IP Library Granted Patent US 10,066,859
Granted Patent B2
US 10,066,859 · App. 14/376,804 · Granted Sep 4, 2018

Refrigerating cycle device

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Patent No.
US 10,066,859
App. No.
14/376,804
Granted
Sep 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to prevent performance deterioration by a refrigerant having a low global warming potential (GWP) and to decrease the diameter of a connection pipe. A refrigerating cycle device includes a compressor 1 , a heat source-side heat exchanger 3 , a first expansion device 4 , a liquid-side connection pipe 7 , a second expansion device 21 , a user-side heat exchanger 22 , and a gas-side connection pipe 8 sequentially connected. In addition, a refrigerating cycle uses a refrigerant of R32. The outer diameters of the liquid-side connection pipe and the gas-side connection pipe are set to “(D 0 −1)/8 inch” (wherein “D 0 /8 inch” is the outer diameter of a connection pipe in the use of a refrigerant of R410A). The liquid-side connection pipe has a range of the D 0 given “2≤D 0 ≤4” and the gas-side connection pipe has a range of the D 0 given “3≤D 0 ≤8”.

Claims (32)

1. A refrigerating cycle device comprising:

a compressor,

a heat source-side heat exchanger,

a liquid-side connection pipe,

a first expansion device disposed in the liquid-side connection pipe,

an indoor machine including a user-side heat exchanger and a second expansion device disposed in the liquid-side connection pipe between the first expansion device and the user-side heat exchanger that depressurizes liquid refrigerant flowing into the second expansion device, and

a gas-side connection pipe sequentially connected to each other,

wherein a refrigerating cycle uses a refrigerant of R32,

wherein a rated refrigerating capacity has a range from above 7.1 kW to no more than 12.5 kW, and

wherein the liquid-side connection pipe has a pipe outer diameter equal to ¼ inch and the gas-side connection pipe has a pipe outer diameter equal to ½ inch.

2. The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an amount of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device is set to less than an amount of a refrigerant of R410A charged in an identically specified refrigerating cycle device having the identical rated refrigerating capacity.

3. The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 2 ,

wherein in case of setting an amount of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device to W 1 [kg]; setting a rated refrigerating capacity of the refrigerating cycle device to Qc [kW]; and setting an amount of the refrigerant of R410A charged in a refrigerating cycle device having the identical rated refrigerating capacity of Qc [kW] to W 0 [kg], the amount W 1 of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device is set to a range of (0.011·Qc+0.60)·W 0 ≤W 1 <W 0 .

4. The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 2 ,

wherein in case of setting an amount of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device to W 1 [kg]; setting a rated refrigerating capacity of the refrigerating cycle device to Qc [kW]; and setting an amount of the refrigerant of R410A charged in a refrigerating cycle device having the identical rated refrigerating capacity of Qc [kW] to W 0 [kg], the amount W 1 of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device is set to a range of (0.011·Qc+0.60)·W 0 ≤W 1 <W 0 in a case of Qc≥7.1 kW and a range of (0.030·Qc+0.71)·W 0 ≤W 1 <W 0 in a case of Qc<7.1 kW.

5. A refrigerating cycle device comprising:

a compressor,

a heat source-side heat exchanger,

a liquid-side connection pipe,

a first expansion device disposed in the liquid-side connection pipe,

an indoor machine including a user-side heat exchanger and a second expansion device disposed in the liquid-side connection pipe between the first expansion device and the user-side heat exchanger that depressurizes liquid refrigerant flowing into the second expansion device, and

a gas-side connection pipe sequentially connected to each other,

wherein a refrigerating cycle uses a refrigerant of R32,

wherein a rated refrigerating capacity has a range from 3.6 kW to less than 7.1 kW, and

wherein the liquid-side connection pipe has a pipe outer diameter equal to 3/16 inch and the gas-side connection pipe has a pipe outer diameter equal to ⅜ inch.

6. The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 5 ,

wherein an amount of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device is set to less than an amount of a refrigerant of R410A charged in an identically specified refrigerating cycle device having the identical rated refrigerating capacity.

7. The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 6 ,

wherein, in case of setting an amount of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device to W 1 [kg], setting a rated refrigerating capacity of the refrigerating cycle device to Qc [kW]; and setting an amount of the refrigerant of R410A charged in a refrigerating cycle device having the identical rated refrigerating capacity of Qc [kW] to W 0 [kg], the amount W 1 of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device is set to a range of (0.011·Qc+0.60)·W 0 ≤W 1 <W 0 .

8. The refrigerating cycle device according to claim 6 ,

wherein, in case of setting an amount of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device to W 1 [kg], setting a rated refrigerating capacity of the refrigerating cycle device to Qc [kW]; and setting an amount of the refrigerant of R410A charged in a refrigerating cycle device having the identical rated refrigerating capacity of Qc [kW] to W 0 [kg], the amount W 1 of the refrigerant of R32 charged in the refrigerating cycle device is set to a range of (0.011·Qc+0.60)·W 0 <W 1 <W 0 in a case of Qc≥7.1 kW and a range of (0.030·Qc+0.71)·W 0 ≤W 1 <W 0 in a case of Qc<7.1 kW.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2018
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS-HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
To: HITACHI-JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
Reel/Frame 045299/0676 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2016
From: HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS-HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 039259/0639 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2014
From: TSUBOE, HIROAKI; YOKOZEKI, ATSUHIKO; TSUKADA, YOSHIHARU; NAKAYAMA, SUSUMU
To: HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC.
Reel/Frame 033473/0654 →