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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2020
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Daikin Europe N.v., Oostend, BE;
Eddy Delanghe, Oostend, BE;
Alain Coorens, Oostend, BE;
Nicolas Heintz, Oostend, BE;
Jonas Dangreau, Oostend, BE;
Robbe De Clerck, Oostend, BE;
Paul Demeyer, Oostend, BE;
Tim Coessens, Oostend, BE;
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
DAIKIN EUROPE N.V., Ostend, BE;
Abstract
A heat pump including a refrigerant circuit configured to circulate flammable refrigerant, and an indoor unit configured to be arranged in an indoor space. The refrigerant circuit has a compressor, a utilisation-side heat exchanger, an expansion device and a heat-source-side heat exchanger connected by piping. The an indoor unit includes an outer casing having a top, and a sealed container accommodated in the outer casing. The sealed container has a bottom and a top and accommodates at least one of the compressor, the utilisation-side heat exchanger, the expansion device, and the heat-source-side heat exchanger. The sealed container has a release opening to exhaust leaking refrigerant to an exterior of the outer casing of the indoor unit.