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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Daikin Europe N.v., Ostend, BE;
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka-Shi, Osaka, JP;
DAIKIN EUROPE N.V., Ostend, BE;
Abstract
Air conditioner for conditioning a space inside a building includes a heat source unit and at least one indoor unit. The heat source unit has a heat exchanger unit and a compressor unit. The heat exchanger unit includes a first heat exchanger disposed in a first casing and configured to exchange heat with a heat source. The compressor unit includes a compressor disposed in a second casing separate from the first casing, the heat exchanger unit and the compressor unit being fluidly connected via a first liquid refrigerant pipe and a first gaseous refrigerant pipe. At least one indoor unit has a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with the space to be conditioned and being fluidly communicated to the heat exchanger unit and/or the compressor unit via a second liquid refrigerant pipe and a second gaseous refrigerant pipe. The outer diameter of the first liquid refrigerant pipe is larger than the outer diameter of the second liquid refrigerant pipe and/or the outer diameter of the first gaseous refrigerant pipe is larger than the outer diameter of the second gaseous refrigerant pipe.