabe
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Abstract

The present invention provides an outdoor unit including: a housing; an air blower that is disposed at an upper part of the housing to supply air from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing; a heat exchanger that is disposed on a side of the housing; and electric components that are disposed on a side of the housing. A rotational axis of the air blower is inclined towards the heat exchanger side relative to the vertical direction of the housing, and an end of the air blower on a sucking side is disposed at a position overlapped with the electric components in the height direction.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
 a housing;   an air blower that is disposed at an upper part of the housing to supply air from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing;   a heat exchanger that is disposed on a side of the housing; and   electric components that are disposed on a side of the housing,   wherein a rotational axis of the air blower is inclined towards the heat exchanger side relative to the vertical direction of the housing, and   an end of the air blower on a sucking side is disposed at a position overlapped with the electric components in the height direction.   
     
     
         2 . The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the air blower is configured in such a manner that the rotational axis of the air blower is inclined relative to the vertical direction of the housing so that the electric components are located on the lower side.   
     
     
         3 . The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a bell mouth is disposed around the air blower,   a suction port of the bell mouth is configured to be embedded inside the housing, and   an end of the bell mouth on the sucking side is disposed at a position overlapped with the electric components in the height direction.   
     
     
         4 . The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the length of an arc of an enlarged part of the bell mouth on the sucking side is longer on the electric component side than on the heat exchanger side.   
     
     
         5 . The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein plural air blowers are provided.   
     
     
         6 . An air conditioner comprising:
 an indoor unit; and   the outdoor unit according to  claim 1 .

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