Title:
AIR CONDITIONER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH10170081
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To enable the number of passes to be practically change over and improve an efficiency of a heat exchanger for both condensing operation and evaporating operation.
This device is constructed such that as refrigerant, high pressure refrigerant including R32/125 mixed refrigerant or R32 single refrigerant is used, a plurality of passes 101, 102 for passing high pressure refrigerant are arranged side-by-side in at least an indoor heat exchanger 50 in such a way that they may be changed over between a series connection and a parallel connection. Then, the number of parallel connected passes 101, 102 is defined in response to a heating operation, a cooling operation and a circulating amount of refrigerant.
Inventors:
KOMAZAKI MEGUMI
FURUHAMA KOKICHI
SANO TETSUO
FURUHAMA KOKICHI
SANO TETSUO
Application Number:
JP33097696A
Publication Date:
June 26, 1998
Filing Date:
December 11, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
International Classes:
F25B1/00; F25B5/00; F25B6/00; F25B39/00; (IPC1-7): F25B1/00; F25B5/00; F25B6/00; F25B39/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidekazu Miyoshi (3 outside)