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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1992
Minoru Kajitani, Moriyama, JP;
Norio Yoshida, Moriyama, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An air conditioning system includes: a compressor, an outside air heat exchanger, an outside air heat exchanger fan, an expansion valve, an interior heat exchanger, an interior heat exchanger fan, and a four-way switching valve further comprises an outside air induction/venting device provided outside the outside air heat exchanger. A device for switching or opening/closing the air intakes and/or outlet of the outside air heat exchanger are provided in the outside air induction/venting device and are operated to enable the efficient use of waste heat from the drive shaft motor or inside the passenger compartment, and to provide a defrost cycle in the heat pump heating mode.