Air conditioner
US-2017198943-A1 · Jul 13, 2017 · US
Air conditioner
US10495331B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10495331-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715637340-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | Jul 7, 2016 |
| Publication date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
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An air conditioner includes: an outdoor unit; a plurality of indoor units respectively including indoor heat exchangers; expansion valves respectively provided to the plurality of indoor units, the expansion valves being configured to adjust flow rates of a refrigerant in the indoor heat exchangers; and a controller for executing a refrigerant amount balance control for adjusting opening degrees of the expansion valves so that operation state amounts, with which the indoor heat exchangers exert heat exchange amounts, of the plurality of indoor units become equal to each other.
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What is claimed is: 1. An air conditioner comprising: an outdoor unit; a plurality of indoor units respectively including indoor heat exchangers; expansion valves respectively provided to the plurality of indoor units, the expansion valves being configured to adjust flow rates of a refrigerant in the indoor heat exchangers; and a controller for executing a refrigerant amount balance control for adjusting opening degrees of the expansion valves so that operation state amounts…
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- What does patent US10495331B2 cover?
- An air conditioner includes: an outdoor unit; a plurality of indoor units respectively including indoor heat exchangers; expansion valves respectively provided to the plurality of indoor units, the expansion valves being configured to adjust flow rates of a refrigerant in the indoor heat exchangers; and a controller for executing a refrigerant amount balance control for adjusting opening degree…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fujitsu General Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F25B13/00. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 03 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).