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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 17/00 (2006.01); F28F 1/32 (2006.01); F25B 39/00 (2006.01); F25B 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 17/005 (2013.01); F25B 39/00 (2013.01); F28F 1/325 (2013.01); F25B 39/02 (2013.01); F28F 2215/12 (2013.01); F28F 2265/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the invention includes a fin extending in the gravity direction and heat transfer pipes installed so as to intersect the fin. The heat transfer pipes are arranged in the gravity direction. The fin has a water guiding area disposed above and below each of the heat transfer pipes, and a water drainage area disposed adjacent to a side of each of the heat transfer pipes. The water guiding area has water guiding structures for guiding water to the water drainage area. The water drainage area has water drainage structures for guiding water in the gravity direction.