Title:
Y-SHAPED MANIFOLD AND AIR CONDITIONER USING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/125932
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a Y-shaped manifold (7) wherein the center portion of an end of a cylindrical base tube (15) is pinched so that the opposed tube wall portions in the center portion are brought into contact with each other, and is formed into a pinched portion (18); and a two-pronged portion (17) in the shape of a pair of eye glasses, which divides a flow of refrigerant into two flows passing through two passages (19A, 19B), is formed on both sides of the pinched portion (18). When the distance between a pinched root portion (20) at which the tube is pinched and a cylindrical portion of the cylindrical base tube (15) is designated by L, and the outer diameter of the cylindrical base tube (15) is designated by D, L/D is 0.3 to 0.5.
Inventors:
GOTO TAKAHIDE (JP)
AKATSUKA KEI (JP)
HIMENO TAKAMITSU (JP)
KITAGAWA KATSUTOSHI (JP)
HIBINO TATSURO (JP)
AKATSUKA KEI (JP)
HIMENO TAKAMITSU (JP)
KITAGAWA KATSUTOSHI (JP)
HIBINO TATSURO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/058413
Publication Date:
October 13, 2011
Filing Date:
April 01, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD (JP)
GOTO TAKAHIDE (JP)
AKATSUKA KEI (JP)
HIMENO TAKAMITSU (JP)
KITAGAWA KATSUTOSHI (JP)
HIBINO TATSURO (JP)
GOTO TAKAHIDE (JP)
AKATSUKA KEI (JP)
HIMENO TAKAMITSU (JP)
KITAGAWA KATSUTOSHI (JP)
HIBINO TATSURO (JP)
International Classes:
F25B41/00; F25B43/00
Foreign References:
JPH10300277A | 1998-11-13 | |||
JPH10339521A | 1998-12-22 | |||
JPH11304297A | 1999-11-05 | |||
JP2007064489A | 2007-03-15 | |||
JP2006266563A | 2006-10-05 | |||
JP2007032921A | 2007-02-08 | |||
JPH11125379A | 1999-05-11 | |||
JPH10300277A | 1998-11-13 | |||
JPH10339521A | 1998-12-22 | |||
JP3606732B2 | 2005-01-05 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2557378A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FUJITA, Takaharu et al. (JP)
Takaharu Fujita (JP)
Takaharu Fujita (JP)
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