Refrigeration cycle device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10500925-B2
Application number	US-201816218937-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2018
Priority date	Jun 16, 2016
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A refrigeration cycle device includes a compressor, a first branch portion, a radiator, a second branch portion, a first decompressor, a first evaporator, a second decompressor, a second evaporator, and an ejector. The first branch portion divides a flow of a refrigerant discharged from the compressor into one flow and an other flow. The radiator radiates heat of the refrigerant of the one flow. The second branch portion divides a flow of the refrigerant from the radiator into one flow and an other flow. The first decompressor decompresses the refrigerant of the one flow divided in the second branch portion. The second decompressor decompresses the refrigerant of the other flow divided in the second branch portion. A nozzle of the ejector decompresses and injects the refrigerant of the other flow divided in the first branch portion. The refrigerant suction port draws the refrigerant from the second evaporator.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigeration cycle device comprising:
a compressor configured to draw a refrigerant and to discharge the refrigerant after compressing the refrigerant;
a first branch portion configured to divide a flow of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor into one flow and an other flow of the refrigerant;
a radiator allowing the refrigerant of the one flow divided in the first branch portion to radiate heat in the radiator;
a second branch portion configured to divide a flow of the refrigerant, which flows from the radiator after radiating heat, into one flow and an other flow of the refrigerant;
a first decompressor configured to decompress the refrigerant of the one flow divided in the second branch portion;
a first evaporator allowing the refrigerant of the one flow, which flows from the first decompressor after being decompressed, to absorb heat and to be evaporated in the first evaporator;
a second decompressor configured to decompress the refrigerant of the other flow divided in the second branch portion;
a second evaporator allowing the refrigerant of the other flow, which flows from the second decompressor after being decompressed, to absorb heat and to be evaporated in the second evaporator;
an ejector including
a nozzle that is configured to decompress and inject the refrigerant of the other flow divided in the first branch portion, the nozzle injecting the refrigerant as a first injection refrigerant,
a refrigerant suction port that is configured to draw the refrigerant, which flows from the second evaporator after being evaporated, using suction force of the first injection refrigerant, the refrigerant suction port drawing the refrigerant as a first suction refrigerant, and
a pressure increasing portion that is configured to mix the first injection refrigerant and the first suction refrigerant to be a first mixed refrigerant and that is configured to increase a pressure of the first mixed refrigerant; and

a merging part configured to collect the refrigerant flowing out of the first evaporator and the first mixed refrigerant flowing out of the pressure increasing portion after the pressure of which is increased in the pressure increasing portion.

2. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first passage switch configured to open and close a refrigerant path extending between the first branch portion and the nozzle; and
a second passage switch configured to open and close a refrigerant path extending between the second branch portion and the second decompressor.

3. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third decompressor configured to decompress the refrigerant flowing from the radiator after radiating heat in the radiator; and
a third evaporator allowing the refrigerant, which flows from the third decompressor after being decompressed, to absorb heat and to be evaporated in the third evaporator.

4. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a gas-liquid separator, wherein
the ejector is a first ejector,
the nozzle is a first nozzle,
the refrigerant suction port is a first refrigerant suction port,
the pressure increasing portion is a first pressure increasing portion,
the first decompressor is a second ejector,
the second ejector includes
a second nozzle that is configured to decompress and inject the refrigerant flowing from the radiator after radiating heat in the radiator, the second nozzle injecting the refrigerant as a second injection refrigerant,
a second refrigerant suction port that is configured to draw the refrigerant, which flows from the first evaporator after being evaporated in the first evaporator, using suction force of the second injection refrigerant, the second refrigerant suction port drawing the refrigerant as a second suction refrigerant, and
a second pressure increasing portion that is configured to mix the second injection refrigerant and the second suction refrigerant to be a second mixed refrigerant and that is configured to increase a pressure of the second mixed refrigerant; and

the gas-liquid separator is configured to
divide the second mixed refrigerant, which flows from the second pressure increasing portion after the pressure of which pressure is increased in the second pressure increasing portion, into a vapor refrigerant and liquid refrigerant,
allow the vapor refrigerant to flow to the compressor, and
allow the liquid refrigerant to flow to the first evaporator.

5. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third branch portion configured to divide a flow of the refrigerant, which flows from the first decompressor after being decompressed in the first decompressor, into one flow and an other flow of the refrigerant;
a third decompressor configured to decompress the refrigerant of the one flow divided in the third branch portion;
a third evaporator allowing the refrigerant, which flows from the third decompressor after being decompressed in the third decompressor, to absorb heat and to be evaporated in the third evaporator; and
a second ejector including
a second nozzle that is configured to decompress and inject the refrigerant of the other flow divided in the third branch portion, the second nozzle injecting the refrigerant as a second injection refrigerant,
a second refrigerant suction port that is configured to draw the refrigerant, which flows from the third evaporator after being evaporated in the third evaporator, using suction force of the second injection refrigerant, the second refrigerant suction port drawing the refrigerant as a second suction refrigerant,
a second pressure increasing portion that is configured to mix the second injection refrigerant and the second suction refrigerant to be a second mixed refrigerant and that is configured to increase a pressure of the second mixed refrigerant, wherein

the ejector is a first ejector,
the nozzle is a first nozzle,
the refrigerant suction port is a first refrigerant suction port, and
the pressure increasing portion is a first pressure increasing portion.

6. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 5 , wherein
the first evaporator allows the refrigerant, which flows from the second pressure increasing portion after the pressure of which is increased in the second pressure increasing portion, to absorb heat and to be evaporated in the first evaporator.

7. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third branch portion configured to divide a flow of the refrigerant, which flows from the radiator after radiating heat in the radiator, into one flow and an other flow of the refrigerant;
a third decompressor configured to decompress the refrigerant of the one flow divided in the third branch portion;
a third evaporator allowing the refrigerant, which flows from the third decompressor after being decompressed in the third decompressor, to absorb heat and to be evaporated in the third evaporator; and
a second ejector including
a second nozzle that is configured to decompress and inject the refrigerant, which flows from the first decompressor after being decompressed in the first decompressor, the second nozzle injecting the refrigerant as a second injection refrigerant,
a second refrigerant suction port that is configured to draw the refrigerant, which flows from the third evaporator after being evaporated in the third evaporator, using suction force of the second injection refrigerant, the second refrigerant suction port drawing the refrigerant as a second suction refrigerant, and
a second pressure increasing portion that is configured to mix the second injection refrigerant and the second suction refrig

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Oshitani Hiroshi
• MUTO Akane
• Suzuki Tatsuhiro
• Hotta Teruyuki

Classifications

• B60H1/323 Primary

  characterised by comprising auxiliary or multiple systems, e.g. plurality of evaporators, or by involving auxiliary cooling devices · CPC title

• B60H2001/3298

  Ejector-type refrigerant circuits · CPC title

• B60H1/00485

  Valves for air-conditioning devices, e.g. thermostatic valves · CPC title

• B60H1/00814

  Control systems or circuits characterised by their output, for controlling particular components of the heating, cooling or ventilating installation · CPC title

• B60H1/3229

  characterised by constructional features, e.g. housings, mountings, conversion systems (B60H1/3227, B60H1/3233 take precedence) · CPC title