Patent ID: 9377237
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: F24F,F25D,H01L,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A refrigeration apparatus having a refrigerant circuit, comprising: a power device; a printed wiring board on which the power device is mounted; a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit flows; and a refrigerant jacket which has a facing surface that is in contact with the power device and faces the printed wiring board, the refrigerant jacket cooling the power device by refrigerant flowing in a cooling portion, which is a portion of the refrigerant pipe, wherein the power device includes: the facing surface of the refrigerant jacket includes: a contact portion which contacts the device main body, a centre of the contact portion being to the left or right of a centre of the power device in a direction parallel to a direction which the first lead section extends; a first recessed portion which faces the first lead section and secures an insulation distance to the first lead section due to being positioned further away from the power device in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first lead section extends than the contact portion, the first recessed portion having a length L a second recessed portion which faces the second lead section and secures an insulation distance to the second lead section due to being positioned further away from the power device in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the second lead section extends than the contact portion, the second recessed portion having a length L an end section on the contact portion side of the first recessed portion is an inclined surface that slopes away from the contact portion, in a direction away from the first lead section; and an end section on the contact portion side of the second recessed portion is an inclined surface that slopes away from the contact portion, in a direction away from the second lead section.