Outdoor unit of airconditioner
US12429246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2221/34
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a housing including a base forming a bottom surface of the outdoor unit, a fan inside the housing to cause air to flow, a heat exchanger inside the housing to perform heat-exchange with the air caused to flow by the fan, a heater on the base, a drain plug mounted on, and penetrating, the base, and forming a drain hole through which water inside the housing is dischargeable to outside the housing, and a heat conduction plate in contact with the heater and accommodated inside the drain plug to transfer heat generated by the heater to the inside of the drain plug.
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