Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a conduit assembly with a first conduit segment, a second conduit segment, and a rotational fitting fluidly coupling the first conduit segment and the second conduit segment to one another. The conduit assembly is configured to fluidly couple to a port of a heat exchanger of the HVAC system, and the rotational fitting is configured to enable the first conduit segment and the second conduit segment to rotate relative to one another between a first orientation and a second orientation and maintain a connection between the first conduit segment and the second conduit segment during relative rotation between the first conduit segment and the second conduit segment.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet with a plurality of walls and a compartment area for storing food within the cabinet. A door is configured to seal the compartment area. A refrigeration component is disposed within the cabinet. A wall panel is positioned within the cabinet and includes a three-dimensional molded surface with non-uniformly spaced peaks and valleys and a lighting structure. The wall panel extends from a lower end of the compartment area to an upper end of the compartment area. The wall panel separates the compartment area from the refrigeration component and is coextensive with one of the plurality of walls of the cabinet.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a frame on which a panel assembly is mounted in a door provided with a panel assembly of which the inside thereof is visible, and a screen is output. The frame includes a panel assembly mounting part opened so that the panel assembly is mounted; a barrier configured to partition the inside of the door into a PCB accommodating space, in a PCB is disposed, and an insulator accommodating space, in which the insulator is disposed; and a cable guide part which is connected to the panel assembly mounting part and in which a cable configured to connect the panel assembly to the PCB is disposed. A frame cover configured to connect the cable guide part to the barrier in the insulator accommodating space and to guide the cable of the cable guide part into the PCB accommodating space is mounted on the frame.

Abstract: A blast cell system is provided with simple and scalable designs that prevent short cycling of air flow through any pallets in blast cells. The blast cell includes a plurality of suction channels that provide independent fluid pathways for directing the air drawn from different rows in the blast cell into the fan.

Abstract: A method for building a soundproof enclosure (10) in the form of an independent structure with acoustic properties for isolating noise and vibration is disclosed. The soundproof enclosure (10) comprised a plurality of acoustical wall panels (12) interconnectable each to another at opposing sides for enclosing an interior space (41) of various sizes. The soundproof enclosure (10) further comprised one or more modular multilayer ceiling unit(s) (13) assembled onto the top edges of the acoustical wall panels (12) to form the enclosure. The ceiling unit (13) comprised a plurality of ceiling layers (17), each ceiling layer (17) being vertically spaced apart with one another by brackets to topographically form the multiple guided spaces necessary for air flow circulation within the enclosure (10). These guided spaces can also house multiple implements such as circulation fan, air filter and sound silencer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigeration system comprising: condenser; an expansion valve; a first conduit fluidly connecting the condenser and the expansion valve to define a first fluid segment through which a medium is transported when the system is active; and a separator assembly, operably disposed in the first fluid segment, configured to remove non-condensable gas from the medium when the system is active.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing non-expert installation of HVAC systems are provided. The HVAC system includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, a first pre-charged refrigerant line-set, a second pre-charged refrigerant line-set, and a line-set coupler, each containing pre-pressurized refrigerant securely positioned therein prior to engagement between two or more of the aforementioned elements. The first pre-charged refrigerant line-set is couplable between an indoor unit refrigerant port of the indoor unit and a first coupler end of the line-set coupler. The second pre-charged refrigerant line-set is couplable between an outdoor unit refrigerant pot of the outdoor unit and a second coupler end of the line-set coupler.

Abstract: Provided is an air-conditioning system including a plurality of communication devices including an outdoor unit that are interconnected. The outdoor unit has a control unit configured to save all communication data exchanged between the communication devices in a memory processor that can be accessed via a network.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tumble dryer (1) with a rotatable drum (11) and a heat pump for drying process air that enters the drum, the heat pump comprising a condenser (19), a compressor (17), and an evaporator (15). In order to improve energy efficiency, the compressor (17) is located in the flow (21) of process air, between the evaporator (15) and the condenser (19). Thereby, heat dissipated from the compressor is used to pre-heat the process air flow before entering the condenser (19).

Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle which can block air introduced through a gap between an evaporator and an air-conditioning case and prevent condensate from overflowing toward a temperature adjusting door when condensate exceeding a drainable amount is generated. The air-conditioning case has an air passageway therein. An evaporator is disposed in the air passageway. A drain hole is disposed at a downstream side of the evaporator in an air flow direction to discharge condensate to the outside. A first baffle protrudes upwardly from a bottom surface of the air-conditioning case for preventing air from leaking between the air-conditioning case and the evaporator.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door configured to open and close a storage space of the cabinet. The door includes an outer plate defining a plate opening, a door liner defining a liner opening, a panel assembly configured to shield the plate opening and the liner opening. The panel assembly includes a first display through which the inside thereof is visible, and a screen is output, a second display disposed at a position that is spaced apart from the first display, and a frame provided between the outer plate and the door liner. The frame includes a first mounting part that mounts the panel assembly, a second mounting part that mounts the second display, and a wire guide part that connects the first mounting part to the second mounting part and accommodates a wire connected to the second display.

Abstract: A roof top air conditioner unit for a vehicle, in particular a recreational vehicle, wherein the roof top air conditioner at least in part is made of expanded polypropylene (EPP). At least one stabilizing and/or connecting element of the roof top air conditioner unit is mold in the section of the roof top air conditioner unit made of EPP. Furthermore, the present invention refers to a method for producing, assembling and installing such roof top air conditioner units and a vehicle having such a roof top air conditioner assembly.

Abstract: An air conditioner indoor unit includes an air outlet frame, a front water receiving tray, and a panel. The air outlet frame includes an upper enclosure plate, a lower enclosure plate, and a side enclosure plate located between and connecting the upper enclosure plate and the lower enclosure plate. The front water receiving tray is above the upper enclosure plate and includes a protrusion section protruding out of the side enclosure plate and a water outlet hose at the protrusion section. The water outlet hose is configured to be received in a receiving cavity formed below the protrusion section and opening forward. The panel includes a cover member configured to cover the receiving cavity when the panel is in a closed state.

Abstract: A rotary cooler is provided, consisting of a plurality of transport tubes for transporting material to be cooled, wherein the plurality of transport tubes are arranged about an axis of rotation and are adapted to be filled jointly via a filling region with material to be cooled, characterized in that each transport tube is arranged substantially concentrically in a cooling tube in which a cooling medium flows and cools the material to be cooled via the wall of the transport tube. Furthermore, a method for operating said rotary cooler is provided.

Abstract: A vacuum insulated structure includes a first cover member of a stamped unitary sheet defining a perimeter portion positioned at a first planar level and a reinforcing member formed in the interior sheet extending to a second planar level spaced axially outward and disposed radially inward of the perimeter portion. The vacuum insulated structure also includes a second cover member and a thermal bridge interconnecting the first cover member and the second cover member at the perimeter portions thereof to define an insulating cavity therebetween. The insulating cavity is a sealed cavity having a vacuum drawn therefrom, and the first reinforcing member is configured to reduce deformation of the first cover member in at least an area adjacent the reinforcing member and to define a portion of a path for air flow out of the sealed cavity during a vacuum draw process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of distillation of isotopes obtained by distillation columns. An object of the present invention is to describe an innovative distillation column which provides significant improvements to the prior art. In particular, the distillation column will be a modular innovatively conceived column having any needed height.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a housing body including an inner space of the refrigerator and a cooling cycle mechanism configured to cool the inner space. The housing body includes a plurality of housing body elements separated along a predetermined separate surface, and the plurality of housing body elements is removably coupled to each other to allow an end surface of one of the plurality of housing body elements to face an end surface of another one of the plurality of housing body elements. A sealing mechanism configured to form an air surface between opposite end surfaces is provided to prevent air from flowing into or from the inner space through between the opposite end surfaces.

Abstract: A fall prevention structure of an electric component cover in a refrigeration cycle apparatus includes an electric component box housing an electric component of a refrigeration cycle apparatus. The electric component box includes a casing, a side of which is open, and an electric component cover configured to cover, in an upright position, an opening of the casing and to be screwed to the casing. The electric component cover includes a catch including a backward-extending portion and an upward-extending portion. The backward-extending portion extends backward from an upper end portion of the electric component cover. The upward-extending portion extends upward from an end portion of the backward-extending portion. In a state in which the electric component cover is screwed to the casing, the catch is inserted into an insertion slot disposed in a portion extending in an up-down direction of the casing.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus indoor unit on which maintenance work can be performed without removing a wire from a control box is provided. An air-conditioning apparatus indoor unit according to the present invention is an air-conditioning apparatus indoor unit to be embedded in an indoor ceiling surface. The indoor unit includes a housing, a heat exchanger installed in the housing, a drain pan installed below the heat exchanger, a wire extending into the housing from outside, and a control box connected with the wire in the housing and installed below the drain pan. The housing includes a cutout part at a lower end part of a side plate as a side surface of the housing, and a wire pass-through plate is detachably fitted to the cutout part. The wire pass-through plate includes a hole through which the wire passes. The control box is adjacent to the wire pass-through plate.

Abstract: A ceiling concealed indoor unit and an air-conditioning apparatus equipped therewith includes a body; and a body decorative panel installed below the body, in which the body decorative panel includes a pair of guide ribs disposed to be opposite to each other and adapted to accept passage of a rail of an auxiliary decorative panel coupled to the body decorative panel.

Abstract: An air sanitizing apparatus for a vehicle comprising: an ozone generator; a negative ion generator; and an ultraviolet radiation source. The air sanitizing apparatus further includes a rotating feature and a motor operably connected to the rotating feature, the rotating feature configured to move the air sanitizing apparatus along a track system. The air sanitizing apparatus can include a first end portion; a second end portion; a middle portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion, the middle portion rotatable relative to the first end portion and the second end portion about an axis that extends through both the first end portion and the second end portion. The ozone generator, the negative ion generator, and the ultraviolet radiation source are all disposed at the middle portion. The air sanitizing apparatus is disposed in an interior of a vehicle below but adjacent to a ceiling.

Abstract: An air-conditioner, adapted to be fitted to a roof/wall of a vehicle, comprises: an external unit containing a compressor and at least one heat exchanger element and having air channels respectively for supplying conditioned air and for receiving return air through an opening in a roof or wall of the vehicle, the opening being either of two types of different sizes; a frame to be installed in the opening and between the external unit and the roof/wall and having locating elements, on each of two opposite sides of the frame, configured to locate the frame in the opening and to locate the frame in the external unit, wherein the frame is to be installed with the first side facing the roof or wall for the first type of opening and is to be installed with the first side facing the external unit for the second type of opening.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner including a housing having a suction port and a discharge port, a discharge panel having a plurality of discharge holes and disposed at the discharge port, a blowing fan provided inside the housing, and a reinforcing member disposed at a rear of the discharge panel to support the discharge panel. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the discharge panel from being deformed by pressing, and to minimize the exposure of the inside of the air conditioner through the discharge hole of the discharge panel.

Abstract: A portable insulating device kit may be configured to fit within a smaller container for easier shipment. In one example, the assembly may include a base, a top wall having an opening, an inner liner configured to extend into the opening of the top wall to form an interior cavity defining a volumetric storage capacity and an exterior wall. The container can have a flat configuration defining a length, height, and width. The base, the top wall, the inner liner, and the exterior wall may be configured to be assembled into a portable insulating device. The volume of the container may be less than the volumetric storage capacity of the assembled portable insulating device, and the base, the inner liner, and the exterior wall are configured to be detached from one another and shipped in the container.

Abstract: A firefighting apparatus has a positive pressure ventilation system for impairing dust, dirt, and other debris from entering a storage compartment of the apparatus. The system can blow dust, dirt and debris out from the storage compartment if the same enters the compartment. The positive pressure ventilation system includes a blower assembly that supplies a positive flow of air to the storage compartment, such that the pressure within the storage compartments is greater than the environment, and air will egress from the storage compartment into the surrounding environment, rather than entering the storage compartment from the surrounding environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an expansion valve device which is capable of being mounted easily. The expansion valve device includes: an expansion valve body that depressurizes refrigerant; and a casing in which the expansion valve body is housed. The casing includes a tube portion having an opening through which the expansion valve body is able to pass. The tube portion is formed integrally to surround over an entire perimeter of the expansion valve body. The tube portion has: an elastic holding portion formed of an elastic material and holding the expansion valve body by a reaction force due to elastic deformation by surrounding the entire perimeter of the expansion valve body; and a support portion formed of a material having a higher rigidity than the elastic holding portion and supporting the elastic holding portion. At least a part of the support portion is exposed to outside of the casing.

Abstract: An outer shell panel includes: a front panel which is provided on a front surface portion of a body casing; and side panels which are arranged on side surface portions of the body casing. The side panels each include: a base member which is provided on a side end portion of the front panel; a connecting member has a flat plate shape and has no light transmissivity, the connecting member including a first surface and a second surface formed on to the opposite side of the first surface, and being attached to the base member, with the first surface located to face the base member; and a design panel which has a flat plate shape and has light transmissivity, the design panel being attached to a peripheral edge of the connecting member to be opposite to the second surface of the connecting member.

Abstract: A high elongated portable air-conditioner includes a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator located inside a housing. The air conditioner also includes a cool air inlet and outlet and a warm air inlet and outlet. The air-conditioner has an axial evaporator fan and a radial condenser fan and the housing of the air-conditioner has an elongated shape where the end sections of the elongated air conditioner housing forms a top section and a bottom section, respectively. Other features of a portable air-conditioner are also disclosed.

Abstract: A refrigeration unit for a vehicle comprising a condenser configured to be positioned outside of the vehicle, an evaporator in thermal communication with the condenser and configured to be positioned inside of a cargo space of the vehicle, the evaporator having a fan, and a movable directional element housed within the evaporator and deployable from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position, the movable directional element is stowed within the evaporator and in the second position the movable directional element provides directional airflow control to air being blown by the fan of the evaporator.

Abstract: A portable cooling unit is disclosed for cooling perishable items such as strawberries at a worksite such as a field where the strawberries are harvested. The cooling unit includes a conveyor trailer for receiving pallets of perishable items and conveying the pallets through a number of cooling chambers within the conveyor trailer. The cooling unit further includes a refrigeration trailer for supplying independent cold air flow paths to the different cooling chambers of the conveyor trailer. The conveyor and refrigeration trailers may operate as a self-sustained cooling unit, without any external connections to power or working fluid.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator door. An ice-making chamber is provided an inner wall of the refrigerator door. An ice-making chamber door is provided at an opening of the ice-making chamber. An ice-making machine is mounted on the inner side of the ice-making chamber door. When the ice-making chamber door is closed, the ice-making chamber door is able to cover the opening of the ice-making chamber and the ice-making machine is located within the ice-making chamber.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment the present invention provides a mobile storage system including a container having a first end, second end, first side, second side, ceiling and floor defining a rectangular prismatic cavity, an access door that corresponds with an access opening positioned on at least one of the longitudinal sides between the first end and the second and of the container, a climate control unit for cooling the container, a rack unit positioned within one of the first end and the second end of the container and adapted to slidably yet releasably receive a tray in a stowed position, and a mobile stretcher adjustable from a first height to a least a second height and adapted to securely yet releasably receive the tray.

Abstract: Provided is an accumulator capable of effectively suppressing a bumping phenomenon and the following impact noise without making the structure of the accumulator complicated or increasing the cost and the size thereof. A protrusion serving as an origination of boiling is disposed at a part soaked with a liquid part including liquid-phase refrigerant and oil accumulated in the tank 10 of the accumulator 1. Especially the protrusion is disposed at least at a part of an outer periphery of the outer pipe 32 in a double-pipe structure, and an inner periphery and an upper face of a bottom of the tank 10.

Abstract: The present application discloses an electric working machine. The electric working machine includes: a motor including a rotor; a sensor board including a magnetic sensor for detecting magnetic variation due to rotation of the rotor; and a housing which contains the motor and the sensor board. in the electric working machine, the sensor board does not cover an entire circumference of the rotor. In the electric working machine, the sensor board has a portion covering the rotor, and a portion not covering the rotor.

Abstract: A point-of-use food holding cabinet keeps food products hot and cold in different compartments, which are heated and refrigerated respectively. Solid state heat pumps such as Peltier devices absorb heat on one side and emit heat on the other. By configuring the solid state heat sinks appropriately, one compartment or shelf of a holding cabinet can be refrigerated while an adjacent compartment can be kept warm.

Abstract: In various implementations, an air conditioning system may include one or more compressors. The operation of the compressor(s) may be managed. For example, when an air conditioner is allowed to operate after being shut down, a first compressor may be allowed to operate and a wait time may elapse prior to starting at least one other compressor. When a compressor has multiple stages of operation, in some implementations, a first compressor may be allowed to operate at a low stage and a wait time may elapse prior to starting a higher stage of operation of the first compressor.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a storage chamber having an opening; a drawer type door to open or close the opening; a display positioned at the drawer type door; a first connector provided at a sidewall of the storage chamber; a second connector provided at the drawer type door and being electrically connected to the display; a first frame coupled to an inner wall of the storage chamber, the first frame to cover the first connector; a second frame coupled to the drawer type door, the second frame to support a storage box; and a wire electrically connected between the first connector and the second connector. The first frame has a first accommodating part to accommodate one portion of the wire and the second frame has a second accommodating part to accommodate another portion of the wire.

Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided that includes a first flow channel for a refrigerant, a second flow channel for a refrigerant, and a third flow channel for a coolant, wherein the first flow channel has a first region for initial cooling of the refrigerant and a second region for further cooling of the refrigerant. The refrigerant can flow in a high-pressure phase in the first flow channel and the refrigerant can flow in a low-pressure phase in the second flow channel. A first heat exchange occurs between the refrigerant in the first region of the first flow channel and the coolant in the third flow channel and a second heat exchange occurs between the refrigerant in the second region of the first flow channel and the refrigerant in the second flow channel.

Abstract: A waterproof cabinet includes a cabinet body, a cooling device and a waterproof device. The cabinet body includes a gate, the cooling device is slidably received in the cabinet body via the gate. The waterproof cabinet can be switched between a storage state, where the cooling device is accommodated in the cabinet body, and a working state, where the cooling device is located out of the cabinet body and the connection portions of the cooling device and the cabinet body are sealed by the waterproof device. A container data center is further disclosed.

Abstract: A refrigerant socket includes an accommodating body and a pipeline assembly. The pipeline assembly includes a refrigerant pipe connecting to the accommodating body and having an inner section inside the accommodating body and an outer section outside the accommodating body; a switch placed at the inner section and away from a free end thereof, the switch being used to selectively allow or block a flow inside the refrigerant pipe; a refrigerant pumping pipe communicating between the free end of the inner section and the switch; and at least one joint communicates between the free end of the inner section and the switch. Therefore, even if the diameter of the refrigerant pipe does not match an air conditioner indoor unit, connection can still be made without the need of removing the original piping, thereby avoiding wasting refrigerant.

Abstract: An indoor unit including a heat exchanger that cools indoor air sucked through a suction port, a cross flow fan that enables the indoor air to be sucked through the suction port, and enables cold air cooled by the heat exchanger to be discharged into a room through a discharging port, a drainage tray unit that is disposed below the heat exchanger to collect condensate water generated in the heat exchanger, and a blade that is rotatably coupled to the drainage tray unit to open the discharging port, and whose rotary shaft is formed in an upper portion of the discharging port. The drainage tray unit includes a guide unit that prevents the cold air from being discharged to an upper side of the blade so that the cold air is discharged to a lower side of the blade when the blade is opened.

Abstract: An expansion valve according to an embodiment includes a mounting hole: that has its central axis at a height position between a first refrigerant passage and a second refrigerant passage in the body thereof; that is provided so as to penetrate a first side surface and a second side surface; and that is used for inserting, from the side of the second side surface, a bolt for fastening a mounting member on an evaporator side and the body. The mounting hole has, in an inside thereof, a stopper surface for stopping the head of the bolt in an insertion direction, and the stopper surface is formed so as to be located near to the first side surface relative to a central axis of a shaft.

Abstract: A sealing member, a component including a sealing member, and a method of sealing a hole are disclosed. In an embodiment, the sealing member includes a plug member for occluding a hole in a wall of a passageway. The plug member includes at least one cooling feature disposed on a distal end of the plug member exposed to the passageway.

Abstract: Adsorption heat exchangers (51, 52) are connected to a refrigerant circuit (50). The adsorption heat exchangers (51, 52) can be removed from the refrigerant circuit (50) via a plurality of joint members (64, 65, 66, 67). The adsorption heat exchangers (51, 52), removed from the refrigerant circuit (50), are pulled out to the outside of a casing (11) through maintenance openings (14a, 73a) of the casing (11).

Abstract: The device serves for the cryogenic separation of air. It comprises a main heat exchanger (6) and a distillation column system for nitrogen-oxygen separation (5) with a double column (5), which contains a high-pressure column and a low-pressure column. The device also includes a mixing column (1) and means for introducing charge air via the main heat exchanger (6) into the high-pressure column and into the mixing column. A liquid oxygen line serves for introducing liquid oxygen from the low-pressure column into the upper region of the mixing column (1), an oxygen product line serves for extracting oxygen gas from the upper region of the mixing column (1) through the main heat exchanger (6). The mixing column (1) and the double column (5) are arranged in a common cold box (3). The mixing column (1) is attached to the double column (5) by way of connecting elements (10, 11).

Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes: an engine; an outdoor unit including a compressor driven by the engine to inhale a refrigerant, and compress and discharge the inhaled refrigerant and an outdoor heat exchanger; an indoor unit including an indoor heat exchanger; a controlling unit which controls a rotational speed of the compressor to be lower than a predetermined upper limit rotational speed; an outdoor temperature detecting unit which detects an outdoor temperature; an in-box temperature detecting unit which detects an in-box temperature within an enclosure box which accommodates therein the engine and the compressor; a correcting unit which corrects an upper limit rotational speed of the compressor when the outdoor temperature exceeds a predetermined outdoor temperature; a canceling unit which cancels the correction of the upper limit rotational speed when the in-box temperature is lower than a predetermined in-box temperature.

Abstract: Systems and methods for replacing coolant of an x-ray tube assembly having a closed cooling system include a service port that is operatively connected to a portion of the x-ray tube assembly and a vacuum assisted service kit that is operatively coupled to the service port. Used coolant is drained from the x-ray tube assembly, and thereafter a vacuum is drawn on the x-ray tube assembly via the service kit. Replacement coolant within a vacuum tank of the service kit is degassed under a vacuum. The degassed replacement coolant is provided into the cooling system from the vacuum tank, preferably by pushing under pressure with an inert gas to prevent the introduction of any air into the replacement coolant. The replacement coolant may be pressurized in the cooling system with the inert gas. Thereafter, the service kit may be disconnected from the service port.

Abstract: A backflow preventer apparatus comprising an inline solenoid valve configured to shut when de-energized, disposed between a closed system desired to be evacuated and a vacuum pump, wherein the inline solenoid valve and vacuum pump share a common source of electrical power.

Abstract: A portable and reusable installation platform for easing the installation or maintenance of an air conditioner on a vertical wall includes at least one support base upon which at least part of the air conditioner is positioned during the installation or maintenance thereof. At least one connector extends from the first end of the support base and is configured to releasably engage the wall. At least one support leg extends downwardly from the support base and is configured to abut the wall to support the weight of the air conditioner placed upon the support base.

Abstract: The invention relates to a removal device (10) for removing a fluid from a refrigeration system, comprising a cooling device (11), through which the fluid is to flow and which has a pipeline assembly (12), which has a plurality of pipeline elements (24, 26) connected to each other, a fluid inlet (28) arranged above the pipeline elements, and a fluid outlet (30) arranged below the pipeline elements, the removal device having a compressor (14), which is arranged before the cooling device (11) in the flow direction and through which the fluid can flow and which is connected to the fluid inlet (28), is easier to clean because the pipeline elements are each arranged at an inclination of an angle (alpha) from the horizontal in such a way that all fluid entering through the fluid inlet (28) is moved to the fluid outlet (30) by gravity.