Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090166019 | Double-wall-tube heat exchanger - A double-wall-tube heat exchanger has an outer tube, and an inner tube disposed concentrically in and spaced apart from the outer tube. A clearance between the outer tube and the inner tube and the interior of the inner tube serve as respective refrigerant flow paths. The inner tube has a plurality of interior fins formed on its inner circumferential surface. The interior fins project radially inward; extend in a longitudinal direction of the inner tube; and are arranged at circumferential intervals. The inner tube has a plurality of elongated projections formed on its outer circumferential surface. The elongated projections project radially outward; extend in the longitudinal direction; and are arranged at circumferential intervals. The interior fins are greater in height than the elongated projections. The double-wall-tube heat exchanger exhibits excellent heat exchange performance. | 07-02-2009 |
20110220335 | Condenser - A first header tank to which first heat exchange tubes of second and third heat exchange paths are connected and a second header tank to which second heat exchange tubes of a first heat exchange path are connected are provided at the left end of a condenser such that the former is located on the outer side of the latter with respect to a left-right direction and is offset from the latter in an air passage direction. The upper end of the first header tank is located above the lower end of the second header tank. The first header tank has a function of separating gas and liquid and storing the liquid. The first and second heat exchange tubes and side plates are bent in the same direction about a common vertical line. This condenser is suitable for use in a car air conditioner mounted on an automobile. | 09-15-2011 |
20110253352 | Condenser - A first header tank to which first heat exchange tubes of third and fourth heat exchange paths are connected and a second header tank to which second heat exchange tubes of first and second heat exchange paths are connected are provided at one end of a condenser. The upper end of the first header tank is located above the lower end of the second header tank. The first header tank has a function of separating gas and liquid from each other and storing the liquid. A spacer is disposed between the first header tank and the second header tank. The spacer includes a first portion which comes into contact with and is brazed to the first header tank, and a second portion which comes into contact with and is brazed to the second header tank. | 10-20-2011 |
20110253353 | Condenser - A condenser has, at one end, a first header tank to which first heat exchange tubes of third and fourth heat exchange paths are connected and a second header tank to which second heat exchange tubes of first and second heat exchange paths are connected. The upper end of the first header tank is located above the lower end of the second header tank. The first header tank has a branching control section promoting a flow of liquid-phase refrigerant from the first header tank into the first heat exchange tubes of the fourth heat exchange path. The branching control section includes a space forming member which forms a closed refrigerant inflow space communicating with the first heat exchange tubes, and a liquid accumulation space. The space forming member has a communication portion for communication between a lower portion of the refrigerant inflow space and the liquid accumulation space. | 10-20-2011 |
20110253354 | Condenser - A first header tank to which first heat exchange tubes of third and fourth heat exchange paths are connected and a second header tank to which second heat exchange tubes of first and second heat exchange paths are connected are provided at one end of a condenser. The upper end of the first header tank is located above the lower end of the second header tank. The first header tank has a function of separating gas and liquid and storing the liquid. The first heat exchange tubes have projecting portions at their ends located on the side toward the first header tank. A corrosion prevention member having a function of corroding sacrificially for the first heat exchange tubes is disposed in a clearance between the projecting portion of the upper-end first heat exchange tube and the lower end of the second header tank. | 10-20-2011 |
20120111547 | CONDENSER - A condenser has, at one end, a first header tank to which first heat exchange tubes of third and fourth heat exchange paths are connected and a second header tank to which second heat exchange tubes of first and second heat exchange paths are connected. The upper end of the first header tank is located above the lower end of the second header tank. A plate member fixed to the circumferential wall of the first header tank serves as a partition portion for dividing the interior of the first header tank into a first region with which the first heat exchange tubes of the fourth heat exchange path (refrigerant super-cooling path), and a second region located above the first region. An internal volume reduction portion for reducing the internal volume of the first header tank is provided in the first region. The condenser is used for a car air conditioner. | 05-10-2012 |
20120305228 | CONDENSER - A condenser includes first and second header tanks provided at one end thereof such that the latter is located on the outer side of the former. First heat exchange tubes forming a first heat exchange path provided in a condensation part are connected to the first header tank. Second heat exchange tubes forming a second heat exchange path provided in a super-cooling part are connected to the second header tank. The first header tank has one communication section which communicates with the second header tank through a communication part and to which all the heat exchange tubes forming the first heat exchange path are connected. The communication part is provided at a height below the uppermost heat exchange tube among all the heat exchange tubes connected to the communication section. The upper end of the first header tank is located above the lower end of the second header tank. | 12-06-2012 |
20150184908 | CONDENSER - A condenser includes a first header tank, a second header tank, a third header tank, a plurality of first heat exchange tubes, a plurality of second heat exchange tubes, a refrigerant passable tubular body, and a desiccant container. The first header tank is provided on one side of the condenser and has a gas-liquid separation function. The plurality of first heat exchange tubes extend in an extending direction between the first header tank and the third header tank to connect the first header tank and the third header tank. The refrigerant passable tubular body is provided in the first header tank. An upper end of the refrigerant passable tubular body is located above an upper end of the plurality of first heat exchange tubes. The desiccant container is provided above the refrigerant passable tubular body in the first header tank. | 07-02-2015 |