Patent ID: 9689577
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: F24F

Claim:
1. An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus comprising a heat exchanger, at least one fan, a compressor, and a box-shaped casing, the casing housing the heat exchanger, the at least one fan, and the compressor and having an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchanger segments, wherein the heat exchanger segments are arranged zigzag, wherein the at least one fan and the heat exchanger face each other in a horizontal direction, wherein the plurality of heat exchanger segments are provided side by side in a vertical direction and in a zigzag arrangement, wherein the heat exchanger segments each include a plurality of fins that are stacked at predetermined intervals and a pipe that extends through the fins, and wherein a direction in which the fins are stacked is a horizontal direction.