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<SDOBI lang="en"><B000><eptags><B001EP>ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRIS..MTNORSMESM..................</B001EP><B005EP>J</B005EP><B007EP>JDIM360 Ver 1.28 (29 Oct 2014) -  1620000/0</B007EP></eptags></B000><B100><B110>2508821</B110><B120><B121>EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION</B121></B120><B130>A3</B130><B140><date>20150211</date></B140><B190>EP</B190></B100><B200><B210>12163185.7</B210><B220><date>20120404</date></B220><B240><B241><date>20120404</date></B241></B240><B250>en</B250><B251EP>en</B251EP><B260>en</B260></B200><B300><B310>2011085142</B310><B320><date>20110407</date></B320><B330><ctry>JP</ctry></B330></B300><B400><B405><date>20150211</date><bnum>201507</bnum></B405><B430><date>20121010</date><bnum>201241</bnum></B430></B400><B500><B510EP><classification-ipcr sequence="1"><text>F25B  49/02        20060101AFI20150107BHEP        </text></classification-ipcr><classification-ipcr sequence="2"><text>F25B  40/02        20060101ALI20150107BHEP        </text></classification-ipcr></B510EP><B540><B541>de</B541><B542>Kältekreislaufvorrichtung und hydronisches Heizgerät mit Kältekreislaufvorrichtung</B542><B541>en</B541><B542>Refrigeration cycle apparatus and hydronic heater including the refrigeration cycle apparatus</B542><B541>fr</B541><B542>Appareil de cycle de réfrigération et dispositif de chauffage hydronique utilisant l'appareil de cycle de réfrigération</B542></B540><B590><B598>1</B598></B590></B500><B700><B710><B711><snm>Panasonic Corporation</snm><iid>101295897</iid><irf>PM 5926-01EP</irf><adr><str>1006, Oaza Kadoma 
Kadoma-shi</str><city>Osaka 571-8501</city><ctry>JP</ctry></adr></B711></B710><B720><B721><snm>Moriwaki, Shunji</snm><adr><str>c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company,
IP Development Center,
7F Twin 21 OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61 Shiromi,</str><city>Chuo-ku, OSAKA, 540-6207</city><ctry>JP</ctry></adr></B721><B721><snm>Aoyama, Shigeo</snm><adr><str>c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company,
IP Development Center,
7F Twin 21 OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61 Shiromi,</str><city>Chuo-ku, OSAKA, 540-6207</city><ctry>JP</ctry></adr></B721><B721><snm>Kusaka, Michiyoshi</snm><adr><str>c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company,
IP Development Center,
7F Twin 21 OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61 Shiromi,</str><city>Chuo-ku, OSAKA, 540-6207</city><ctry>JP</ctry></adr></B721></B720><B740><B741><snm>Eisenführ Speiser</snm><iid>100060041</iid><adr><str>Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB 
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<p id="pa01" num="0001">The present invention provides a refrigeration cycle apparatus 1A. When a temperature detected by the first temperature sensor 61 is higher than a temperature detected by the first saturation temperature detecting means 51, a control device 4 operates bypass expansion means 31 such that the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor 61 comes close to the temperature detected by the first saturation temperature detecting means 51. If the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor 61 is substantially equal to the temperature detected by the first saturation temperature detecting means 51, the control device 4 operates the bypass expansion means 31 such that a temperature detected by the second temperature sensor 6 becomes lower than a temperature detected by the second saturation temperature detecting means 52 by a predetermined temperature. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the heating ability and efficiency of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 1A.
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