Global Patent Index - EP 1640682 A1

EP 1640682 A1 20060329 - Evaporator using micro-channel tubes

Title (en)

Evaporator using micro-channel tubes

Title (de)

Verdampfer mit Mikrokanalrohren

Title (fr)

Évaporateur avec tubes à microcanaux

Publication

EP 1640682 A1 20060329 (EN)

Application

EP 05253858 A 20050622

Priority

KR 20040073993 A 20040915

Abstract (en)

An evaporator utilizes micro-channel tubes (43), and more particularly, has a structure of a heat exchanger using micro-channel tubes (43), which is applied to an evaporator of a household air conditioner. The evaporator, using micro-channel tubes (43), includes a plurality of heat exchanging units, each heat exchanging unit including a plurality of the micro-channel tubes (43) installed between a pair of headers, and an integral header to transmit refrigerant between the neighboring heat exchanging units.

IPC 8 full level

F28D 1/053 (2006.01); F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F28F 27/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F25B 39/02 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F28D 1/05391 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 9/00 (2013.01 - KR); F28F 9/0204 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 9/0275 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 17/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] US 2004055327 A1 20040325 - OHTA HIROMI [JP], et al
  • [XA] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 12 5 December 2003 (2003-12-05)
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2002, no. 09 4 September 2002 (2002-09-04)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1640682 A1 20060329; CN 1749680 A 20060322; KR 20060025082 A 20060320; US 2006054310 A1 20060316

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05253858 A 20050622; CN 200510079932 A 20050627; KR 20040073993 A 20040915; US 15124405 A 20050614