An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a bell mouth that has a first tapered portion and a straight pipe portion. The first tapered portion has a linking portion that is continuous with a first bent portion and a second bent portion in a region located between the first and second bent portions and that has an inner surface extending linearly. The angle of inclination of the inner surface of the linking portion relative to a direction along an axis of the straight pipe portion is 33 degrees or more. The ratio of the sum of a first length of the first tapered portion and a second length of the straight pipe portion to the total length of the bell mouth is less than 0.76.

An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a bell mouth that has a first tapered portion and a straight pipe portion. The first tapered portion has a linking portion that is continuous with a first bent portion and a second bent portion in a region located between the first and second bent portions and that has an inner surface extending linearly. The angle of inclination of the inner surface of the linking portion relative to a direction along an axis of the straight pipe portion is 33 degrees or more. The ratio of the sum of a first length of the first tapered portion and a second length of the straight pipe portion to the total length of the bell mouth is less than 0.76.

An air conditioner includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, and a controller. The outdoor unit is connected to the indoor unit, and the outdoor unit includes a housing, a compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor fan, a separating device, and a plurality of outdoor heat exchangers arranged in parallel. The controller is coupled to the compressor, the four-way valve, the outdoor fan, and the driving assembly, and is configured to control a first portion of a refrigerant flowing out from the compressor to flow into an outdoor heat exchanger; control a second portion of the refrigerant flowing out from the compressor to flow into the indoor unit; and when a time in which the first portion of the refrigerant flows into the outdoor heat exchanger is less than a first preset time, prevent a refrigerant flowing out from the indoor unit from flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger, and control the driving assembly to drive the wind blocking portion to move, so as to separate the outdoor fan from the outdoor heat exchanger.

An air conditioner includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, and a controller. The outdoor unit is connected to the indoor unit, and the outdoor unit includes a housing, a compressor, a four-way valve, an outdoor fan, a separating device, and a plurality of outdoor heat exchangers arranged in parallel. The controller is coupled to the compressor, the four-way valve, the outdoor fan, and the driving assembly, and is configured to control a first portion of a refrigerant flowing out from the compressor to flow into an outdoor heat exchanger; control a second portion of the refrigerant flowing out from the compressor to flow into the indoor unit; and when a time in which the first portion of the refrigerant flows into the outdoor heat exchanger is less than a first preset time, prevent a refrigerant flowing out from the indoor unit from flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger, and control the driving assembly to drive the wind blocking portion to move, so as to separate the outdoor fan from the outdoor heat exchanger.

An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a bellmouth having a first tapered portion with an inner diameter in upstream of the bellmouth from which air flows being larger than that in downstream of the bellmouth, and a straight pipe portion extending straight from the first tapered portion to the downstream side of airflow. The first tapered portion includes a first bend portion forming an air inlet, a second bend portion connecting to the straight pipe portion and having an inner diameter smaller than that of the first bend portion, and a connection portion connecting to the first bend portion and the second bend portion and having an inner surface extending straight. A length of at least a part of the first tapered portion along an axial direction of the straight pipe portion is larger than the straight pipe portion along the axial direction of the straight pipe portion.

An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a bellmouth having a first tapered portion with an inner diameter in upstream of the bellmouth from which air flows being larger than that in downstream of the bellmouth, and a straight pipe portion extending straight from the first tapered portion to the downstream side of airflow. The first tapered portion includes a first bend portion forming an air inlet, a second bend portion connecting to the straight pipe portion and having an inner diameter smaller than that of the first bend portion, and a connection portion connecting to the first bend portion and the second bend portion and having an inner surface extending straight. A length of at least a part of the first tapered portion along an axial direction of the straight pipe portion is larger than the straight pipe portion along the axial direction of the straight pipe portion.

An indoor unit for heating, cooling, and dehumidifying air is disclosed. In an embodiment, the indoor unit includes a first coil assembly and a second coil assembly. When operating in a cooling mode or a heating mode, the first coil and second coil are in parallel fluid communication. When in a dehumidifying mode, the first coil and second coil are in serial fluid communication, which enables the first coil to function as a condenser and the second coil to function as an evaporator. The disclosed indoor unit provides negligible or no change in sensible heat while providing dehumidification.

An indoor unit for heating, cooling, and dehumidifying air is disclosed. In an embodiment, the indoor unit includes a first coil assembly and a second coil assembly. When operating in a cooling mode or a heating mode, the first coil and second coil are in parallel fluid communication. When in a dehumidifying mode, the first coil and second coil are in serial fluid communication, which enables the first coil to function as a condenser and the second coil to function as an evaporator. The disclosed indoor unit provides negligible or no change in sensible heat while providing dehumidification.

A fan guard assembly having an improved structure for providing improved performance and an outdoor unit having the same are provided. The fan guard assembly includes: a front panel having an outlet; and a fan guard including a hub provided at the outlet to directly fix a fan motor assembly and a rib connecting between the hub and the front panel. Further, the outdoor unit includes: a cabinet; a bell mouth provided in the cabinet; a fan guard provided at an outlet of the bell mouth; and a fan motor assembly fixed to the fan guard.

There is provided an outdoor unit of an air conditioner which receives a load which is applied to a top panel using an entirety of a housing, and the top panel and a fan guard do not easily deform. A lower end of a bell mouth is fixed to a front beam and a rear beam of the housing, and an upper end of the bell mouth is caused to come into contact with a back face of the top panel to support the load which is applied to the top panel with the bell mouth.