US 11,965,661 B2
Outdoor unit of air conditioner
Kyongdo Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/421,784
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 10, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/000483
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/145731, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0003228 (KR), filed on Jan. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0090799 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 1/22 (2011.01); F24F 1/10 (2011.01); F24F 1/56 (2011.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); F24F 1/0063 (2019.01); F24F 1/46 (2011.01)
CPC F24F 1/22 (2013.01) [F24F 1/10 (2013.01); F24F 1/56 (2013.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); F24F 1/0063 (2019.02); F24F 1/46 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising:
a case that forms an outer shape of the outdoor unit;
an antenna that transmits and receives a wireless signal and is disposed in the case, wherein the antenna comprises:
a base made of an insulating material; and
a transmission/reception member made of a conductive material disposed in the base, wherein the case comprises a receiving groove in which the base is accommodated, wherein a height of the base is less than or equal to a height of the receiving groove, wherein the base comprises a lower surface and an upper surface that face each other, and side surfaces that connect the upper surface and the lower surface and having a smaller area than the upper surface and the lower surface, and wherein the lower surface and at least one of the side surfaces of the base are adhered to the receiving groove.