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Outdoor unit of air conditioner

US12405014B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 2023
Grant dateSep 2, 2025
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2044

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24F1/40
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner may include a base panel, a front panel disposed on a front end of the base panel and having a through hole formed therein, an orifice fitted to the through hole, a fan disposed behind the through hole and having at least a portion accommodated inside of the orifice, and a heat exchanger disposed on or at an edge of a rear side of the base panel. A frontward-to-backward width of a first side end of the orifice may be less than a frontward-to-backward of a second side end of the orifice.

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