The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kosuke Miyawaki, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yoji Onaka, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Osamu Morimoto, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroyuki Okano, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Takanori Koike, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroki Maruyama, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A refrigerant distributor branches refrigerant flowing in a refrigerant circuit into three, and includes a first bifurcate flow divider including a first pipe portion forming one inflow port, a second pipe portion and a third pipe portion forming two outflow ports communicating with the inflow port of the first pipe portion, and a second bifurcate flow divider including a fourth pipe portion forming one inflow port, and a fifth pipe portion and a sixth pipe portion forming two outflow ports communicating with the inflow port of the fourth pipe portion. The outflow port of the third pipe portion and the inflow port of the fourth pipe portion communicate with each other, and an angle θ formed by a first plane passing through the first bifurcate flow divider and a second plane passing through the second bifurcate flow divider is between 60 and 120 degrees.