(19)
(11) EP 1 041 349 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/40

(21) Application number: 00106829.5

(22) Date of filing: 30.03.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F24F 1/00, F25B 45/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 01.04.1999 JP 9457399
01.04.1999 JP 9457799
18.06.1999 JP 17206499
30.06.1999 JP 18493999

(71) Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sato, Shigehiro
    Kusatsu-shi, Shiga 525-0045 (JP)
  • Numoto, Hironao
    Otsu-shi, Shiga 520-2101 (JP)
  • Motegi, Hitoshi
    Kusatsu-shi, Shiga 525-0057 (JP)
  • Watanabe, Yukio, Room 1108, Co-op Nomura Kyoto Min
    Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601-8037 (JP)
  • Nakatsuno, Eiji
    Otsu-shi, Shiga 520-2276 (JP)
  • Takeuchi, Hiroyuki
    Otsu-shi, Shiga 520-2264 (JP)

(74) Representative: Körfer, Thomas, Dipl.-Phys. et al
Mitscherlich & Partner, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

   


(54) Replacing gas apparatus for an air conditioner


(57) In a replacing gas collecting trap apparatus of the present invention used for installing an air conditioner, an outdoor unit includes a compressor and an outdoor unit heat exchanger into both of which refrigerant gas is charged, an indoor includes an indoor unit heat exchanger which is opened into atmosphere, the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are connected through a connecting pipe, air in the indoor unit heat exchanger or the connecting pipe is replaced by replacing gas and then, the replacing gas is collected. The apparatus further comprises an absorbent for absorbing the replacing gas, and a container body having a base for introducing the replacing gas, and the base is provided with a lid made of resin material or metal material having low gas-permeability.






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