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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Belal Dawoud, Winterberg, DE;
Peter Hoefle, Heppenheim, DE;
Andreas Bornmann, Burgwald, DE;
Stefanie Chmielewski, Frankenberg, DE;
Christoph Marburger, Bad Berleburg, DE;
Belal Dawoud, Winterberg, DE;
Peter Hoefle, Heppenheim, DE;
Andreas Bornmann, Burgwald, DE;
Stefanie Chmielewski, Frankenberg, DE;
Christoph Marburger, Bad Berleburg, DE;
Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG, Allendorf, DE;
Abstract
A vacuum sorption apparatus includes a first volume region () in which a sorber () which periodically sorbs or desorbs a refrigerant and a condenser () are located, and a second volume region () located below the first, in which an evaporator () is located, wherein a separating body () is located above the evaporator () to minimize a free surface area of the liquid refrigerant. The separating body () is configured to be vertically movable to compensate for different filling level heights of the refrigerant.