Vehicular air conditioner using heat pump
US6237357A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/00961
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An object of the invention is to provide a vehicular air conditioner using a heat pump that can improve heating ability by effective utilization of engine waste heat during a heating operation. The apparatus of the invention is a vehicular air conditioner using a heat pump with a compressor unit 20 equipped with a compressor 31, a throttling resistance 34 and a four way valve 33, connected by a refrigerant path 30 to an indoor heat exchanger 25 for effecting heat exchange between a refrigerant and vehicle cabin air, and an outdoor heat exchanger 21 installed in an engine compartment for effecting heat exchange between a refrigerant and outside air, and equipped with fan 22 for drawing in outside air, and which executes a cooling operation and a heating operation by switching a direction of flow of the refrigerant. During the heating operation, if the temperature of the engine compartment goes above a predetermined value, the fan 22 for drawing in outside air is reversed so that high temperature air is discharged from the engine compartment to the outside.
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