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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186180 | Ejector-type refrigerant cycle device An ejector-type refrigerant cycle device includes: a first evaporator 15 that evaporates refrigerant flowing out of an ejector 14; a branch passage 17 that branches a flow of refrigerant between a radiator 13 and the ejector 14 and... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8104308 | Refrigerant cycle device with ejector In a refrigerant cycle device with an ejector, a branch portion is located at an upstream side of a nozzle portion of the ejector so that the refrigerant flowing out of an exterior heat exchanger is branched into first and second streams in a cooling operation mode.... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8047018 | Ejector cycle system An ejector cycle system with a refrigerant cycle through which refrigerant flows includes an ejector disposed downstream of a radiator, a first evaporator located to evaporate refrigerant flowing out of the ejector, a branch passage branched from a branch portion be... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7987685 | Refrigerant cycle device with ejector A refrigerant cycle device includes a branch portion for branching a flow of refrigerant discharged from a compressor, a first radiator for radiating one high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant branched at the branch portion, an ejector including a nozzle por... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7950250 | Jet ejector system and method According to one embodiment of the invention, a jet ejector method includes providing a primary jet ejector having a primary inlet stream, coupling one or more secondary jet ejectors to the primary jet ejector such that all of the jet ejectors are in a cascaded arra... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7870758 | Ejector cycle In an ejector cycle with an ejector including a nozzle for decompressing refrigerant, a control unit controls an air blowing amount of an evaporator fan so that a flow speed of refrigerant flowing in an evaporator becomes in a predetermined flow speed range. Therefo... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7779647 | Ejector and ejector cycle device An ejector cycle device includes a compressor that draws and compresses refrigerant, a radiator that radiates heat of high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an ejector, a branch passage branched from a refrigerant passage between the radiator and ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770412 | Integrated unit for refrigerant cycle device and manufacturing method of the same An integrated unit for a refrigerant cycle device includes an ejector having a nozzle part for decompressing refrigerant, and an evaporator located to evaporate the refrigerant to be drawn into a refrigerant suction port of the ejector or the refrigerant discharged ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7757514 | Ejector-type refrigerant cycle device An ejector-type refrigerant cycle device includes: a first evaporator 15 that evaporates refrigerant flowing out of an ejector 14; a branch passage 17 that branches a flow of refrigerant between a radiator 13 and the ejector 14 and... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7730741 | Refrigeration apparatus with expander control for improved coefficient of performance An outdoor heat exchanger (23), an indoor heat exchanger (24), a compression/expansion unit (30), and other circuit components are connected in a refrigerant circuit (20). The compression/expansion unit (30) includes a compression ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726150 | Ejector cycle device An ejector cycle device includes a compressor, a refrigerant radiator, an ejector having a nozzle part and a refrigerant suction port, and a branch passage for introducing refrigerant branched on an upstream side of the nozzle part of the ejector in a refrigerant fl... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7707849 | Unit for ejector type refrigeration cycle A first evaporator connected to an outlet side of an ejector, a second evaporator connected to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector, a throttle mechanism arranged on an inlet side of a refrigerant flow of the second evaporator and for reducing the pressure of t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694529 | Refrigerant cycle device with ejector In a refrigerant cycle device, a radiator has a heat radiating portion for radiating high-pressure refrigerant discharged from a compressor and a refrigerant outlet downstream from the heat radiating portion, an ejector includes a nozzle portion for decompressing an... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694528 | Heat exchanging apparatus In a heat exchanging apparatus for a vapor compression refrigerant cycle, an internal heat exchanger is attached to an end of a radiator. The internal heat exchanger is arranged such that high-pressure refrigerant passages are closer to the radiator than low-pressur... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690218 | Ejector refrigerant cycle device An ejector refrigerant cycle device includes a radiator for radiating heat of high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from a compressor, a branch portion for branching a flow of refrigerant on a downstream side of the radiator into a first stream a... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7654108 | Unit for refrigerant cycle device A unit for a refrigerant cycle device includes an ejector that has a nozzle part which decompresses refrigerant, and a refrigerant suction port from which refrigerant is drawn by a high-speed refrigerant flow jetted from the nozzle part, a first evaporator connected... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7647789 | Evaporator unit and ejector type refrigeration cycle An evaporator unit includes an ejector, an upwind side heat exchanger for evaporating a discharge side refrigerant flowing from the ejector, and a downwind side heat exchanger for evaporating a suction side refrigerant to be drawn into the ejector. The ejector has a... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7559212 | Refrigerant pressurization system with a two-phase condensing ejector A refrigerant pressurization system including an ejector having a first conduit for flowing a liquid refrigerant therethrough and a nozzle for accelerating a vapor refrigerant therethrough. The first conduit is positioned such that the liquid refrigerant is discharg... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7520142 | Ejector type refrigerating cycle An ejector type refrigerating cycle comprises a compressor, a heat radiating device, an ejector, and a first vaporizing device, which are connected in a circuit to form a refrigerating cycle. A bypass passage is provided between an inlet port and a suction port of t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7513128 | Ejector-type cycle An ejector-type cycle, for exchanging heat using a refrigerant, comprises: a compressor for compressing the refrigerant; a condenser for condensing the compressed refrigerant, a first orifice arranged downstream of the condenser; an ejector arranged downstream of th... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7434414 | Refrigeration apparatus A refrigerant circuit (10) of a refrigeration apparatus is filled up with carbon dioxide as a refrigerant. In the refrigerant circuit (10), a first compressor (21) and a second compressor (22) are arranged in parallel. The first compresso... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428826 | Ejector cycle device An ejector cycle device includes a compressor, a refrigerant radiator disposed to radiate heat of refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an ejector having a nozzle, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant from the ejector, a branch passage, which is bran... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421853 | Enhanced manual start/stop sequencing controls for a stream turbine powered chiller unit A control system and method for interactive startup and shutdown of a steam turbine driven chiller unit is provided. The chiller unit includes an integrated central control panel to control operation of both the steam turbine system and the refrigerant system. The c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421854 | Automatic start/stop sequencing controls for a steam turbine powered chiller unit A control system and method are provided for the automatic startup and shutdown of a steam turbine driven chiller unit. The chiller unit includes an integrated central control panel to control operation of both the steam turbine system and the refrigerant system. Th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367200 | Ejector cycle device An ejector cycle device includes an ejector having a nozzle portion which decompresses refrigerant flowing out of a radiator, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant from the ejector, and a second evaporator provided in a branch passage that is branched from ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367202 | Refrigerant cycle device with ejector A refrigerant cycle device includes a compressor for compressing refrigerant, a condenser for cooling and condensing high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor, a vapor-liquid separator located at a refrigerant outlet side of the condenser for separati... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347062 | Ejector cycle An ejector cycle with an ejector includes a nozzle for decompressing refrigerant. A receiver for storing refrigerant is disposed at a refrigerant outlet side of a condenser. A bypass passage and a switching valve for opening and closing the bypass passage are provid... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340908 | Refrigerant cycle device for vehicle A vapor-compression refrigerant cycle device includes an ejector, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant flowing out of a pressure-increasing portion of the ejector, a second evaporator for evaporating refrigerant to be drawn into a refrigerant suction port ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340915 | Refrigerator door having dispenser A refrigerator door having a dispenser is disclosed. The refrigerator door includes an outer case forming a front appearance of the refrigerator door, an inner case forming a rear appearance of the refrigerator door, and an insulation layer disposed between the oute... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334427 | Ejector with tapered nozzle and tapered needle In an ejector, a nozzle includes a nozzle tapered section having an inner passage with a radial dimension reduced toward a nozzle outlet port, and a needle having a needle tapered section disposed in the inner passage. The needle tapered section has a cross sectiona... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331195 | Refrigerant distribution device and method A refrigerant distribution device 10 situated in an inlet header 12 of a multiple tube heat exchanger 14 of a refrigeration system 20. The device 10 includes an inlet passage 32 that is in communication with an expansion dev... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320229 | Ejector refrigeration cycle A branch passage, which is branched at a point on an upstream side of an ejector, is connected to a refrigerant suction inlet of the ejector. An evaporator is arranged in the branch passage, and a capillary tube is arranged on an upstream side of the evaporator.... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311821 | Water circulation unit with increased throughput for swimming pools, and filter unit comprising the same A water circulation unit includes an ejector (142), a convergent, and a pipe (146) which is arranged in the extension of the convergent. The ejection axis practically merges with the symmetry axis of the convergent, the two axes forming a common axis o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299645 | Ejector cycle and ejector device The present invention has an object to provide an ejector cycle and an ejector, according to which a sufficient cooling performance can be obtained even when the input amount of the refrigerant to the ejector is decreased. A passage changeover means having a bypass ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7274567 | Capillary tube bubble containment in liquid cooling systems According to some embodiments, a capillary tube may be utilized to facilitate bubble containment in liquid cooling systems. For example, a system may comprise a first volume to contain a liquid, a second volume to contain the liquid and a gas, a capillary tube confi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254961 | Vapor compression cycle having ejector A first evaporator is arranged on a downstream side of an ejector, and a second evaporator is connected to a refrigerant suction inlet of the ejector. A refrigerant evaporation temperature of the second evaporator is lower than that of the first evaporator. The firs... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251950 | Heating/cooling system There is provided a heating/cooling system capable of reducing power consumption. The heating/cooling system has a receiving room capable of using hot air and cold air in a switching manner, and comprises a refrigerant circuit which comprises a compressor, a gas coo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249467 | Gas-liquid separator for refrigerant cycle system A gas-liquid separator (accumulator) is arranged at a refrigerant suction side of a compressor of a refrigerant cycle system mounted in a vehicle. The gas-liquid separator includes a gas-liquid separation portion for separating refrigerant into gas refrigerant and l... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7207190 | Ejector An ejector including a nozzle 17 having a high pressure space 18 into which a high pressure coolant flows from an inlet 17a and a throttle portion 17c for reducing a passage area of the high pressure coolant from the high pr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207186 | Refrigeration cycle A variable displacement compressor driven by an engine, such as an engine for driving an automotive vehicle is used as a compressor, and the capacity of the compressor is controlled by a capacity control valve such that the differential pressure between discharge pr... | 04/24/2007 |
