Refrigeration cycle apparatus
US9207004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2400/13
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Refrigerating machine oil is reliably returned to a compressor, regardless of whether the oil is miscible or immiscible with a refrigerant. A first refrigerant channel includes a compressor, a condenser, a first flow control valve, a refrigerant storing container, a second flow control valve, and a first evaporator are connected in that order. A refrigerant outlet of the first evaporator is connected to a suction refrigerant inlet of an ejector. A second refrigerant channel includes a compressor and a second evaporator connected in that order. A refrigerant inlet of the second evaporator is connected to a mixed refrigerant outlet of the ejector. A third refrigerant channel branching off from a halfway point of a pipe connecting a refrigerant outlet of the radiator and the first flow control valve includes a third flow control valve and a motive refrigerant inlet of the ejector are connected in that order.
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