Patent ID: 8464548

Claim:
An air conditioner comprising: a printed-circuit board ( 31 ) having a power element ( 33 ); and a refrigerant jacket ( 20 ) to which the power element ( 33 ) is thermally connected, with refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant jacket ( 20 ), the refrigerant used in refrigeration cycle, wherein the printed-circuit board ( 31 ) and the refrigerant jacket ( 20 ) are provided in a casing ( 70 ) of an outdoor unit ( 100 ), the refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant jacket ( 20 ) cools the power element ( 33 ), the casing ( 70 ) has a face having a service opening ( 71 ), and the refrigerant jacket ( 20 ) faces the service opening ( 71 ), being closer to a front side of the casing ( 70 ) than the power element ( 33 ) as viewed from the service opening ( 71 ).