Abstract: A fin-tube type heat exchanger has parallel heat transfer tubes and a stack of a plurality of plate fins mounted on the tubes. Heat exchange is conducted between a first fluid flowing through the tubes and a second fluid flowing through the stack across each of the fins. Each fin has flat tube-mounting portions spaced in the longitudinal direction of the fin and formed with tube-mounting holes and a louver section disposed between each adjacent pair of tube-mounting portions. The louver section has elongated slats extending longitudinally of the fin and having side edges each spaced from an adjacent side edge of an adjacent slat. The slats are classified into two groups in respect of the cross-sectional shape. The slats of one group have generally flat cross-sections to reduce the resistance of the fin to the flow of the second fluid through the stack and are disposed in planes offset from the plane of the tube-mounting portions.

Abstract: An active noise control system for a three-dimensional space, including noise detecting means, sound generating means, noise control effect detecting means and a control device consisting of a phase of a wave signal fed from the noise detecting means wherein a plurality of noise control effect detecting means and sound generating means are disposed at a distance shorter than a wavelength of the noise to be controlled, and input signals of the respective sound generating means and output signals of the respective noise control effect detecting means are fed through filters, separately, to control the sound for active noise control. In case of an air conditioner, the noise control effect detecting means are disposed at positions where an air stream flowing through the air conditioner is not obstructed thereby.

Abstract: A heat-pump device indicates a weight of inappropriate amount of refrigerant in a heat-pump cycle by comparing an actual amount of refrigerant in the heat-pump cycle with an appropriate amount thereof, operates in accordance with a refrigerant amount judging operational mode when the actual amount of refrigerant is measured, and includes a judging device for judging the amount of refrigerant in the heat-pump cycle on the basis of a temperature of refrigerant at a condensor side and at least one information showing an operational condition of the heat-pump cycle.

Abstract: An air conditioner comprising a compressor, a four-way directional control valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a plurality of indoor heat exchangers, which are arranged to enable the cooling/heating combined operation. The air conditioner further comprises a first connecting pipe bypassed from a piping line, which is adapted to feed a compressed coolant from the compressor toward the outdoor heat exchanger, for line communication with at least one indoor unit, and a second connecting pipe bypassed from a piping line, which is adapted to feed the compressed refrigerant from the compressor toward at least one indoor heat exchanger, for line communication with the outdoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: An air-conditioner system having a compressor, a plurality of heat exchangers for heating or cooling the air in a room, a radiator for transferring heat energy of refrigerant outside of the room, a plurality of orifices, a manifold with a main port and a plurality of sub-ports, flow direction control multi-port valves directing the flow of the refrigerant from the compressor to the main port and not from the main port to the compressor when at least one of the heat-exchangers is heating the room. The refrigerant does not flow from the compressor to the radiator when at least one of the heat exchangers is heating and none of the heat exchangers is cooling. Also, it does not flow from the compressor to the main port but flows instead from the compressor to the radiator and from the main port to the compressor when none of the heat exchangers is heating and at least one of the heat exchangers is cooling.

Abstract: An LSI temperature controlling system has closed LSI cooling water circuit, and a refrigeration circuit including a motor-driven refrigerant compressor, a first heat exchanger for exchanging the heat of the LSI cooling water and the refrigerant and a second heat exchanger for exchanging the heats of the refrigerant and another fluid. The motor speed is controlled by an inverter the operation of which is controlled based on the temperature of the LSI cooling water measured by a temperature detector. A heater is used to suppress dew formation on LSI substrates.

Abstract: An air conditioner mounted on a vertical wall and an method, with the air conditioner including air intake ports and air exhaust ports provided on each side of and air conditioner body which contains heat exchangers, fans and motors. The air is drawn in from the sides of the air conditioner where it is heat-exchanged and then discharged from sides thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to a falling film evaporator which is arranged to cause a liquid film to flow downward to thereby effect heat exchange using evaporation. In a space of an evaporating compartment, a gas-liquid separator is disposed to communicate with a compressor which constitutes a part of a refrigeration cycle.

Abstract: A scroll-type fluid machine comprises a stationary scroll member, an orbiting scroll member, a rotation-prevention mechanism for the orbiting scroll member, and a casting accommodating therein both members and the mechanism. The involute angle of a terminal end of a wrap of the orbiting scroll member is selected to be less than that of the wrap of the stationary scroll member by an angle which ranges between 60.degree. and 120.degree., preferably, about 90.degree., thereby reducing a level of force applied to the rotation-prevention mechanism which prevents the orbiting scroll member from rotating about its own axis.

Abstract: In a scroll compressor, an anti-rotation mechanism is interposed between a back surface of an end plate of an orbiting scroll member and a flat surface of a frame facing the back surface. A seal mechanism or a thrust bearing portion is provided on the surfaces of a disc member of the anti-rotation mechanism which are maintained in contact with the back surface of the end plate of the orbiting scroll member and the flat surface of the frame.

Abstract: A compressor has stationary and orbiting scroll members formed thereon with spiral wraps engaged with each other to define compression chambers which, when the orbiting scroll member is moved relative to the stationary scroll member, are radially inwardly moved while decreasing their volumes. Each scroll member is composed of a metallic base scroll member having a spiral wrap formed on one side and a coating layer of a resin compound formed on the said side of the scroll member, including the surfaces of the wrap. The coating layer is molded by placing the base scroll member in a mold cavity with a space left between the said side of the base scroll member and a mold part and by injecting the resin compound into the space.

Abstract: An oil feeding device for a scroll fluid apparatus. A fixed scroll member is associated with an orbiting scroll member. A crankshaft rotatably supported by a bearing of a frame has a crank portion engaging with a plain bearing of the orbiting scroll member. A variable speed driving motor is connected to the crankshaft. An oil feeding passageway is provided in the crankshaft and the crank portion. Oil is supplied to the plain bearing of the orbiting scroll member through a space at the end face of the crank portion. An oil flow passage is provided in parallel with the axis and in a surface of the crank portion located at a position advanced through approximately 45 degrees toward the rotational direction of the crank portion, from a position at which the load acting radially of the shaft due to the centrifugal force caused by the orbiting motion of the orbiting scroll member is applied to the crank portion of the shaft.

Abstract: The present invention is characterized by selecting, during heating, the hot air blowing mode in which a compressor and a blower for an indoor heat exchanger are each controlled as to r.p.m. to control the temperature of outlet air blown from an air conditioner at a higher temperature, and the normal mode in which the room temperature is controlled. Also, as required, an air passage of the outlet is set to be narrow to blow hot air in a confined space, or the air passage of the outlet is set wide to disperse warm air during normal operation.

Abstract: A refrigeration system suitable for use in an air conditioner has a main refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, a first pressure reducer, a gas-liquid separator, a second pressure reducer and an evaporator connected in series to form a closed loop, and a gas injection passage providing a communication between the gaseous phase part of the gas-liquid separator and a compression chamber of the compressor. A stop valve is disposed in the inlet and outlet pipes of the gas-liquid separator, and a bypass passage is provided for connecting directly the outlet pipe of the condenser to the inlet pipe of the evaporator to bypass the gas-liquid separator.

Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus has a refrigerant circuit which is constituted by a compressor, a condenser, a first pressure reducer, a gas-liquid separator, a second pressure reducer and an evaporator connected to one another in series. The refrigeration apparatus also has a gas injection line connected between a gaseous phase portion of the gas-liquid separator and a compression chamber of the compressor. The improvement comprises a liquid refrigerant extracting passage providing a communication between a portion of the gas-liquid separator at a predetermined level and a portion of the low-pressure side of the refrigerant circuit. With this arrangement, it is possible to stabilize the level of the liquid refrigerant in the gas-liquid separator.

Abstract: A heat pump apparatus has a main refrigerant circuit constituted by a closed loop including a compressor, condenser, gas-liquid separator, pressure reducer such as an expansion valve, and an evaporator. A shunting refrigerant line having a compressor, condenser and a pressure reducer means shunts from the gaseous phase portion of the gas-liquid separator of the main refrigerant circuit and merges in the evaporator of the main refrigerant circuit. The shunting refrigerant line may be constructed to have one or more compression stages.

Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus including a refrigerant circuit constituted by a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion device, a gas-liquid separator, a second expansion device and an evaporator which are successively connected. An injection path interconnects an upper part of the gas-liquid separator and a cylinder of the compressor during the compression stroke thereof. An auxiliary path is formed by connecting a solenoid valve closed in the normal operation and an auxiliary expansion device, with the auxiliary path being provided between the gas-liquid separator and the evaporator so as to be parallel to the second expansion device, and connected to the gas-liquid separator at a position higher than the connecting position of the second expansion device to the gas-liquid separator. The solenoid valve is opened when the load on the refrigerating apparatus increases.

Abstract: An expansion valve has a refrigerant inlet passage, a refrigerant outlet passage, a valve chest to which both the passages open, a diaphragm chamber communicating with a heat-sensitive bulb through a tube of small diameter, and a valve body actuated in response to the operation of a diaphragm, the valve body being disposed facing a valve seat in the valve chest to regulate a passage defined between the valve seat and the valve body, to thereby control the flow rate of a refrigerant. The valve seat is adapted to be axially movable along the inner wall of the valve chest. In addition, means are provided for moving the valve seat in accordance with a change in pressure in the refrigerant circuit.

Abstract: A centrifugal blower including a casing formed with a discharge port and a suction port, and an impeller mounted in the casing and having a plurality of backwardly curved vanes arranged circumferentially of the impeller. The suction port has a semicircular suction member located in spaced juxtaposed relation to a semicircular curled portion formed at the forward end of a shroud of the impeller. An annular guide plate may be attached to the inner side of the suction member and formed at its open end with a wall portion disposed along the shroud which is formed at its forward end with an annular wall extending into a space defined between the suction member and the guide plate. Hair may be provided on one of opposed wall surfaces of the suction member and the annular wall of the shroud.

Abstract: In a cross finned tube heat exchanger including a multiplicity of side-by-side fin plates, and a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending through the fin plates at least in one row to provide a serpentine flow passage for a heat transfer medium which exchanges heat with another heat transfer medium flowing across the surfaces of the fin plates, a multiplicity of stepped louvers are formed on the wall of each fin plate between the adjacent heat transfer tubes of the same row. The stepped louvers each extending in a direction at right angles to the direction of air flow across the surfaces of the fin plates include at least one tilting rise wall and may differ from one another in shape depending on their positions. The stepped louvers on each fin plate may be arranged in the form of waves or uniform in height with respect to the direction in which each fin plate extends. The adjacent stepped louvers have edges varying in vertical positions.