Abstract: A vapor compression refrigerator having a refrigeration cycle (200) is disclosed. In a Rankine cycle (300), a refrigerant is circulated through a pump (310), a heater (320), an expander (330) and a condenser (220) in that order, and power is recovered by the expander 330 due to the expansion of the refrigerant from the heater (320). In a host gas cycle (500), on the other hand, the inlet of the compressor (210) can be connected from a point between the pump (310) and the heater (320) by a switching path (510) having a first restricting portion (510), the refrigerant is circulated by the compressor (210) through the heater (320) and the switching path (510) in that order, and the heater (320) exhibits the function of heating a heat generating device (10).

Abstract: In a vehicle air conditioning system, a cold accumulator is disposed between a downstream air side of a cooling heat exchanger and an upstream air side of a heating heat exchanger to be cooled by cold air having passed through the cooling heat exchanger. Further, the cold accumulator is disposed at the upstream air side of an air mixing door.

Abstract: A vapor-compression refrigerant cycle system with a refrigeration cycle and a Rankine cycle includes a compressor, a radiator, a gas-liquid separator, a decompression device and an evaporator. In the vapor-compression refrigerant cycle system, a liquid pump is disposed for supplying the liquid refrigerant in the gas-liquid separator to a heater for heating the refrigerant, a cooling means is provided for cooling the liquid refrigerant to be sucked into the liquid pump, and an energy recovery unit for expanding the refrigerant flowing out of the heater is disposed to recover thermal energy in the refrigerant from the heater. When the Rankine cycle is set so that the energy recovery unit recovers the thermal energy, the cooling means cools the liquid refrigerant to be sucked into the liquid pump. Therefore, pumping efficiency of the liquid pump can be effectively improved.

Abstract: There are provided a water-refrigerant heat exchanger 30 for exchanging heat between refrigerant discharged from a compressor 21 and engine-cooling water circulating an engine-cooling water circuit 10, prior to being fed into the radiator 22, and a bypass 25 for guiding the refrigerant prior to being fed into the evaporator 24 to the water-coolant heat exchanger 30 while bypassing the evaporator 24 and the compressor 21. When it is desired to accelerate the warming-up of the engine 11, the bypass 25 is closed to operate the compressor 21 to heat the engine-cooling water by high-pressure refrigerant, and when it is desired to complement the capacity of the radiator 12, the bypass 25 is open to guide the liquid-phase refrigerant to the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 30 to effectively cool the refrigerant by using the phase change of the refrigerant.

Abstract: A waste heat collecting system for an internal combustion engine has an object to collect waste heat from the engine and make most use of the collected waste heat to achieve the maximum effect of improving fuel consumption ratio. The waste heat utilizing system has a waste heat collecting cycle for collecting waste heat from an internal combustion engine and having an expansion device for generating rotational driving force from the collected waste heat, a refrigerating cycle having a compressor device for compressing a refrigerant and a power transmitting means rotationally driven by a driving force generating means and operatively connected to the compressor device to rotationally drive the same. In this system, the expansion device is operatively connected to the compressor device to rotationally drive the same.

Abstract: A cooling system comprising a cooling water circuit 3a in which cooling water of an engine 1 circulates in a radiator 5, a hot water circuit 3c in which hot water circulates in a heater core 11, an air mixing door 12 for adjusting the volume of air which passes through the heater core, a heat storage element 7 provided in a bypass passage 6 for branching hot water into the heat core from the hot water circuit, a flow path selector valve 9 for adjusting the distribution of hot water to the heat storage element and the heater core, and a control unit 14 for controlling the operation of the air mixing door and the flow path selector valve, wherein the control unit controls the flow path selector valve such that the flow rate of hot water to be distributed to the heater core becomes larger than the flow rate of hot water to be distributed to the heat storage element, in the event that the volume of air passing through the heater core is equal to or larger than a predetermined value.

Abstract: In a heat storage tank, a discharge port of an introduction passage is covered by a cup-shaped collision member constructed by a shield portion and a guide cover. In addition, a mixture protection plate having plural through holes is disposed in a tank body between the collision member and an inner surface of the tank body. Therefore, a high-speed water stream, upwardly injected from the discharge port, collides with the shield portion, and turns its flow direction by an approximately right angle. Thereafter, the water stream is guided by the guide cover to a lower side of the mixture protection plate. Accordingly, it can prevent water stored in the tank body from being mixed even when the injection water stream has a high speed.

Abstract: In a heat storage tank, an elbow pipe member defining a water introduction passage is formed by connecting an inlet-side cylinder portion and an outlet-side cylinder portion to have a corner portion. A step portion is disposed in the water introduction passage around a position where center lines of both the cylinder portions are crossed with each other. The step portion has a collision surface that is set to cross with a line parallel to the center line of the inlet-side cylinder portion, so that water introduced from the inlet-side cylinder portion collides with the collision surface of the step portion.

Abstract: A heat accumulator for vehicle use, attached to a vehicle, has a double tank structure composed of an outer tank and an inner tank, a space formed between the outer tank and the inner tank being maintained as a vacuum, the outer tank and the inner tank each have an opening on a bottom face, the opening of the outer tank and that of the inner tank are joined to each other at the entire peripheries of the openings, preventing means for preventing fatigue failure from starting at the joining portion being provided at a portion extending from the opening to at least a side of the outer tank.

Abstract: In a heat accumulator for a vehicle having a double tank structure comprised of an outer tank and an inner tank, which define therebetween an evacuated space, each of the outer and inner tanks has an opening. The opening of the outer tank and the opening of the inner tank are welded to each other over the entire peripheries thereof. A means for restricting vibration of the inner tank is provided in the accumulator. At least when the vehicle is stopped, the outer tank and the inner tank are not in contact with each other at any portion other than the welded portion.

Abstract: A cooling system comprising a cooling water circuit 3a in which cooling water of an engine 1 circulates in a radiator 5, a hot water circuit 3c in which hot water circulates in a heater core 11, an air mixing door 12 for adjusting the volume of air which passes through the heater core, a heat storage element 7 provided in a bypass passage 6 for branching hot water into the heat core from the hot water circuit, a flow path selector valve 9 for adjusting the distribution of hot water to the heat storage element and the heater core, and a control unit 14 for controlling the operation of the air mixing door and the flow path selector valve, wherein the control unit controls the flow path selector valve such that the flow rate of hot water to be distributed to the heater core becomes larger than the flow rate of hot water to be distributed to the heat storage element, in the event that the volume of air passing through the heater core is equal to or larger than a predetermined value.

Abstract: In a water discharge mode (heat storage mode) for discharging low-temperature cooling water from a heat storage tank to a side of a heater core that heats air using cooling water from an engine as a heating source, a cooling water amount discharged from the heat storage tank is made smaller as a necessary heating capacity for heating air becomes larger. For example, as an amount of air flowing through the heater core becomes larger, the cooling water amount discharged from the heat storage tank becomes smaller. Further, as the temperature of the cooling water flowing into the heater core becomes higher, the cooling water amount discharged from the heat storage tank is increased.

Abstract: In a heat storage tank, an elbow pipe member defining a water introduction passage is formed by connecting an inlet-side cylinder portion and an outlet-side cylinder portion to have a corner portion. A step portion is disposed in the water introduction passage around a position where center lines of both the cylinder portions are crossed with each other. The step portion has a collision surface that is set to cross with a line parallel to the center line of the inlet-side cylinder portion, so that water introduced from the inlet-side cylinder portion collides with the collision surface of the step portion.

Abstract: In a water discharge mode (heat storage mode) for discharging low-temperature cooling water from a heat storage tank to a side of a heater core that heats air using cooling water from an engine as a heating source, a cooling water amount discharged from the heat storage tank is made smaller as a necessary heating capacity for heating air becomes larger. For example, as a ratio of an air amount flowing through the heater core becomes larger, the cooling water amount discharged from the heat storage tank becomes smaller. Further, as the temperature of the cooling water flowing into the heater core becomes higher, the cooling water amount discharged from the heat storage tank is increased.

Abstract: In a heat storage tank, a discharge port of an introduction passage is covered by a cup-shaped collision member constructed by a shield portion and a guide cover. In addition, a mixture protection plate having plural through holes is disposed in a tank body between the collision member and an inner surface of the tank body. Therefore, a high-speed water stream, upwardly injected from the discharge port, collides with the shield portion, and turns its flow direction by an approximately right angle. Thereafter, the water stream is guided by the guide cover to a lower side of the mixture protection plate. Accordingly, it can prevent water stored in the tank body from being mixed even when the injection water stream has a high speed.

Abstract: In a heat storage tank, first and second valve bodies are disposed to open and close first and second valve ports, respectively. A density of the first valve body is made larger than that of cooling water, and a density of the second valve body is made smaller than that of cooling water. When the dynamic pressure due to cooling water is applied to the first and second valve bodies, the first and second valve ports are opened by the first and second valve bodies. On the other hand, when the dynamic pressure is not applied to the first and second valve bodies, the first valve body closes the first valve port by the weight of the first valve body, and the second valve body closes the second valve port by the buoyancy.

Abstract: In the transmission and air conditioning control system having an air conditioner provided with a compressor driven by an engine and an evaporator for cooling a passenger room, and a transmission connected between the engine and a wheel, an electronically control device controls the transmission ratio to a reference value to be decided by the operating condition of the vehicle and also to a final value, which is higher than the reference value, when a degree of cooling demand is greater than a predetermined value. As a result, the revolution of the engine is more increased so that the revolution of compressor may be more increased to improve the cool down performance.

Abstract: In a heat storage tank, first and second valve bodies are disposed to open and close first and second valve ports, respectively. A density of the first valve body is made larger than that of cooling water, and a density of the second valve body is made smaller than that of cooling water. When the dynamical pressure due to cooling water is applied to the first and second valve bodies, the first and second valve ports are opened by the first and second valve bodies. On the other hand, when the dynamical pressure is not applied to the first and second valve bodies, the first valve body closes the first valve port by the weight of the first valve body, and the second valve body closes the second valve port by the buoyancy.

Abstract: In a vehicle air conditioning system, a cold accumulator is disposed between a downstream air side of a cooling heat exchanger and an upstream air side of an air mixing door, to be cooled by cold air having passed through the cooling heat exchanger. Therefore, the cold accumulator can be readily cooled by the cold air from the cooling heat exchanger, while having a simple structure. Further, the cold accumulator is disposed at the upstream air side of the air mixing door, the cold accumulator can be effectively cooled without being affected by a rotation position of the air mixing door.

Abstract: In a vehicle air-conditioning system, an evaporator is disposed in an air-conditioning case to form a bypass passage through which air bypasses the evaporator, and an opening degree of the bypass passage is adjusted by a bypass door. When a vehicle engine operates, the system performs a cold-storing mode where cold quantity stored in condensed water on the evaporator is increased. On the other hand, when operation of the vehicle engine is stopped, the system performs a cold-releasing mode where air passing through the evaporator is cooled by cold released from frozen condensed water. During the cold-storing mode and the cold-releasing mode, temperature of air blown into a passenger compartment can be adjusted by adjusting the opening degree of the bypass passage. Thus, in the vehicle air-conditioning system, cold-storing quantity in the evaporator can be improved while power-saving effect of the vehicle engine is improved.