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Air-conditioning apparatus

US9303906B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateNov 19, 2010
Grant dateApr 5, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25B2400/121
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To reduce pressure loss of refrigerant while suppressing a cost increase.[Solution] In an air-conditioning apparatus 100 having a compressor 201, a radiator 204 (301), an expansion device 302, and an evaporator 301 (204), which are connected by a refrigerant pipe to form a refrigeration cycle, at least a part of the refrigerant pipe (207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212) that connects from the suction side of the compressor 201 to the evaporator 301 (204) is configured by a plurality of pipes connected in parallel, and a refrigerant that flows through the refrigeration cycle is a tetrafluoropropene-based refrigerant or a refrigerant mixture having tetrafluoropropene as a main component.

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