Global Patent Index - EP 2685177 B1

EP 2685177 B1 20160504 - HEAT PUMP-TYPE WATER HEATER

Title (en)

HEAT PUMP-TYPE WATER HEATER

Title (de)

WÄRMEPUMPENDURCHLAUFERHITZER

Title (fr)

CHAUFFE-EAU DU TYPE POMPE À CHALEUR

Publication

EP 2685177 B1 20160504 (EN)

Application

EP 12755362 A 20120309

Priority

  • JP 2011052445 A 20110310
  • JP 2012056161 W 20120309

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2685177A1] Energy efficiency is improved. A heat pump water heater 1 includes: a heat pump unit 2 including a refrigerant circuit 3 in which a refrigerant condensing in a condenser 22 circulates; and a hot water storage tank 5 which stores hot water heated in the condenser 22. An operation mode is selectable from a circulation heating mode in which heated hot water is supplied to the hot water storage tank at a first flow rate, and a non-circulation heating mode in which heated hot water is supplied to a top portion of the hot water storage tank 5 at a second flow rate lower than the first flow rate. The operation mode is switched between the circulation heating mode and the non-circulation heating mode based on the temperature of the refrigerant supplied to the condenser 22.

IPC 8 full level

F24H 1/00 (2006.01); F24D 17/02 (2006.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01); F24H 4/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F24D 17/02 (2013.01 - EP); F24D 19/1054 (2013.01 - EP US); F24H 4/04 (2013.01 - EP); F24H 15/156 (2022.01 - EP US); F24H 15/215 (2022.01 - EP US); F24H 15/232 (2022.01 - EP US); F24H 15/258 (2022.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2685177 A1 20140115; EP 2685177 A4 20140820; EP 2685177 B1 20160504; CN 103415747 A 20131127; CN 103415747 B 20160302; JP WO2012121382 A1 20140717; WO 2012121382 A1 20120913

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12755362 A 20120309; CN 201280012417 A 20120309; JP 2012056161 W 20120309; JP 2013503627 A 20120309