(19)
(11) EP 4 495 510 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/11

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/04

(21) Application number: 24189190.2

(22) Date of filing: 17.07.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25B 13/00(2006.01)
F25B 43/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F25B 13/00; F25B 2339/047; F25B 2400/23; F25B 43/00; F25B 2400/02; F25B 2500/12; F25B 2500/13
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 19.07.2023 KR 20230093543

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul 07336 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Shin, Jeongseob
    08592 Seoul (KR)
  • Kim, Hyunjong
    08592 Seoul (KR)
  • Kwon, Kyongmin
    08592 Seoul (KR)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) HEAT SUPPLY APPARATUS


(57) The present disclosure relates to a heat supply apparatus. The heat supply apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises: a compressor compressing refrigerant; a first heat exchanger being connected to the compressor through a refrigerant pipe and exchanging heat between refrigerant and water; a second heat exchanger being connected to the compressor through a refrigerant pipe and exchanging heat between refrigerant and air; and a gas-liquid separator located upstream of the compressor in a refrigerant flow path and separating introduced refrigerant into gaseous refrigerant and liquid refrigerant, wherein the gas-liquid separator includes: a housing; and a penetration pipe passing through one side and the other side of the housing and including an inlet flow path through which mixed refrigerant flows in and an outlet flow path through which gaseous refrigerant flows out, wherein the penetration pipe includes: a first connecting hole formed on a surface and connecting the inlet flow path and the inside of the housing; a second connecting hole formed on a surface and connecting the outlet flow path and the inside of the housing; and a separation plate partitioning the inlet flow path and the outlet flow path.







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