With Liquid Trap Or Disperser In Suction Line Patents (Class 62/503)
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Patent number: 11774150Abstract: A mobile air conditioner, comprising: a first heat exchanger, having a first interface and a second interface for a refrigerant to enter and exit; a phase-change energy storage heat exchange device, including a second heat exchanger and a phase-change energy storage working medium, wherein the second heat exchanger and the phase-change energy storage working medium may exchange heat therebetween, and the second heat exchanger has a third interface and a fourth interface for the refrigerant to enter and exit; a first refrigerant pipeline, connected to the first interface and the third interface; and a second refrigerant pipeline, connected to the second interface and the fourth interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Chen Lin, Hecheng Liu, Bao Yue
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Patent number: 11768019Abstract: The present disclosure relates to controls and related methods for mitigating liquid (e.g., compressor refrigerant, etc.) migration and/or floodback.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Copeland Comfort Control LPInventors: Thomas P. Buescher, Gregory E. Sisk, Charles P. Ketterer, Frank S. Wallis
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Patent number: 11732940Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a heat exchanger configured to provide superheat control for the low temperature low pressure gas refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator and through the first side of the heat exchanger by transferring heat from the high pressure high temperature superheated gas refrigerant flowing through a second side of the heat exchanger. A modulating solenoid valve is located at the inlet of the second side of the heat exchanger and configured to modulate the flow of high pressure high temperature superheated gas refrigerant flowing through the second side of the heat exchanger. A temperature sensor is located in such a way as to measure the temperature of the gas refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator and through the first side of the heat exchanger. A controller is configured to calculate the superheat of the gas refrigerant based on the measured temperature and measured pressure of the gas refrigerant and may compare the calculated superheat to a superheat threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventor: Mohamad Yehia Marwan Itani
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Patent number: 11713888Abstract: A compressor includes: a first cylinder, the first cylinder being provided with a first gas intake and a first gas outlet, the first air outlet being connected to a predetermined heat exchanger; a second cylinder, the second cylinder being provided with a second gas intake and a second gas outlet, and the second gas outlet being connected to the predetermined heat exchanger; and a gas pre-exhausting device. The gas pre-exhausting device is provided on a cylinder block of the first cylinder or on an upper end surface of the first cylinder or a lower end surface of the first cylinder; the gas pre-exhausting device includes a gas pre-exhausting port and a first control valve controlling the gas pre-exhausting port to be open or closed; and the gas pre-exhausting port is connected to the second gas intake. Further disclosed is an air conditioner system including the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Xingru Liu, Bo Zheng, Xiangfei Liang
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Patent number: 11668501Abstract: An air conditioner may include a compressor that compresses a refrigerant; a condenser that condenses the refrigerant discharged from the compressor; at least one expansion valve that expands the refrigerant passed through the condenser; at least one gas-liquid separation pipe through which the refrigerant passed through the at least one expansion valve flows; a gas-liquid separator, into which the refrigerant passed through the at least one gas-liquid separation pipe is introduced, that separates and discharges the refrigerant introduced into the gas-liquid separator into gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant; and an evaporator that evaporates the liquid refrigerant discharged from the gas-liquid separator. The gas refrigerant discharged from the gas-liquid separator and the refrigerant passed through the evaporator may be provided to the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Eunjun Cho, Pilhyun Yoon, Seongho Hong, Jungmin Park, Yejin Kim
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Patent number: 11629901Abstract: Thermal management systems are described. These systems include a refrigerant receiver configured to store a refrigerant fluid, an evaporator, a closed-circuit refrigeration system having a closed fluid circuit path, with the refrigerant receiver and evaporator disposed in the closed fluid circuit path, and the closed fluid circuit path including a condenser and compressor. These systems also include a modulation capacity control circuit configured to selectively divert refrigerant vapor flow to the condenser from the compressor by diverting a portion of refrigerant vapor flow (diverted flow) from the compressor to the refrigerant receiver in accordance with cooling capacity demand.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.Inventors: Igor Vaisman, Joshua Peters
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Patent number: 11597258Abstract: This air conditioning device, which is installed in a vehicle, is provided with a gas-liquid separator which separates liquid-phase refrigerant and gas-phase refrigerant, guides, to a compressor, the gas-phase refrigerant flowing in from an outdoor heat exchanger during heating operations, and guides, to an expansion valve, the liquid-phase refrigerant flowing in from the outdoor heat exchanger during cooling operations. The gas-liquid separator is provided further rearward inside the vehicle than the outdoor heat exchanger. The compressor is provided further rearward inside the vehicle than the gas-liquid separator.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Marelli Cabin Comfort Japan CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Osaki, Mitsuaki Nagata, Akihiro Okajima
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Patent number: 11573036Abstract: A gas-liquid separator includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a heat exchange pipe, a flow guide pipe, a distribution portion, and a lower sealing cover. The gas-liquid separator has a first cavity and a second cavity. The second cavity includes at least the space located in the first cylinder. The distribution portion includes a first passage. One end of the first passage is communicated with that of the flow guide pipe. The other end of the flow guide pipe is communicated with the second cavity. The other end of the first passage is communicated with the first cavity. The lower sealing cover is located at the other side far away from the distribution portion. The gas-liquid separator further includes a flow passage located, at least in part, in the lower sealing cover, communicated with the first cavity and communicated with the second cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Sanhua Holding Group, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junqi Dong, Li Li
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Patent number: 11549727Abstract: A refrigeration system includes: a compressor arrangement for compressing gaseous refrigerant from a first pressure to a second pressure, wherein the second pressure comprises a condensing pressure; a plurality of condenser evaporator systems, wherein each condenser evaporator system comprises: a condenser for receiving gaseous refrigerant at a condensing pressure and condensing the refrigerant to a liquid refrigerant; a controlled pressure receiver for holding the liquid refrigerant from the condenser; and an evaporator for evaporating liquid refrigerant from the controlled pressure receiver to form gaseous refrigerant; a first gaseous refrigerant feed line for feeding the gaseous refrigerant at the second pressure from the compressor arrangement to the plurality of condenser evaporator systems; and a second gaseous refrigerant feed line for feeding gaseous refrigerant from the plurality of condenser evaporator systems to the compressor arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: ARESCO Technologies, LLCInventors: Fred Lingelbach, John Lingelbach
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Patent number: 11512883Abstract: An HVAC system includes a refrigerant liquid-gas separator. The liquid-gas separator is thermally coupled to electronics to transfer heat away from the electronics, and assist in vaporizing liquid refrigerant. The liquid-gas separator device includes a refrigeration section configured to couple to a refrigeration loop, and electronics thermally coupled to the refrigeration section. The refrigeration section includes: (a) a refrigerant inlet configured to receive refrigerant from the refrigeration loop; (b) a refrigerant outlet configured to release vapor refrigerant to the refrigeration loop; and (c) a cavity coupled to the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet, the cavity configured to separate liquid refrigerant from vapor refrigerant. During use of the HVAC system, heat from the electronics board is transferred to the refrigerant. The liquid-gas separator includes a check valve configured to inhibit flow of refrigerant into the liquid-gas separator device via the refrigerant outlet.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: BERGSTROM, INC.Inventors: Brett S. Connell, Brett Herrmann, Aaron D. Sullivan, Terry Zeigler
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Patent number: 11378315Abstract: An air conditioner system is disclosed. The air conditioner system includes: a compressor; a four-way valve configured to provide a refrigerant circulation path depending on an operation mode of the air conditioner system; a blocking valve disposed between the compressor and the four-way valve; a circulation line configured to provide a path for introducing a refrigerant discharged from the compressor back into the compressor, when the blocking valve is in a closed state; and a controller configured to control the blocking valve based on a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Donggyu Lee, Kyoungrock Kim, Kyunghoon Kim, Joonho Yoon, Byunghan Lim, Dongsik Jin
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Patent number: 11221163Abstract: An evaporator for use in a refrigeration system includes one or more Coanda evaporation chambers having an integrated, internal expansion device. The internal expansion device is a linear atomization tube having a plurality of ejection holes arranged in a series of spiral rows. Liquid refrigerant introduced into the linear atomization to is ejected onto the inner wall of the Coanda evaporation chamber, covering it completely with a thin layer of liquid refrigerant. Liquid refrigerant is fed to the linear atomization device in a series of rapid pulses.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Inventors: Randy Lefor, Jeff Roller
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Patent number: 11214126Abstract: An air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle having refrigerant circulation and coolant circulation. Refrigerant circulation comprises a compressor, a refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger operable as condenser/gas cooler for heat transfer between the refrigerant and the coolant, a first expansion element and a first refrigerant-air heat exchanger for conditioning the inflowing air for the passenger compartment. Coolant circulation is developed with a conveying device, a first coolant-air heat exchanger for heating the inflowing air for the passenger compartment, a second coolant-air heat exchanger and the refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger. Refrigerant circulation also includes a second refrigerant-air heat exchanger, operable exclusively as evaporator. Upstream of the second refrigerant-air heat exchanger in the direction of flow of the refrigerant, a second expansion element is disposed. The second expansion element and the second refrigerant-air heat exchanger are disposed within a first flow path.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Martin Hötzel, Navid Durrani, Christoph Bara
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Patent number: 11198404Abstract: A tractor including an intake pipe for supplying intake air to an intake unit of an engine body, and an engine harness for electrically connecting the engine body and an engine controller to each other. The intake pipe is provided with a rib formed along the longitudinal direction of the intake pipe, and the engine harnesses is partially supported by the rib.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Daisuke Takii
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Patent number: 11162721Abstract: A gas-liquid separation device for a vehicle includes: a housing of which an upper surface is opened and a lower surface is closed; a cover disposed on the upper surface of the housing, and the cover having an outlet disposed at a center region of the cover and an inlet disposed at a portion spaced apart from the center region; an exhaust pipe of which an upper end is connected to the outlet; a guide pipe having a cylinder shape with an upper surface opened and having a gas refrigerant flow space; a mounting cap disposed on the lower surface of the housing; and a refrigerant guider disposed on the cover inside the housing to prevent a liquid refrigerant from flowing into the gas refrigerant flow space among a refrigerant flowing into the inlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DOOWON CLIMATE CONTROL CO., LTD., HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Wan Je Cho, Namho Park, Jae Yeon Kim, Yeon Ho Kim, Seoyoung Oh, Chul Min Kim, Young Chul Kim, Jae Min Lee
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Patent number: 11035595Abstract: Methods and systems for recuperated superheat return are provided. A coolant is supplied in a vapor state to a compressor. The coolant compressed by the compressor is cooled with a gas cooler. The coolant cooled by the gas cooler is supplied to an inlet of a high pressure side of a recuperator. The coolant from an outlet of the high pressure side of the recuperator is supplied to a portion of a coolant circuit. The coolant is supplied back from the portion of the coolant circuit to an inlet of a low pressure side of the recuperator. The coolant in the low pressure side of the recuperator is heated with thermal energy transferred by the recuperator from the coolant in the high pressure side of the recuperator. The coolant in the vapor state from an outlet of the low pressure side of the recuperator is supplied to the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Eugene C. Jansen, Eric S. Donovan
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Patent number: 10989457Abstract: Provided is an accumulator that can effectively suppress impact noise associated with a bumping phenomenon when a compressor is operating, without an increase in the complexity, cost, or size of the accumulator. An inlet port 15 is disposed in the lower portion of a tank 10, and a gas-liquid separation accelerating plate 22 is disposed above inlet port 15 inside the tank 10 so that the gas-liquid separation accelerating plate 22 is opposite the inlet port 15.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Fujikoki CorporationInventors: Kouji Hosokawa, Takeharu Ozawa
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Patent number: 10883761Abstract: A device for distributing a fluid to a processing component includes a vessel having an inlet port for receiving a stream of fluid. A vapor outlet line is in fluid communication with the fluid processing component and has a vapor outlet line inlet in fluid communication with the headspace of the vessel. A liquid outlet line has a liquid outlet line inlet in fluid communication with a liquid side of the vessel and the fluid processing component.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Steven J. Vallee, Zeke Skarlupka, Adam McNeilly, Emma Carter, Ryan Mehus, Michael Ruskin, Robert Robson
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Patent number: 10627140Abstract: A receiver having a receiver housing that has a fluid-receiving chamber, a fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet. A drier is provided in the fluid-receiving chamber. The receiver is has an inlet channel protrudes into the fluid-receiving chamber, which inlet channel has a channel outlet in the fluid-receiving chamber and conducts fluid into the fluid-receiving chamber from the fluid inlet as a channel inlet, the inlet channel being shaped in such a way that the fluid flowing out of the channel outlet flows out in a lateral direction. A condenser having the receiver is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Martin Kaspar, Herbert Hofmann, Uwe Foerster
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Patent number: 10518604Abstract: Provided is a structure for a vehicle air conditioner. The structure comprises a compressor and an accumulator. The accumulator comprises an elastic member that has a thermal insulation property. The elastic member is provided on an external surface of the accumulator. The accumulator is held to a vehicle body by an attachment bracket. A plate holds the bottom surface of the accumulator. Further, the accumulator is held in a pressed state by the attachment bracket via the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shoji Sakashita, Toshikatsu Mouri
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Patent number: 10429109Abstract: A refrigerant circuit includes: plural gas/liquid separators adapted to separate a two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant into refrigerant vapor and refrigerant liquid; a channel switching valve connected upstream of the gas/liquid separators and adapted to switch channels for the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant by opening and closing; an evaporating heat exchanger adapted to accept inflow of the refrigerant liquid or the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant, the refrigerant liquid produced by separation by the gas/liquid separators; a header installed upstream of the evaporating heat exchanger perpendicularly or at angles to the evaporating heat exchanger; a compressor installed downstream of the evaporating heat exchanger; and plural bypass routes connected to the respective gas/liquid separators and adapted to allow passage of the refrigerant vapor.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoji Onaka, Takashi Matsumoto, Mizuo Sakai, Hiroaki Nakamune, Hiroki Murakami
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Patent number: 10408513Abstract: The present application provides a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system may include a suction header, a compressor, a suction header oil return line in communication with the suction header and the compressor, and an oil line control system. The oil line control system may include a sensor and a valve to open and shut the suction header oil return line in response to the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, Inc.Inventor: Robert H. Austin, Jr.
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Patent number: 10401062Abstract: A cold storage heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes, a coolant flowing in the tubes, a cold storage material container joined to the tubes, the cold storage material container defining a room that houses a cold storage material, and a distribution tank unit that distributes the coolant to the tubes. A coolant passage is formed in the tubes and the distribution tank unit. The distribution tank unit includes an aperture plate that reduces a passage cross-sectional area of the coolant passage. Among the plurality of tubes, the cold storage material container is joined to at least a tube disposed upstream in a coolant flow direction from the aperture plate in the coolant passage. Accordingly, cold storage performance may be improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Abei, Tomohiko Nakamura, Hirofumi Futamata, Yuusuke Kitou, Toshiya Nagasawa
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Patent number: 10215461Abstract: Provided is an accumulator capable of effectively suppressing a bumping phenomenon and the following impact noise during the starting of a compressor without making the structure of the accumulator complicated or increasing the cost and the size thereof, and so having cost-effectiveness. An accumulator includes: a tank 10 having an inflow port 15 and an outflow port 16; and a double-pipe structured outflow pipe 30 including an inner pipe 31 joined to the outflow port 16 and hanging inside of the tank 10, and an outer pipe 32 disposed outside of the inner pipe 31. A cloth-like member such as felt or a foam material 60 is wound around or externally inserted to the outer pipe 32.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: FUJIKOKI CORPORATIONInventor: Kouji Hosokawa
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Patent number: 9989284Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus uses R32 as refrigerant, and includes a compressor, condenser, expansion mechanism, evaporator, accumulator, branching flow path, opening degree adjustment valve disposed in the branching flow path, injection-use heat exchanger and a first injection flow path. The accumulator has an inside space to separate and accumulate refrigerant. The injection-use heat exchanger causes heat exchange between refrigerant flowing through the main refrigerant flow path and that has passed through the opening degree adjustment valve of the branching flow path. The first injection flow path guides the refrigerant that has flowed through the branching flow path and exited the injection-use heat exchanger to the inside space of the accumulator. A distal end of the first injection flow path is located in a height position separated by a dimension from a bottom of the inside space. The dimension is 0 to 0.3 times a height dimension of the inside space.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kawano, Shinya Matsuoka
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Patent number: 9829225Abstract: The invention relates to a module for a heat pump, comprising an adsorption-desorption region, wherein in the region a bundle of pipes through which fluid can flow is arranged and a housing encloses the pipe bundle and a movable working medium in a sealing manner, wherein a supporting structure forms a mechanical support of a wall of the housing against the action of an external pressure.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: MAHLE Behr GmbH & Co. KG, MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Thomas Schiehlen, Steffen Thiele, Thomas Wolff, Eberhard Zwittig, Hans-Heinrich Angermann, Roland Burk, Holger Schroth, Stefan Felber, Steffen Brunner
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Patent number: 9664191Abstract: A rotary compressor includes: a compressor body including an airtight container that has a refrigerant intake opening and a refrigerant discharge opening, a refrigerant compression unit that has a cylinder and a rotary piston housed in the cylinder and that is provided in the airtight container, and an electric motor that drives the rotary piston and is provided in the airtight container; and an accumulator configured to separate a refrigerant suctioned into the refrigerant intake opening into gas and liquid. The accumulator and the refrigerant intake opening are connected via a refrigerant intake pipe, a suction opening of the refrigerant intake pipe is arranged to be opened to the inside of the accumulator, an injection pipe for pouring the refrigerant into the rotary compressor is inserted into the accumulator from above, and a discharge opening of the injection pipe is drawn to face the suction opening of the refrigerant intake pipe in a refrigerant gas space of the accumulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventor: Junya Tanaka
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Patent number: 9499760Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, and an expansion valve to depressurize a refrigerant. The refrigerant is formed of hydro fluorocarbon (HFC). The compressor includes a compression unit to compress the refrigerant, a motor unit to provide rotational power to the compression unit, and an oil accommodation portion to store oil to reduce friction between the rotating shaft and the compression unit and lower a temperature of the compressor, and the oil contains a carbon nanoparticle. Even when an HFC-based refrigerant producing high discharge temperature in a compressor is used, deterioration of the compressor due to the high temperature is prevented. In addition, by lowering the operational temperature of the compressor, the reliability and performance of the compressor using the HFC-based refrigerant and the air conditioning apparatus using the same may be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Soo Dol Park, Ki Hoon Nam, Jeong Bae Lee
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Patent number: 9464831Abstract: The invention relates to a combined device (12) comprising a casing (26) made of an upper wall (27), a down wall (28) and a lateral wall (29). The said casing (26) accommodates an internal heat exchanger (5), a separation area (19) and an accumulation area (20). The casing (26) accommodates an internal component (30) which is made of: a partition wall (31) of the separation area (19) and the accumulation area (20), a confining wall (32) of the internal heat exchanger (5) versus the accumulation area (20), and a pipe (33) which is between the confining wall (32) and the partition wall (31).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Jimmy Lemee, Christophe Denoual, Alain Pourmarin, Eric Goyet, Michel Meiche
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Patent number: 9429372Abstract: An accumulator for a cooling fluid is provided that includes a floor. The floor has an interface for connecting a chamber of the accumulator to at least one cooling tube. The floor also has an opening that extends at least over a partial area of the chamber. The accumulator furthermore has a lid that is embodied in such a way as to seal the opening of the floor in a fluid-tight manner. The lid is embodied as wire or extrusion profile.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Stefan Hirsch, Heiko Neff, Achim Wiebelt
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Patent number: 9377248Abstract: An accumulator and an air conditioner having the same are provided. The air conditioner may include at least one indoor unit connected to an outdoor unit, the outdoor unit including a compressor compressing refrigerant and an accumulator transferring gas refrigerant into the compressor. The accumulator may include a housing, an inflow tube guiding refrigerant into the housing through a guide tube, and a discharge tube discharging the refrigerant from the housing. A portion of the guide tube protrudes out of the housing, and a distance between the discharge tube and a bottom of the housing is greater than that between the protruded portion of the guide tube and the bottom of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Pilhyun Yoon, Hyeri Park, Jaehwa Jung, Yongcheol Sa, Seungyup Kim
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Patent number: 9335085Abstract: A condenser evaporator system includes: a condenser constructed for condensing a gaseous refrigerant from the source of compressed gaseous refrigerant; a controlled pressure receiver for holding liquid refrigerant; a first liquid refrigerant feed line for conveying liquid refrigerant from the condenser to the controlled pressure receiver; an evaporator for evaporating liquid refrigerant; and a second liquid refrigerant feed line for conveying liquid refrigerant from the controlled pressure receiver to the evaporator. The condenser evaporator system can be provided as multiple condenser evaporator systems operating from a source of compressed gaseous refrigerant.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Inventors: Fred Lingelbach, John Lingelbach
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Patent number: 9217590Abstract: A system (200; 300; 400; 500; 600) has a compressor (22; 200, 221). A heat rejection heat exchanger (30) is coupled to the compressor to receive refrigerant compressed by the compressor. An ejector (38) has a primary inlet (40) coupled to the heat rejection heat exchanger to receive refrigerant, a secondary inlet (42), and an outlet (44). A separator (48) has an inlet (50) coupled to the outlet of the ejector to receive refrigerant from the ejector, a gas outlet (54), and a liquid outlet (52). One or more valves (244, 246, 248, 250) are positioned to allow switching of the system between first and second modes.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Frederick J. Cogswell, Hongsheng Liu, Parmesh Verma, Oliver Finckh
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Patent number: 9127662Abstract: A compressor assembly having a compressed gas tank having a tank dampening device in the form of a vibration absorption member. The vibration absorption member can provide a pressure to a portion of the compressed gas tank. A method of controlling sound emitted from a compressor assembly, by using a vibration absorber which exerts a force upon the compressed gas tank. A means for controlling the sound level of a compressed gas tank by using a means for absorbing vibration from the compressed gas tank which exerts a pressure on a portion of the compressed gas tank.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventors: Stephen J. Vos, Scott D. Craig
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Publication number: 20150128629Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus uses R32 as refrigerant, and includes a compressor, condenser, expansion mechanism, evaporator, accumulator, branching flow path, opening degree adjustment valve disposed in the branching flow path, injection-use heat exchanger and a first injection flow path. The accumulator has an inside space to separate and accumulate refrigerant. The injection-use heat exchanger causes heat exchange between refrigerant flowing through the main refrigerant flow path and that has passed through the opening degree adjustment valve of the branching flow path. The first injection flow path guides the refrigerant that has flowed through the branching flow path and exited the injection-use heat exchanger to the inside space of the accumulator. A distal end of the first injection flow path is located in a height position separated by a dimension from a bottom of the inside space. The dimension is 0 to 0.3 times a height dimension of the inside space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Satoshi Kawano, Shinya Matsuoka
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Refrigeration apparatus with a refrigerant collection operation between a plurality of outdoor units
Patent number: 9010135Abstract: To a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner as a refrigerating apparatus, a plurality of outdoor units are connected. In an operation state where the first outdoor unit is operated with the second outdoor unit stopped, the air conditioner performs refrigerant collection operation for collecting and retaining surplus refrigerant to and in a second outdoor heat exchanger of the second outdoor unit. During the refrigerant collection operation, a second outdoor expansion valve is closed fully, and a second outdoor fan is operated. Part of refrigerant discharged from a first compressor flows into the second outdoor heat exchanger during the refrigerant collection operation. The refrigerant flowing in the second outdoor heat exchanger dissipates heat to outdoor air to be condensed. Since the second outdoor expansion valve is closed fully, the condensed refrigerant is retained in the second outdoor heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kawano, Shinya Matsuoka -
Patent number: 8966917Abstract: A coolant reservoir includes a body portion defining an interior cavity configured to hold a coolant; and a barrier wall positioned within the body portion to partition the interior cavity into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the barrier wall defining an opening therethrough that allows fluid communication between the lower chamber and the upper chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: David B. O'Rourke, Christopher C. Nyeholt
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Publication number: 20150033777Abstract: A heat pump for heating a vehicle interior includes a compressor arranged in a heat-pump circuit of a working medium, a condenser, a throttle valve and an evaporator. Gaseous working medium is compressed in the compressor. The compressor outlet is connected to the inlet of the condenser in which the working medium condenses, at the same time discharging heat, the heat being delivered as useful heat directly or indirectly to a consumer. The condenser is followed by a jet pump, to which the liquid working medium coming from the condenser is delivered as driving medium and to which the gaseous working medium flowing out from the evaporator is delivered as suction medium, in such a way that the driving medium and suction medium are compressed in the jet pump as a two-phase mixture. The jet-pump outlet is connected to the inlet of a separator, to which the two-phase mixture is delivered and in which the gaseous working medium is separated from the liquid working medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventor: Alexander SCHYDLO
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Patent number: 8919139Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, an operation controlling device and a liquid refrigerant accumulation determining device. The refrigerant circuit has an accumulator. The operation controlling device performs normal operation control where each device of the heat source unit and the utilization unit are controlled in accordance with operating load of the utilization unit, and refrigerant quantity determination operation control where properness of quantity of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is determined while performing the cooling operation. The liquid refrigerant accumulation determining device determines whether or not liquid refrigerant is accumulating in the accumulator. When it has been determined that liquid refrigerant is accumulating in the accumulator, liquid refrigerant accumulation control is performed to eliminate liquid refrigerant accumulation in the accumulator.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takurou Yamada, Masato Kotake, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Tadafumi Nishimura
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Patent number: 8899073Abstract: A refrigerant storage device that arranges two end plates to form a cavity and includes a turbulator plate within the cavity. The turbulator plate is arranged within the cavity to reinforce the cavity by providing a plurality of reinforcement portions between the end plates. The cavity is sized and the turbulator plate is configured so a liquid portion of refrigerant flowing through the cavity collects onto the turbulator plate. The device has a rectangular shape that simplifies vehicle packaging and allows the device to be readily integrated into a plate-type refrigerant-to-liquid coolant heat exchanger. The device is formed by a stacking arrangement of parts that provides for a readily scalable design.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gary Scott Vreeland, Frederick Vincent Oddi
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Patent number: 8899056Abstract: An air conditioner includes a compressor, first and second heat exchangers connected with high pressure piping, low pressure piping connecting the second heat exchanger to a compressor suction port, a pressure reducing mechanism arranged to reduce pressure in the high pressure piping, a bypass passageway, a vessel connected to the bypass passageway, and first and second opening/closing mechanisms. The first heat exchanger is connected to a compressor discharge port. The bypass passageway is arranged to divert refrigerant from the high pressure piping to the low pressure piping without passing through the second heat exchanger. The first opening/closing mechanism is arranged to open/close a first portion of the bypass passageway that connects the high pressure piping to the vessel. The second opening/closing mechanism is arranged to open/close a second portion of the bypass passageway that connects an upper part of the vessel to the low pressure piping.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kawano, Masahiro Oka, Kazuhiko Tani, Atsushi Okamoto
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Publication number: 20140331713Abstract: An accumulator is disposed in a refrigerant circuit at a position on the suction side of a compressor, separates the gas and liquid phases of the refrigerant, and contains the liquid refrigerant. The accumulator comprises: a pressure container (2) having an inner space (S) formed therein; a refrigerant inlet opening (5) provided in the pressure container; a refrigerant outlet opening (6); a conduction pipe (8) for conducting a refrigerant within the pressure container to the outlet opening; and a gas-liquid separation means (15) provided with a separation plate (16) provided within the pressure container so as to face the inlet opening and so as to expand substantially perpendicularly to the direction of the line of flow at the inlet opening. The gas-liquid separation means has, in the region of the separation plate which faces the inlet opening, a mountain-shaped protrusion (18) having a crest (18a) and a sloped surface (18b), the crest (18a) protruding toward the inlet opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yukihiko Takeda, Kenichi Fujiwara, Teruyuki Hotta
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Patent number: 8806888Abstract: An air conditioning system includes a phase separator separating a gaseous refrigerant and a liquid refrigerant from a flowing refrigerant, an evaporator evaporating the liquid refrigerant separated by the phase separator, and at least one compressor including a first compressing part receiving the refrigerant via the evaporator and a second compressing part receiving both of the gaseous refrigerant separated by the phase separator and the refrigerant via the first compressing part.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Young Hwan Ko, Hyuk Soo Lee, Bum Suk Kim, Sang Kyoung Park, Byung Soon Kim
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Patent number: 8789382Abstract: A heat pump including at least two refrigerant injection flow paths into a scroll compressor and a main circuit. The main circuit includes a scroll compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, a phase separator, and an evaporator for evaporating refrigerant. The scroll compressor is provided with a first refrigerant injection port between an inlet of the scroll compressor and an outlet of the scroll compressor, and a second refrigerant injection port between the inlet and the first refrigerant injection port. A first refrigerant injection flow path is bypassed from the phase separator. An internal heat exchanger is installed between the phase separator and the evaporator. A second refrigerant injection flow path is bypassed between the phase separator and the internal heat exchanger. The second refrigerant injection flow path is passed through the internal heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Younghwan Ko, Sangkyoung Park, Yonghee Jang, Bumsuk Kim
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Patent number: 8720224Abstract: Disclosed is a gravity flooded evaporator for use with commercial or industrial heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems, and which does not require integration or use of a conventional, separately field-piped, surge vessel and associated subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: REJ Enterprises, LLPInventor: Justin Marc Brown
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Patent number: 8713962Abstract: To obtain a refrigerating cycle apparatus that reduces a pressure loss at the time of a normal operation in which an ejector is bypassed to improve refrigeration cycle performance. A second throttle apparatus is installed on piping path between the outlet of a condenser, which is a radiator, and the outlet of a first throttle device. A check valve is installed on piping path between a gas refrigerant suction section of the ejector and the outlet of the ejector.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Okazaki
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Publication number: 20140033741Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner may include a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a receiver storing a portion of a refrigerant passing through the condenser, an accumulator receiving refrigerant stored in the receiver and refrigerant passing through the evaporator to separate gas refrigerant from refrigerant introduced therein and supply the gas refrigerant to the compressor, and a bypass line supplying refrigerant from the receiver to the accumulator. The receiver and the accumulator may be integrally formed or provided as separate parts coupled each other. An outlet end of the bypass line may be connected to an upper portion of the accumulator. Such an arrangement may prevent refrigerant from flowing backward from the accumulator into the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Chiwoo Song, Yongcheol Sa, Hojong Jeong
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Patent number: 8596088Abstract: An oil separator for an air conditioner, which includes: a case having a cylinder portion, and a lid portion and a bottom portion respectively closing an upper side opening end and a lower side opening end of the cylinder portion; an inlet pipe which is connectable to a discharging outlet of a compressor and which penetrates the lid portion so that an end of the inlet pipe is located inside the case; an outlet pipe which is connectable to a condenser and which penetrates the lid portion so that an end portion of the outlet pipe is located inside the case and protrudes into the cylinder portion toward the bottom portion; and a mesh portion which is provided to the end of the inlet pipe.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshiyuki Sato
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Patent number: 8567212Abstract: The invention relates to a storage device 1 of a suitable refrigerant fluid circulating in a cooling loop, the device comprising at least an input tube 18, an output tube 19 and a storage area 10 of refrigerant, wherein a mean 16 is provided to cause turbulence in the storage area 10. Application is to an A/C loop or a circuit for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Valeo Systems ThermiquesInventor: Imed Guitari
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Publication number: 20130263612Abstract: A horizontal suction accumulator generally includes a tank, an inlet tube, and an outlet tube. The tank extends in a horizontal direction and is configured to receive a refrigerant. The refrigerant includes a vapor and a liquid. The tank stores the liquid refrigerant and discharges the vapor refrigerant. The inlet tube supplies into the tank an inlet stream that includes the liquid and vapor refrigerants. The inlet tube extends into the tank and is bent upward at an acute angle. The liquid refrigerant is stored in the tank. The vapor refrigerant is discharged through the outlet tube, which extends offset from the inlet tube and into the tank. The inlet tube defines an inlet opening positioned at a first elevation, the outlet tube defines an outlet opening positioned at a second elevation, and the first and second elevations are substantially the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: THERMO KING CORPORATIONInventor: Daniel L. Price