Stacking-type header, heat exchanger, and air-conditioning apparatus
US9976820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/0071
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stacking-type header according to the present invention includes: a first plate-shaped unit; and a second plate-shaped unit, in which the first plate-shaped unit or the second plate-shaped unit comprises at least one plate-shaped member having formed therein: a flow passage formed in the first plate-shaped member through which the refrigerant passes to flow into the plurality of first inlet flow passages; and a flow passage formed in the second plate-shaped member through which the refrigerant passes to flow into the second inlet flow passage, and in which the at least one plate-shaped member has a through portion or a concave portion formed in at least a part of a region between the flow passage through which the refrigerant passes to flow into the plurality of first inlet flow passages and the flow passage through which the refrigerant passes to flow into the second inlet flow passage.
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