EP2840342A4 - Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device - Google Patents

Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device

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Publication number: EP2840342A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: heat exchanger; refrigeration cycle; cycle device; refrigeration; exchanger
Prior art date: 2012-03-07
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP12870627.2A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2840342B1 (en

EP2840342A1 (en

Inventor

Soshi Ikeda

Susumu Yoshimura

Mizuo Sakai

Hiroyuki Morimoto

Takeshi Hatomura

Shinichi Uchino

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Original Assignee

Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2012-03-07

Filing date

2012-08-31

Publication date

2016-02-17

2012-08-31 Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Corp

2015-02-25 Publication of EP2840342A1 publication Critical patent/EP2840342A1/en

2016-02-17 Publication of EP2840342A4 publication Critical patent/EP2840342A4/en

2016-11-09 Application granted granted Critical

2016-11-09 Publication of EP2840342B1 publication Critical patent/EP2840342B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2032-08-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B25/00—Machines, plants or systems, using a combination of modes of operation covered by two or more of the groups F25B1/00 - F25B23/00
- F25B25/005—Machines, plants or systems, using a combination of modes of operation covered by two or more of the groups F25B1/00 - F25B23/00 using primary and secondary systems
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
- F25B39/04—Condensers
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F7/00—Elements not covered by group F28F1/00, F28F3/00 or F28F5/00
- F28F7/02—Blocks traversed by passages for heat-exchange media
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
- F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
- F28D2021/0068—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for refrigerant cycles
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
- F28F9/26—Arrangements for connecting different sections of heat-exchange elements, e.g. of radiators

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)

EP12870627.2A 2012-03-07 2012-08-31 Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device Active EP2840342B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2012050412		2012-03-07
PCT/JP2012/072132 WO2013132679A1 (en)	2012-03-07	2012-08-31	Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2840342A1 EP2840342A1 (en)	2015-02-25
EP2840342A4 true EP2840342A4 (en)	2016-02-17
EP2840342B1 EP2840342B1 (en)	2016-11-09

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Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP2840342B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP5784215B2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2013132679A1 (en)

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