Global Patent Index - EP 1632732 A4

EP 1632732 A4 20060726 - AIR CONDITIONER

Title (en)

AIR CONDITIONER

Title (de)

KLIMAANLAGE

Title (fr)

CLIMATISEUR

Publication

EP 1632732 A4 20060726 (EN)

Application

EP 04745455 A 20040531

Priority

  • JP 2004007490 W 20040531
  • JP 2003161934 A 20030606

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1632732A1] In an air conditioner comprising a plurality of utilization units, an increase in the cost of parts constituting a refrigerant circuit is prevented even if the maximum working pressure of the refrigerant circuit increases. An air conditioner (1) comprises a plurality of utilization units (5), and comprises a vapor compression type refrigerant circuit (10) and an accumulator (25). The refrigerant circuit (10) comprises a high pressure unit (10a) constituted by the connection of parts capable of flowing a high-pressure refrigerant at a maximum working pressure of 3.3 MPa or higher, and a low pressure unit (10b) constituted by the connection of parts capable of flowing only low-pressure refrigerant at a maximum working pressure of less than 3.3 MPa. The accumulator (25) is one of the parts constituting the low pressure unit (10b), and is capable of pooling refrigerant circulating inside the refrigerant circuit (10) as liquid refrigerant. The refrigerant that flows through the low pressure unit (10b) and the high pressure unit (10a) is R410A.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 1/00 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F25B 41/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F25B 13/00 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 41/40 (2021.01 - KR); F25B 43/006 (2013.01 - KR); F25B 41/40 (2021.01 - EP US); F25B 2313/0233 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2313/02741 (2013.01 - KR); F25B 2313/0313 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2313/0314 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2313/0315 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2500/01 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2500/21 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2600/2513 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Citation (search report)

  • [XY] EP 0848214 A2 19980617 - SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]
  • [X] WO 0223100 A1 20020321 - DAIKIN IND LTD [JP], et al
  • [Y] US 5263333 A 19931123 - KUBO TOORU [JP], et al
  • [A] EP 1162412 A1 20011212 - DAIKIN IND LTD [JP]
  • [A] "Jokyu hyojun text reito kucho gijutsu reitohen dai 3 ji kaitei", EXTENDED ABSTRACTS OF THE MEETING OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS AND RELATED SOCIETIES, 31 July 2000 (2000-07-31), pages 77, XP002903784
  • [A] YAJIMA R ET AL: "THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF HFC ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANTS FOR HCFC-22", SCIENCE ET TECHNIQUE DU FROID - REFRIGERATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. CFC'S, THE DAY AFTER - L'APRES CFC, 21 September 1994 (1994-09-21), pages 239 - 247, XP008045189

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2006000224 A1 20060105; AT E541167 T1 20120115; AU 2004245797 A1 20041216; AU 2004245797 B2 20060629; CN 100419344 C 20080917; CN 1723373 A 20060118; EP 1632732 A1 20060308; EP 1632732 A4 20060726; EP 1632732 B1 20120111; ES 2380331 T3 20120510; JP 2004361036 A 20041224; KR 100605797 B1 20060801; KR 20050044931 A 20050513; WO 2004109199 A1 20041216

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 52378005 A 20050208; AT 04745455 T 20040531; AU 2004245797 A 20040531; CN 200480001832 A 20040531; EP 04745455 A 20040531; ES 04745455 T 20040531; JP 2003161934 A 20030606; JP 2004007490 W 20040531; KR 20057004897 A 20050322