Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11499784
APP PUB NO 20210325117A1
SERIAL NO

17265557

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A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins extending along upper and lower directions, and a flat tube extending crosswise to the plurality of fins. Each of the plurality of fins has a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion, the first side edge portion and the second side edge portion extending along the upper and lower directions. The flat tube has end portions in the longitudinal axis direction of the flat tube, the end portions including a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is positioned closer to the first side edge portion than the second end portion is to the first side edge portion. Each of the plurality of fins includes at least one water guide portion formed at at least one of a position between the first side edge portion and the first end portion, and a position between the second side edge portion and the second end portion, the water guide portion extending in the upper and lower directions, a lower edge portion positioned below the flat tube in the upper and lower directions, and a protruding edge portion positioned below the water guide portion and protruding downwardly relative to the lower edge portion.

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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONCHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-8310

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Asai, Yoshihide Tokyo, JP 4 7
Maeda, Tsuyoshi Tokyo, JP 265 2825
Takahashi, Tomohiko Tokyo, JP 33 517
Yatsuyanagi, Akira Tokyo, JP 25 12

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