US 12,467,642 B2
Outdoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus
Kimitaka Kadowaki, Tokyo (JP); Akinori Kurachi, Tokyo (JP); Naoto Ishii, Tokyo (JP); Tsukine Matsugami, Tokyo (JP); and Tomoya Kimura, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/245,392
Filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/046844
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 15, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/130518, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349565 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F24F 1/22 (2011.01)
CPC F24F 1/22 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, wherein
the outdoor unit has a control box and an electrical box accommodated therein,
in the control box, devices serving as a controller configured to control refrigeration cycle-related devices are accommodated, and
in the electrical box, devices including a thermal relay are accommodated, the devices producing a smaller amount of heat compared to the devices accommodated in the control box, the electrical box being formed separately from the control box.