Title:
REFRIGERATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3456905
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further silence a switching sound of a switching valve for switching a refrigerant flow route.
SOLUTION: A controller 13 switches a solenoid valve 5 for switching a refrigerant flow route after a refrigerant flows through the valve 5 in a liquid state after a compressor motor 18 is started. Thus, liquid-like refrigerant is operated as a buffer material in the valve 5 to reduce its switching sound. The controller 13 switches the valve 5 after the motor 18 is rotatably driven and a fan motor 22 or an inverter 23 becomes a stable rotational speed. Thus, its switching sound is masked by an operating sound of the compressor and an operating sound of a fan for an evaporator, that is, background sound, thereby obtaining a silencing effect.
Inventors:
Kenji Imakubo
Application Number:
JP26485698A
Publication Date:
October 14, 2003
Filing Date:
September 18, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Toshiba Corporation
International Classes:
F16K31/06; F25B5/04; F16K31/02; F25B41/00; F25B41/04; F25D11/02; F25D17/00; F25D29/00; (IPC1-7): F25D11/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JP58190673A | ||||
| JP58217177A | ||||
| JP6041779U | ||||
| JP60188983U |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tsuyoshi Sato
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