Abstract: An indoor unit includes a casing having a suction port formed in an upper part and a blow-out port formed on a lower side at a front face part, an axial-flow or diagonal-flow fan provided on the downstream side of the suction port in the casing, and a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of the fan and on the upstream side of the blow-out port in the casing, in which air blown out of the fan and refrigerant are heat-exchanged.

Abstract: In an indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, a downstream edge of each of the blades of the fan of an air-blowing device, when viewed in plan view, intersects any of the members of a motor stay of the air-blowing device irrespective of an angle of rotation of the fan. The motor stays are connected to the mounting portions of a bellmouth in which the fan is disposed, wherein the mounting portions protrude downward from a downstream outlet end of the bellmouth and each include side surfaces, of which at least a first side surface opposing a pressure surface of each of the blades of the fan is at an angle relative to a rotation axis of the fan.

Abstract: An indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat exchanger and an air-blowing device disposed upstream of the heat exchanger. The air-blowing device of the indoor unit includes a casing, a bellmouth disposed to an air inlet of the casing, a fan of one of an axial-flow type and a diagonal-flow type disposed within the bellmouth, a motor for rotating the fan, a motor base holding the motor, and a motor stay connecting the motor base to the bellmouth. The fan includes blades. The motor stay includes rod-shaped members. The motor stay of the air-blowing device is configured such that, in plan view, a downstream edge of each blade of the fan intersects any of the rod-shaped members of the motor stay irrespective of the angle of rotation of the fan.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of a fan and formed with a plurality of lower end portions in a vertical cross section from the front side to the back side of a casing, a plurality of drain pans provided below the lower end portions of the heat exchanger and configured to collect drain water occurring on the heat exchanger, and a drain channel provided between the drain pans and configured to be a flow channel of the drain, and a connecting port to which a drain hose configured to drain the drain water collected by the drain pans to the outside of the casing, and one of the drain pans is arranged to a level equal to or higher than the level of the other drain pan, and the drain channel is provided on the drain pan arranged on the back side of the casing.

Abstract: An indoor unit for air-conditioning that may suppress the discharge of dewdrops into a conditioned space. An indoor unit including a casing having an air inlet in an upper portion thereof and an air outlet in a lower portion of a front face thereof, a fan, a heat exchange, and a louver configured to redirect air blown out of the air outlet in a vertical direction. The louver includes a main louver and a sub-louver. In a state where the main louver is level, the sub-louver is provided below the main louver. A leeward end of the sub-louver is positioned forward by a first predetermined distance with respect to a virtual perpendicular line passing through a windward end of the main louver. A windward end of the sub-louver is positioned rearward by a second predetermined distance with respect to the virtual perpendicular line.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of a fan and formed with a plurality of lower end portions in a vertical cross section from the front side to the back side of a casing, a plurality of drain pans provided below the lower end portions of the heat exchanger and configured to collect drain water occurring on the heat exchanger, and a drain channel provided between the drain pans and configured to be a flow channel of the drain, and a connecting port to which a drain hose configured to drain the drain water collected by the drain pans to the outside of the casing, and one of the drain pans is arranged to a level equal to or higher than the level of the other drain pan, and the drain channel is provided on the drain pan arranged on the back side of the casing.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes a casing having a suction port formed on an upper portion and a blow-out port on a lower side of a front surface portion, an axial-flow or mixed-flow fan provided on the downstream side of the suction port in the casing, and a heat exchanger provided in the casing at a position on the downstream side of the fan and on the upstream side of the blow-out port. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins arranged side by side with predetermined gaps therebetween and a plurality of heat-transfer tubes penetrating through the plurality of fins. The heat exchanger is configured in such a manner that the air-flow resistance of an area facing the outer peripheral side of the fan is larger than the air-flow resistance of an area facing a center portion of the fan.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes: a casing formed with a suction port and a blow-out port; a plurality of fans provided in parallel in the casing; a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of the fans and on the upstream side of the blow-out port; a horizontal wind direction control vane provided at the blow-out port to control the horizontal direction of an airflow blown out from the blow-out port; a vertical wind direction control vane provided at the blow-out port to control the vertical direction of the airflow blown out from the blow-out port; and an infrared ray human detection sensor configured to detect the position of a person present in a room, and air volumes, the orientation of the horizontal wind direction control vane, and the orientation of the vertical wind direction control vane of the fans are each controlled according to results of detection by the infrared ray sensor.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes a casing having a suction port formed in an upper part and a blow-out port formed on a lower side at a front face part, an axial-flow or diagonal-flow fan provided on the downstream side of the suction port in the casing, and a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of the fan and on the upstream side of the blow-out port in the casing, in which air blown out of the fan and refrigerant are heat-exchanged.

Abstract: The semiconductor laser of this invention includes an active layer formed in a c-axis direction, wherein the active layer is made of a hexagonal-system compound semiconductor, and anisotropic strain is generated in a c plane of the active layer.

Abstract: In an air conditioner, reverse inhalation is prevented while broad band noise and wind sound are reduced. A projection arranged at the leading end of a stabilizer on the downstream side of an air stream flowing along a surface of the stabilizer opposing an impeller and protrudes toward the impeller to define the shortest distance to the impeller. A plurality of grooves or projections are provided on the opposing surface on the upstream side of the projection to disturb the air stream flowing along the opposing surface. The positions of the grooves or the projections are arranged apart in a rotational axis direction. A plurality of convex portions are provided to disturb an air stream flowing along a surface of a casing opposing the impellers. The positions of the convex portions are arranged apart in the rotational axis direction of the impeller.

Abstract: In an air conditioner, reverse inhalation is prevented while broad band noise and wind sound are reduced. There are provided a projection 12b arranged at the leading end of a stabilizer 12 on the downstream side of an air stream F flowing along a surface 12a of the stabilizer opposing an impeller so as to protrude toward the impeller to define the shortest distance to the impeller, and a plurality of grooves 12e or projections provided on the opposing surface on the upstream side of the projection 12b so as to disturb the air stream flowing along the opposing surface 12a. The positions of the grooves 12e or the projections are arranged apart in a rotational axis direction E. A plurality of convex portions are provided so as to disturb an air stream flowing along a surface of a casing opposing the impeller, and the positions of the convex portions are arranged apart in the rotational axis direction of the impeller.

Abstract: The semiconductor laser of this invention includes an active layer formed in a c-axis direction, wherein the active layer is made of a hexagonal-system compound semiconductor, and anisotropic strain is generated in a c plane of the active layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor blue-light-laser apparatus for emitting laser beams with high positional accuracy, which is achieved by mounting a semiconductor laser element on a semiconductor substrate with high accuracy and reliability, and a production method of the apparatus. A recess in a surface of the substrate has a p-type layer 100, which is coated with the SiN layer 105, Ti layers 110a and 110b, Au layers 111a and 111b, heat sink layer 113, and solder layer 114. Semiconductor laser element 10 is placed and fixed on Au layer 111b. Heat sink layer 113 is inserted between Au layer 111a and Ti layer 110b and is approximately 20 ?m thick. Reflection unit 50 for reflecting laser beams LB includes at the surface thereof Al layer 116 and dielectric layer 117 as a reflection layer that provides a high refractive index for blue light laser beams.

Abstract: The semiconductor laser of this invention includes an active layer formed in a c-axis direction, wherein the active layer is made of a hexagonal-system compound semiconductor, and anisotropic strain is generated in a c plane of the active layer.

Abstract: A method of mounting a semiconductor laser component capable of preventing deterioration of laser characteristics and destruction of the semiconductor laser component due to a rise in temperature and a residual stress of the semiconductor laser component. The semiconductor laser component is mounted on a submount by heating and pressure-bonding, and is heated again up to a temperature more than a melting point of a bonding member at the released pressure to release the residual stress.

Abstract: A semiconductor blue-light-laser apparatus for emitting laser beams with high positional accuracy, which is achieved by mounting a semiconductor laser element on a semiconductor substrate with high accuracy and reliability, and a production method of the apparatus. A recess in a surface of the substrate has a p-type layer 100, which is coated with the SiN layer 105, Ti layers 110a and 110b, Au layers 111a and 111b, heat sink layer 113, and solder layer 114. Semiconductor laser element 10 is placed and fixed on Au layer 111b. Heat sink layer 113 is inserted between Au layer 111a and Ti layer 110b and is approximately 20 ?m thick. Reflection unit 50 for reflecting laser beams LB includes at the surface thereof Al layer 116 and dielectric layer 117 as a reflection layer that provides a high refractive index for blue light laser beams.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of mounting a semiconductor laser component capable of preventing deterioration of laser characteristics and destruction of the semiconductor laser component due to a rise in temperature and a residual stress of the semiconductor laser component, wherein the semiconductor laser component is mounted on a submount by heating and pressure-bonding, and is heated again up to a temperature more than a melting point of a bonding member at the released pressure to release the residual stress.

Abstract: A semiconductor blue-light-laser apparatus for emitting laser beams with high positional accuracy, which is achieved by mounting a semiconductor laser element on a semiconductor substrate with high accuracy and reliability, and a production method of the apparatus. A recess in a surface of the substrate has a p-type layer 100, which is coated with the SiN layer 105, Ti layers 110a and 110b, Au layers 111a and 111b, heat sink layer 113, and solder layer 114. Semiconductor laser element 10 is placed and fixed on Au layer 111b. Heat sink layer 113 is inserted between Au layer 111a and Ti layer 110b and is approximately 20 ?m thick. Reflection unit 50 for reflecting laser beams LB includes at the surface thereof Al layer 116 and dielectric layer 117 as a reflection layer that provides a high refractive index for blue light laser beams.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser device is provided that includes a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate, a first conductivity type cladding layer provided on the semiconductor substrate and an active layer provided on the cladding layer. The active layer has a super-lattice structure including a disordered region in a vicinity of a cavity end face. A first cladding layer of a second conductivity type is provided on the active layer, an etching stop layer of the second conductivity type is provided on the first cladding layer and a second cladding layer of the second conductivity type is provided on the etching stop layer. The second cladding layer forms a ridge structure that extends along a cavity length direction. An impurity concentration in the etching stop layer in the vicinity of the cavity end face is equal to or smaller than about 2×1018 cm?3.