Air conditioner and operating method thereof
US5107684A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2313/02791
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air conditioner comprising a compressor, a four-way directional control valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a plurality of indoor heat exchangers, which are arranged to enable the cooling/heating combined operation. The air conditioner further comprises a first connecting pipe bypassed from a piping line, which is adapted to feed a compressed coolant from the compressor toward the outdoor heat exchanger, for line communication with at least one indoor unit, and a second connecting pipe bypassed from a piping line, which is adapted to feed the compressed refrigerant from the compressor toward at least one indoor heat exchanger, for line communication with the outdoor heat exchanger.
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