Global Patent Index - EP 3508802 B1

EP 3508802 B1 20200422 - REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS

Title (en)

REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS

Title (de)

KÄLTEKREISLAUFVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CYCLE DE RÉFRIGÉRATION

Publication

EP 3508802 B1 20200422 (EN)

Application

EP 19152449 A 20151020

Priority

  • EP 19152449 A 20151020
  • EP 15906648 A 20151020
  • JP 2015079553 W 20151020

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3367021A1] Provided is a refrigeration cycle apparatus including a refrigerant circuit sequentially connecting, with pipes, a compressor, a refrigerant-flow switching device, an air-side heat exchanger, a main expansion valve, and a water-side heat exchanger, and configured to allow refrigerant to circulate in the refrigerant circuit, the refrigeration cycle apparatus including a refrigerant amount adjustment tank arranged in parallel with the main expansion valve, and configured to store the refrigerant, a first refrigerant flow control valve provided to a pipe connected to one end of the refrigerant amount adjustment tank, the pipe being branched from a pipe connecting the air-side heat exchanger and the main expansion valve, the first refrigerant flow control valve being configured to adjust a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing into and out of the refrigerant amount adjustment tank on the basis of an opening degree of the first refrigerant flow control valve, and a second refrigerant flow control valve provided to a pipe connected to another end of the refrigerant amount adjustment tank, the pipe being branched from a pipe connecting the main expansion valve and the water-side heat exchanger, the second refrigerant flow control valve being configured to adjust a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing into and out of the refrigerant amount adjustment tank on the basis of an opening degree of the second refrigerant flow control valve.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 49/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F25B 41/385 (2021.01); F25B 41/39 (2021.01); F25B 49/02 (2013.01); F25B 13/00 (2013.01); F25B 2313/003 (2013.01); F25B 2313/004 (2013.01); F25B 2400/0411 (2013.01); F25B 2400/16 (2013.01); F25B 2400/19 (2013.01); F25B 2400/23 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2523 (2013.01)

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 3367021 A1 20180829; EP 3367021 A4 20190220; EP 3367021 B1 20220223; EP 3508802 A1 20190710; EP 3508802 B1 20200422; JP 6479203 B2 20190306; JP WO2017068642 A1 20180510; WO 2017068642 A1 20170427

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15906648 A 20151020; EP 19152449 A 20151020; JP 2015079553 W 20151020; JP 2017546308 A 20151020