Outdoor unit of an air conditioning system

Abstract

In an air conditioning system where the outdoor unit is composed of multiple units, this reduces the workload involved in installing the outdoor unit. [Solution] The outdoor unit of the air conditioner comprises a group of components including a power supply unit supplied with power from an external source, a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between air and a refrigerant, a blower that blows air toward the heat exchanger, and a compressor that compresses the refrigerant; a first unit including a first housing that houses the power supply unit and the compressor from the group of components; and a second unit including a second housing that houses the heat exchanger and the blower from the group of components, and which can be connected to and separated from the first unit, and one of the units, the first unit or the second unit, includes legs for standing independently on the installation surface.

Claims

1. A group of components including a power supply unit supplied with power from an external source, a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between air and a refrigerant, a blower for blowing air toward the heat exchanger, and a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, A first unit including a first housing that houses the power supply and the compressor from the aforementioned group of components, The system includes a second housing that houses the heat exchanger and the blower among the aforementioned group of components, and the second unit is connectable to and detachable from the first unit. An outdoor unit for an air conditioning system, wherein one of the first unit and the second unit includes legs for standing independently on the installation surface.

2. The outdoor unit of an air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein one of the units includes a pair of legs arranged spaced apart from each other.

3. The outdoor unit of an air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein the other of the first unit and the second unit is supported by the first unit.

4. The aforementioned mounting surface includes the surface of the support member positioned below the leg portion. The aforementioned leg portion is The contact portion that contacts the support member, An outdoor unit of an air conditioning system according to claim 1, comprising a connecting structure arranged at the contact portion and connecting the leg portion to the support member.

5. The outdoor unit of an air conditioning system according to claim 4, wherein the connecting structure has through holes for inserting the connecting member into the contact portion and the support member.

6. The aforementioned one unit is the second unit, The second housing has an extended portion that protrudes laterally from the bottom surface and is positioned to overlap vertically with the bottom surface of the first unit when the first unit and the second unit are joined together. The outdoor unit of an air conditioning system according to claim 2, wherein one of the pair of legs is positioned on the extended portion.

7. An air conditioning system comprising an outdoor unit as described in any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A unit of an air conditioning system that includes an outdoor unit comprising: a power supply unit supplied with power from an external source; a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between air and a refrigerant; a blower for blowing air toward the heat exchanger; a compressor for compressing the refrigerant; a first unit comprising a group of components including the power supply unit and the compressor from the group of components; and a second unit comprising a second housing comprising the heat exchanger and the blower from the group of components, and which is connectable to and detachable from the first unit, wherein the outdoor unit comprises the first unit or the second unit of the air conditioning system, An air conditioning unit that includes legs for self-support on the mounting surface.

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