Toshiba Carrier Corporation

Tomio Tanaka

Yasunori Ichikawa

Toshihiro Yamamoto

Akihiro Suzuki

Shigeo Mochizuki

An outdoor unit ( ) of an air conditioner comprises a unit case having a rectangular shape in section and composed of side panels ( , - -) in which a machine chamber ( ) and a heat exchanger chamber ( ) are defined so as to be vertically aligned in an installed state with the heat exchanger chamber being disposed above the machine chamber and being sectioned therefrom by means of a partition plate ( ) which also acts as a drain plate or pan, and the side panels surrounding the heat exchanger chamber is formed with air suction ports ( - -). The outdoor unit ( ) further comprises a heat exchanger unit ( ) having four side wall sections at least opposing two of which are inclined inward by a predetermined angle with respect to inner surfaces of the side panels to which the air suction ports are formed. Thus, the outside air can be effectively and smoothly introduced inside the outdoor unit. The outdoor unit is also provided with a duct unit ( ) arranged in the unit case in association with the drain pan ( ) for effectively discharging drain, cooling electrical part such as heat sink ( ) and improving the outer appearance of the outdoor unit.

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Numazu, Japan

Tomio Tanaka