Abstract: According to one embodiment, a gas supply pipe has a first gas pipe configured to blow a gas which has flowed from an inflow opening via first gas blow holes arranged along a longitudinal direction, and a second gas pipe provided in parallel with the first gas pipe. The second gas pipe has second gas blow holes arranged along the longitudinal direction, and allows the gas to flow in a direction opposite to the first gas pipe.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins stacked with a predetermined fin pitch between them, and a plurality of heat transfer tubes which extend through the fins in the stack direction and have a flat cross-sectional shape, wherein the fins have a plurality of notches in a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the heat transfer tube on an end portion in the longitudinal direction, a collar is formed on an edge of the plurality of notches, the heat transfer tubes are inserted into the notches, a fin pitch between a portion of the plurality of fins is larger than a fin pitch between the other portion of the fins, and the larger fin pitch is larger than at least the height of the collar.

Abstract: A header that has a configuration in which the header is connected to one end of each of a plurality of flattened pipes of a heat exchanger that flows a refrigerant in parallel to the plurality of flattened pipes disposed in parallel and an interior of the header is divided by one or more division plates in a parallel direction in which the plurality of heat-transfer pipes are disposed in parallel, the header being mounted so as to stand in an up-down direction, and a distributor configured to distribute the refrigerant to each chamber within the header divided by the division plates, are provided.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of plate-shaped fins arranged at intervals such that air flows between adjacent fins, each of the fins having insertion holes and a plurality of flat tubes extending through the fins such that a refrigerant flows through the tubes in a stacking direction of the fins, each flat tube having a cross-section having straight long sides and half-round short sides, each flat tube having long-side outer circumferential surface parts and a short-side outer circumferential surface part in contact with the fin and covered with the brazing filler metal. The fins and the flat tubes are joined with the brazing filler metal covering the outer circumferential surfaces of the flat tubes such that top part of each fin collar of each fin is in contact with the flat tube and base part of the fin collar is spaced apart from the flat tube.

Abstract: A heat exchanger has a plurality of heat exchange function surface units, capable of suppressing an influence of the gravity exerted on refrigerant and suppressing reduction of heat exchange performance in each of the surfaces. The heat exchanger has the plurality of heat exchange function surface units, and includes an upper header pipe, a lower header pipe, and a plurality of heat exchange pipes provided between the pair of upper and lower header pipes in each of the heat exchange function surface units. The plurality of heat exchange function surface units have a parallel connection relationship, and a plurality of the lower header pipes are connected to a lower collection pipe through a branch current adjusting section.

Abstract: Plate-like fins have notches longer than a longitudinal axis of flat tubes that are placed in the notches. The plate-like fins also have bend portions that are located on projections projecting toward the edges more than the ends of the flat tubes, are formed by bending part of the plate-like fins, erect in a stacking direction in which the plate-like fins are stacked, and are in contact with adjacent ones of the plate-like fins. The height of the bend portions in the stacking direction is the length of a predetermined spacing.

Abstract: A plate fin includes a slit structure formed by cutting and raising a portion of the plate fin to form an opening facing a flow direction of a fluid and a waffle structure formed by bending a portion of the plate fin to form a protrusion having an angle-shaped cross section which protrudes in a stack direction and having a ridge substantially perpendicular to the air flow direction, and the waffle structure is disposed on the upstream side on the plate fins with respect to the slit structure and a slant length L1 on the upstream side of the waffle structure is smaller than a slant length L2 on the downstream side of the waffle structure.

Abstract: The heat exchanger includes heat exchange units. Each of the heat exchange units includes a plurality of plate fins and a plurality of flat tubes. The plate fins are arranged spaced apart from one another at intervals so as to allow air to flow therebetween. The flat tubes each have an L shape by bending and inserted through the plate fins so that a refrigerant flows therethrough in a direction in which the plate fins are arranged. The heat exchange units are combined to each other so as to form a rectangular shape. Thus, heat exchange can be efficiently performed by increasing the mounting area.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange units each including a plurality of fins arranged at intervals such that air passes between adjacent fins and a plurality of heat transfer tubes through which a refrigerant flows. The heat transfer tubes extend through the fins in a direction of arrangement of the fins. The heat transfer tubes are arranged at multiple levels in a level direction perpendicular to an air passing direction. The heat exchange units are arranged in multiple rows in a row direction, serving as the air passing direction. The heat exchanger further includes a row straddling header. Refrigerant passages are provided such that the refrigerant flowing from inlets of the refrigerant passages turns in the row straddling header to outlets of the refrigerant passages. The row straddling header has an interior separated into a plurality of chambers arranged in the level direction. The refrigerant passage is isolated for its corresponding chamber.

Abstract: A heat exchanger header for a heat exchanger in which refrigerant is flowed in parallel through a plurality of flat tubes disposed in parallel includes a header main body in which a plurality of through-holes are arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction, and a lid body that is joined to the header main body. At least one chamber communicating with the plurality of through-holes and serving as a refrigerant flow passage is formed between the header main body and the lid body. Each of the plurality of through-holes is an inlet side through-hole or an outlet side through-hole to which a refrigerant inlet side end or a refrigerant outlet side end of the plurality of flat tubes is connected. In a part of the lid body that faces the inlet side through-holes, a plurality of grooves are formed in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A heat exchanger provided with a plurality of plate-like fins 2 arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval and a plurality of flat-shaped heat transfer pipes 3 inserted in a direction orthogonal to said plate-like fins 2 and through which a refrigerant flows, in which said heat transfer pipe 3 has an outside shape with a flat outer face arranged along an air flow direction and a section substantially in an oval shape and first and second refrigerant flow passages 31a, 31b made of two symmetric and substantially D-shaped through holes having a bulkhead 32 between the two passages inside, which is bonded to said plate-like fin 2 by expanding diameters of said first and second refrigerant flow passages 31a, 31b by a pipe-expanding burette ball.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor unit equipped with an outdoor-side heat exchanger formed by inserting a plurality of heat transfer pipes made of a metal material, such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy, into a plurality of fins, and an indoor unit equipped with an indoor-side heat exchanger formed by inserting a plurality of heat transfer pipes made of a metal material, such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy, into a plurality of fins. The heat transfer pipes in the outdoor-side heat exchanger are each internally provided with a plurality of straight grooves substantially parallel to the pipe axial direction. The heat transfer pipes in the indoor-side heat exchanger are each internally provided with a plurality of spiral grooves having a predetermined lead angle.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes fins that are arranged in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which air flows and a heat transfer pipe that extends through the fins and that is bonded and fixed to the fins when the heat transfer pipe is radially expanded by a pipe-expanding method. Tall projections and short projections are provided on an inner surface of the heat transfer pipe. The tall projections are arranged in a circumferential direction and extend in an axial direction of the heat transfer pipe. The short projections are arranged between the tall projections and extend in the axial direction. Opposing side surfaces of the tall and short projections after the expansion of the heat transfer pipe are so inclined that when extensions are drawn from the side surfaces, the extensions cross each other in an inner region of the heat transfer pipe.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display panel, an optical layer, an operation panel, a bonding layer, a first housing, and a second housing. The optical layer is provided on a display surface side of the display panel. The operation panel is adhered to the display panel. A peripheral portion of the operation panel protrudes sideward from the display panel. The bonding layer is provided on a side of the display panel opposite to the optical layer. The first housing includes containing and protruding portions. The protruding portion protrudes sideward from the containing portion to be adhered to the peripheral portion of the operation panel. The containing portion is adhered to the display panel. The second housing includes a bonding portion adhered to the peripheral portion of the operation panel. The second housing defines a containment space between the first and second housings.

Abstract: A fin and tube heat exchanger including a plurality of parallely arranged heat transfer tubes and a plurality of plate-shaped fins provided orthogonally to the heat transfer tubes, each of the heat transfer tubes being in contact with fin collars of the plate-shaped fins, and being inserted along the fin collars. Each fin collar is configured such that a bend is provided in each of a re-flared portion and in a root portion of the fin collar and a flat intermediate portion is formed between the bends. A thickness of the re-flared portion is smaller than a thickness of the root portion. A radius of the bend of the re-flared portion is larger than a radius of the bend of the root portion, and a ratio of the radius and the thickness of the bend of the re-flared portion is one half or more of a ratio of the radius and the thickness of the bend of the root portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display, a rear cover, and a front mask. The rear cover is configured to cover a rear surface of the display. The front mask is configured to be exposed to an outside and includes an opening and a supporter. The opening is configured to expose a front surface of the display. The supporter is configured to support the display and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to face a side surface of the display. The second portion protrudes from the first portion toward the rear cover. The second portion is closer to the rear cover than the rear surface of the display.

Abstract: A heat transfer pipe for a heat exchanger including high threads and low threads that are lower than the high threads. The high threads and the low threads are provided at respective prescribed heights in a helical manner in a pipe axial direction on an inner surface of a pipe, the high threads are formed with 11 to 19 threads, the low threads are formed with 3 to 6 threads between each pair of the high threads, the high threads before expansion of the pipe each have a trapezoidal shape in cross-section so that a crest before the expansion of the pipe is flat, and a ratio W1/D of a tip width W1 of the crest portion after the expansion of the pipe to an outer diameter of the heat transfer pipe is 0.011 to 0.040. Further, the high threads before the expansion of the pipe are higher by 0.04 mm or more than the low threads.

Abstract: A battery pack rechargeable by a magnetic induction effect incorporates a secondary coil electromagnetically coupled to a primary coil of a battery charger and a secondary battery rechargeable by electric power induced to the secondary coil. The secondary battery is in a form of a thin battery having a larger width than a thickness, and two opposing surfaces of the secondary battery are composed of a first flat surface and a second flat surface. The secondary coil is in a form of a planar coil with a wire material being spirally coiled in the plane. In the battery pack, the secondary coil in the form of the planar coil is fixedly layered on the first flat surface of the thin battery.

Abstract: A battery pack rechargeable by a magnetic induction effect incorporates a secondary coil electromagnetically coupled to a primary coil of a battery charger and a secondary battery rechargeable by electric power induced to the secondary coil. The secondary battery is in a form of a thin battery having a larger width than a thickness, and two opposing surfaces of the secondary battery are composed of a first flat surface and a second flat surface. The secondary coil is in a form of a planar coil with a wire material being spirally coiled in the plane. In the battery pack, the secondary coil in the form of the planar coil is fixedly layered on the first flat surface of the thin battery.

Abstract: When forming fins and heat transfer tubes by aluminum material, a pressure loss in the tube does not increase and a heat exchanger can be provided having heat transfer performance equal to or higher than a copper tube. The heat exchanger includes fins made of an aluminum material having a low deformation resistance and heat transfer tubes made of an aluminum material having a higher deformation resistance than the aluminum material forming the fins, and on whose internal surface the groove is provided to penetrate the fin to be fixed. It is also arranged that the tube axial direction (a) of the inner surface of the heat transfer tube and the direction (b) of the groove provided on the internal surface of the heat transfer tube are substantially parallel. In this case, the groove direction (b) forms an angle of 0 degrees to 2 degrees with respect to the tube axial direction (a) of the inner surface of the heat transfer tube. The depth of the groove of the heat transfer tube after tube expansion is 0.2 mm to 0.