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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Tamagawa University and Tamagawa Academy, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Yajima, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Ohkubo, Tokyo, JP;
TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC., Tokyo, JP;
TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITY AND TAMAGAWA ACADEMY, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This disclosure provides a heat exchanger that can more efficiently remove the frost attached to the heat exchanger. A configuration of a heat exchanger according to the present invention includes a heat transfer member (e.g., a fin) that performs heat exchange with air, wherein the heat transfer member (e.g., the fin) includes, in a vicinity of an upstream-side edge in an air traveling direction, a plurality of linear protruding portions that are formed in parallel to the edge.