Patent · US Expired

Air-conditioner

US7089760B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
18References
22Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 27, 2004
Grant dateAug 15, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 27, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25B2500/01
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The air-conditioner includes a compressor configured to compress and discharge a refrigerant. The air-conditioner includes a condenser configured to cool the refrigerant with air outside of a vehicle compartment. The air-conditioner includes a throttle configured to expand the refrigerant. The air-conditioner includes an evaporator configured to cool air inside of the vehicle compartment to eliminate moisture from the air by the expanded refrigerant. The air-conditioner includes a first refrigerant passage having the condensed refrigerant between the condenser and the throttle. The air-conditioner includes a second refrigerant passage having the evaporated refrigerant between the evaporator and the compressor. The air-conditioner includes a refrigerant pipe located between the first and second passages and configured to exchange heat between the condensed and evaporated refrigerants.

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