Title:
AIR CONDITIONER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/051408
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is an air conditioner that can improve heat exchange performance during a heating operation and during a cooling operation and achieve continuous heating operation, while suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost and packaging volume. The air conditioner is equipped with a refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant circulates. A second heat exchanger comprises a first refrigerant flow passage (3a) and a second refrigerant flow passage (3b). A first port of a flow passage switching device is connected to a discharge part of a compressor. A second port is connected to a first heat exchanger. A third port is connected to an intake part of the compressor. A fourth port is connected to a tube that connects a branch point to the first refrigerant flow passage. A fifth port is connected to the second refrigerant flow passage. A sixth port is connected to the first refrigerant flow passage.
Inventors:
AKAIWA RYOTA (JP)
HIGASHIIUE SHINYA (JP)
HIGASHIIUE SHINYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/076968
Publication Date:
March 22, 2018
Filing Date:
September 13, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
F25B13/00; F24F5/00; F25B5/02; F25B6/04; F25B41/04
Foreign References:
| JP2015117936A | 2015-06-25 | |||
| JPH05157390A | 1993-06-22 | |||
| JPS50136050U | 1975-11-10 | |||
| JP2012242047A | 2012-12-10 | |||
| JP2015117936A | 2015-06-25 | |||
| JP2009085484A | 2009-04-23 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3514462A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FUKAMI PATENT OFFICE, P.C. (JP)
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