Global Patent Index - EP 3062041 A4

EP 3062041 A4 20170607 - REFRIGERATION DEVICE

Title (en)

REFRIGERATION DEVICE

Title (de)

KÜHLVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE RÉFRIGÉRATION

Publication

EP 3062041 A4 20170607 (EN)

Application

EP 14855297 A 20141023

Priority

  • JP 2013222088 A 20131025
  • JP 2014078214 W 20141023

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3062041A1] It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigeration apparatus that can prevent occurrence of liquid returning when a refrigerant circuit is equalized in pressure in activation. An air conditioning apparatus (1) includes a refrigerant circuit (2) in which a compressor (11) of a variable capacity type, an outdoor heat exchanger (13), a first electric expansion valve (14), a receiver (15), a second electric expansion valve (16) and an indoor heat exchanger (17) are sequentially connected. The air conditioning apparatus (1) includes a four-way switch valve (12) and a controller (5). The four-way switch valve (12) is configured to switch a flow direction of a refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circuit (2). The controller (5) is configured to control an opened/closed state of the first electric expansion valve (14) and that of the second electric expansion valve (16). In activation of the air conditioning apparatus (1), the controller (5) is configured to determine which of the first electric expansion valve (14) and the second electric expansion valve (16) corresponds to a high pressure side electric valve located in a high pressure part of the refrigerant circuit (2) and is configured to fully open the high pressure side electric valve.

IPC 8 full level

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

CPC (source: EP)

F25B 13/00 (2013.01); F25B 41/39 (2021.01); F25B 2313/006 (2013.01); F25B 2313/02741 (2013.01); F25B 2400/13 (2013.01); F25B 2400/16 (2013.01); F25B 2500/26 (2013.01); F25B 2500/28 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2513 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

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 3062041 A1 20160831; EP 3062041 A4 20170607; AU 2014338081 A1 20160609; CN 105593615 A 20160518; JP 2015083894 A 20150430; WO 2015060384 A1 20150430

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14855297 A 20141023; AU 2014338081 A 20141023; CN 201480054052 A 20141023; JP 2013222088 A 20131025; JP 2014078214 W 20141023