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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2001
Satoshi Itoh, Kariya, JP;
Yoshitaka Tomatsu, Chiryu, JP;
Motohiro Yamaguchi, Hoi-gun, JP;
Yasushi Yamanaka, Nakashima-gun, JP;
Toshio Hirata, Haguri-gun, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
Heat exchange is performed between a discharge side refrigerant and a suction side refrigerant also at the time of a heating operation. By this, a liquid phase refrigerant containing lubricating oil in the suction side refrigerant is heated by the discharge side refrigerant, and the liquid phase refrigerant is vaporized also at the time of the heating operation, so that the amount of the liquid phase refrigerant sucked into a compressor is decreased. Accordingly, the increase of compression work of the compressor is prevented, and an opening area of an oil return hole can be expanded to such a degree that an optimum amount of lubricating oil is attained at the time of the heating operation.