(19)
(11) EP 1 312 876 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/21

(21) Application number: 02025747.3

(22) Date of filing: 15.11.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7F25B 13/00, F25B 41/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 19.11.2001 IT BO20010696

(71) Applicant: RHOSS S.p.A.
33170 Pordenone (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Simi, Vito
    70125 Bari (IT)

(74) Representative: Franzolin, Luigi et al
STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Reversible cycle cooling unit


(57) Cooling unit (1) with reversible cycle comprising of a first heat exchanger (2), with which a refrigerant exchanges heat with the outside environment; a second heat exchanger (3), with which the refrigerant exchanges heat with a generic liquid; a compression device (4) for compressing said refrigerant; and a group of distribution (5) for distributing said refrigerant, and which selectively connects said compression device (4) to said first (2) and said second heat exchangers (3); said first heat exchanger (2) is connected to said second heat exchanger (3) by at least a first joint pipeline (7) along which are positioned, in series, a first check valve (8), an intercepting valve (10) and a first expansion valve (20) at which the refrigerant quickly expands; said cooling unit (1) also comprises of a by-pass circuit (21), that comprises a second pipeline (22). Said pipeline (22) has the first extremity connected to said first joint pipeline (7), between said second heat exchanger (3) and said first expansion valve (20), and the second extremity connected to said first joint pipeline (7) between said first check valve (8) and said intercepting valve (10). Said by-pass circuit (21) comprises also a refrigerant storage tank (23) and a second check valve (24) positioned on said second joint pipeline (22), between said refrigerant storage tank (23) and said first joint pipeline (7).







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