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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2019
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetaka Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Yonehara, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Jinnai, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Kubono, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a housing; a compressor provided in the housing and configured to compress refrigerant; an outdoor heat exchanger provided in the housing and allowing refrigerant and air to exchange heat with each other; a partition plate provided in the housing and partitioning an inside of the housing into a fan chamber and a machine chamber in which the compressor is provided; an electronic component provided in the machine chamber; a refrigerant pipe provided in the machine chamber and connecting the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed above the electronic component; a valve connected to the refrigerant pipe in the machine chamber and disposed above the electronic component; and a drip inhibiting portion that covers the refrigerant pipe and a lower part of the valve and inhibits water dripping from the refrigerant pipe from dripping onto the electronic component.