Global Patent Index - EP 1548379 A1

EP 1548379 A1 20050629 - Refrigerating apparatus and control method thereof

Title (en)

Refrigerating apparatus and control method thereof

Title (de)

Kühlgerät und Steuerverfahren dafür

Title (fr)

Appareil frigorifique et méthode de côntrole associée

Publication

EP 1548379 A1 20050629 (EN)

Application

EP 04254258 A 20040715

Priority

JP 2003427025 A 20031224

Abstract (en)

A refrigerating apparatus (1) and a control method thereof which can rapidly detect the fact that no high pressure refrigerant is introduced into an oil equalizing tube (11) due to failure of an opening/closing value (13), etc., thereby being capable of preventing the flow of oil mist, and thus, preventing damage to compressors (3, 4). The refrigerating apparatus includes a plurality of compressors (3, 4) connected in parallel in a refrigerant circuit (2), an oil equalizing tube (11) adapted to connect shells of the compressors, a bypass tube (12) adapted to connect the oil equalizing tube to a discharge refrigerant line (8) of the compressors, and an opening/closing valve (13) arranged at an intermediate portion of the bypass tube. The bypass tube, which is positioned between the opening/closing valve and the oil equalizing tube, is provided with a temperature sensor (14) adapted to detect a temperature of the bypass tube itself or an internal temperature of the bypass tube. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F25B 31/00

IPC 8 full level

F25B 1/00 (2006.01); F04B 49/24 (2006.01); F25B 31/00 (2006.01); F25B 49/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

F04B 49/24 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25B 31/004 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 49/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25B 2400/04 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2400/075 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2500/06 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2700/1931 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2700/2101 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2700/2105 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (applicant)

JP H04222354 A 19920812 - DAIKIN IND LTD

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1548379 A1 20050629; EP 1548379 B1 20070919; CN 1313782 C 20070502; CN 1637361 A 20050713; DE 602004009027 D1 20071031; DE 602004009027 T2 20080619; JP 2005188771 A 20050714; JP 3946191 B2 20070718; KR 100539593 B1 20051229; KR 20050065256 A 20050629

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04254258 A 20040715; CN 200410063856 A 20040713; DE 602004009027 T 20040715; JP 2003427025 A 20031224; KR 20040053091 A 20040708