Global Patent Index - EP 2476973 A4

EP 2476973 A4 20170816 - REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE

Title (en)

REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE

Title (de)

KÄLTEKREISLAUFVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF À CYCLE DE RÉFRIGÉRATION

Publication

EP 2476973 A4 20170816 (EN)

Application

EP 09850230 A 20091007

Priority

JP 2009067459 W 20091007

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2476973A1] In a refrigeration cycle apparatus that recovers power in an expander, obtaining a refrigeration cycle apparatus that is capable of reliably starting up the expander compared to conventional refrigeration cycle apparatuses. The refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit having a first compressor 2, a radiator 4, an expander 5 and an evaporator 6 connected in series with a piping; and a second compressor 3 disposed between the first compressor 2 and the radiator 4, the second compressor 3 being driven by power recovered by the expander 5. The second compressor being a positive displacement compressor. The refrigeration cycle apparatus, further including a pressure regulating device (a bypass and an on-off valve) that maintains a pressure on a discharge side of the second compressor to be lower than a pressure on a suction side of the second compressor at least until the second compressor is started up.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 1/10 (2006.01); F25B 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25B 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 13/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2400/0401 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2400/0403 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2400/14 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2500/26 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2600/2501 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2476973 A1 20120718; EP 2476973 A4 20170816; EP 2476973 B1 20180926; EP 2476973 B9 20190213; CN 102575885 A 20120711; CN 102575885 B 20140910; ES 2693240 T3 20181210; JP 5389184 B2 20140115; JP WO2011042959 A1 20130228; US 2012167606 A1 20120705; WO 2011042959 A1 20110414

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09850230 A 20091007; CN 200980161820 A 20091007; ES 09850230 T 20091007; JP 2009067459 W 20091007; JP 2011535233 A 20091007; US 200913395376 A 20091007