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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Kou Komori, Nara, JP;
Tomoichiro Tamura, Osaka, JP;
Bunki Kawano, Osaka, JP;
Hidetoshi Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Kou Komori, Nara, JP;
Tomoichiro Tamura, Osaka, JP;
Bunki Kawano, Osaka, JP;
Hidetoshi Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A refrigeration apparatus (air conditioner (A)) includes: a vapor channel (A) that directs a refrigerant vapor from an evaporator () to a condenser (); a liquid channel (B) that directs a refrigerant liquid from the condenser () to the evaporator (); a first circulation path () that allows the refrigerant liquid retained in the evaporator () to circulate via a first heat exchanger (indoor heat exchanger ()); and a second circulation path () that allows the refrigerant liquid retained in the condenser () to circulate via a second heat exchanger (outdoor heat exchanger ()). A first switching means and a second switching means are provided on the first circulation path () and the second circulation path (). The first switching means and the second switching means are, for example, four-way valvesand