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Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2017
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Hiroki Ishiyama, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 31/00 (2006.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01); F25B 43/02 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/02 (2013.01); F25B 31/002 (2013.01); F25B 43/02 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2515 (2013.01); F25B 2700/03 (2013.01);
Abstract

A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit; an oil reservoir; a first pipe that connects the oil separator and the oil reservoir, the first pipe being configured to send the refrigeration oil separated by the oil separator to the oil reservoir; a first valve provided at the first pipe; a second pipe that connects the oil reservoir and a suction side of the compressor; a second valve provided at the second pipe; a third pipe that connects the oil reservoir and the suction side of the compressor at a position lower than a position at which the second pipe is connected to the oil reservoir; and a third valve provided at the third pipe. The first to third valves are closed in a non-operational period of the compressor.


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