Outdoor device of air conditioner

Abstract

An outdoor device of an air conditioner is provided. The outdoor device may include a top cover configured to form an external appearance of an upper surface of the outdoor device and having at least one discharge port, through which air passed through an outdoor heat exchanger may be discharged; a recess recessed along at least a portion of an edge of the top cover; a plurality of panels configured to form an external appearance of a circumference of the outdoor device; an edge bent downward along an outer end of the top cover and configured to accommodate upper ends of the plurality of panels; and a bent portion bent from an upper end of each of the plurality of panels toward an inside of the outdoor device. The bent portion may extend and be fitted into a space between the edge and the recess, and restricted by the top cover.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An outdoor device of an air conditioner, comprising:
 a top cover configured to form an external appearance of an upper surface of the outdoor device, the top cover having at least one discharge port, through which air passed through an outdoor heat exchanger is discharged and a recess recessed along at least a portion of an edge of the top cover; and   a plurality of panels configured to form an external appearance of a circumference of the outdoor device, wherein an outer end of the top cover is bent downward to form an edge configured to accommodate upper ends of the plurality of panels, and wherein an upper end of each of the plurality of panels is bent toward an inside of the outdoor device to form a bent portion, wherein the bent portion is formed to extend and be fitted into a space between the edge and the recess, and restricted by the top cover.   
     
     
         2 . The outdoor device according to  claim 1 , wherein an end of the bent portion is in contact with and supported by a circumferential surface of the recess. 
     
     
         3 . The outdoor device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bent portion is further formed at an upper end of a side supporter which is formed to extend vertically, forms an inclined surface of a corner of the outdoor device, and connects the plurality of panels. 
     
     
         4 . The outdoor device according to  claim 3 , wherein the edge corresponding to a corner of the top cover has a corresponding shape so as to be in contact with the inclined surface of the side supporter. 
     
     
         5 . The outdoor device according to  claim 1 , wherein the top cover further includes a forming portion recessed between the recess and an outer end of the top cover, and formed to extend in an extension direction of the top cover and thus to prevent deformation of the top cover. 
     
     
         6 . The outdoor device according to  claim 5 , wherein a portion of the bent portion is fitted into a space between the edge and the forming portion. 
     
     
         7 . The outdoor device according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one discharge port is opened at an internal recessed area of the recess. 
     
     
         8 . The outdoor device according to  claim 7 , wherein a discharge grille through which discharged air passes is installed at the at least one discharge port, and the discharge grille is located inside of the recess. 
     
     
         9 . The outdoor device according to  claim 8 , wherein a recessed depth of the recess is greater than a height of the discharge grille. 
     
     
         10 . The outdoor device according to  claim 1 , wherein a first rounded portion having a predetermined curvature is formed at the bent portion, and a second rounded portion having a predetermined curvature is formed at a position of the edge which is in contact with the first rounded portion when the top cover is installed. 
     
     
         11 . The outdoor device according to  claim 10 , wherein a radius of curvature of an outer surface of the first rounded portion is larger than a radius of curvature of an inner surface of the second rounded portion. 
     
     
         12 . The outdoor device according to  claim 10 , wherein an extension that extends in a direction that crosses the top cover and is in close contact with outer side surfaces of the plurality of panels is formed at an end of the second rounded portion. 
     
     
         13 . The outdoor device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bent portion includes a first rounded portion, which is bent at an upper end of each of the plurality of panels to be rounded with a predetermined curvature, and a first extension that extends from the first rounded portion in a direction perpendicular to each of the plurality of panels, wherein the edge includes a second rounded portion, which is formed at the outer end of the top cover to have a curvature smaller than the curvature of the first rounded portion, and a second extension that extends from the second rounded portion in a direction perpendicular to the top cover, and wherein when the top cover is installed, the first rounded portion presses the second rounded portion so that the second extension is in close contact with each of the plurality of panels. 
     
     
         14 . The outdoor device according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one coupling hole, through which a fastening member fastened to the plurality of panels passes, is formed at the edge. 
     
     
         15 . The outdoor device according to  claim 1 , wherein a circumference of the recess is formed to be inclined, and formed by a restriction portion, which is in contact with an end of the bent portion, and a distance between the restriction portion and the edge is gradually reduced upward. 
     
     
         16 . An air conditioner including the outdoor device according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         17 . An outdoor device of an air conditioner, comprising:
 a top cover having at least one discharge port, through which air passed through an outdoor heat exchanger is discharged and a first recess in which the at least one discharge port is provided;   a plurality of outer panels; and   a plurality of side supporters that connect the plurality of outer panels and form corners of the outdoor device, wherein an outer end of the top cover is bent downward to form a space between the downwardly bent outer end and the recess, and an upper end of each of the plurality of outer panels is bent inward toward an inside of the outdoor device, such that when the top cover is coupled to the plurality of panels, the inwardly bent upper end of each of the plurality of outer panels is fitted into the space between the edge and the recess.   
     
     
         18 . The outdoor device according to  claim 17 , wherein an end of the inwardly bent upper end of each of the plurality of outer panels is in contact with and supported by a circumferential surface of the recess. 
     
     
         19 . The outdoor device according to  claim 17 , wherein the top cover further includes a second recess recessed between the first recess and an outer circumference of the top cover, and formed to extend in an extension direction of the top cover and thus to prevent deformation of the top cover. 
     
     
         20 . The outdoor device according to  claim 17 , wherein the downwardly bent outer end of the top cover includes a first rounded portion having a predetermined curvature, and the inwardly bent upper end of each of the plurality of outer panels includes a second rounded portion having a predetermined curvature, which is in contact with the first rounded portion when the top cover is coupled to the plurality of outer panels. 
     
     
         21 . The outdoor device according to  claim 20 , wherein a radius of curvature of an outer surface of the first rounded portion is larger than a radius of curvature of an inner surface of the second rounded portion. 
     
     
         22 . The outdoor device according to  claim 20 , wherein an extension that extends in a direction that crosses the top cover and is in close contact with outer side surfaces of the plurality of panels is formed at an end of the second rounded portion. 
     
     
         23 . The outdoor device according to  claim 17 , wherein a circumference of the first recess, which contacts with an end of the inwardly bent upper end of each of the plurality of outer panels when the top cover is coupled to the plurality of outer panels, is formed to be inclined. 
     
     
         24 . An air conditioner including the outdoor device according to  claim 17 .