US2018259228A1PendingUtilityA1

Air conditioner with a liquid to suction heat exchanger

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Assignee: Electrolux Appliances ABPriority: Sep 18, 2015Filed: Sep 2, 2016Published: Sep 13, 2018
Est. expirySep 18, 2035(~9.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Israel Martinez Galvan
F25B 40/02F24F 2221/12F24F 1/025F25B 13/00F25B 40/06F25B 2400/054F25B 40/00F24F 1/04F24F 1/022
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Abstract

An air-conditioner having a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator. The air-conditioner further includes a liquid-to-suction heat exchanger provided in a flowpath from the condenser to the evaporator.

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1 . An air-conditioner comprising:
 a compressor;   a condenser;   an evaporator;   a flowpath from the condenser to the evaporator; and   a liquid-to-suction heat exchanger in the flowpath.   
     
     
         2 . The air-conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein the air-conditioner is a portable air-conditioner. 
     
     
         3 . The air-conditioner according to  claim 1 , further comprising a four-way valve configured to reverse a flow of the air-conditioner to allow the air-conditioner to provide both heating and cooling. 
     
     
         4 . The air-conditioner according to  claim 1 , wherein a liquid line to the liquid-to suction heat exchanger is arranged inside of a saturated vapour line that comes from the evaporator. 
     
     
         5 . The air-conditioner according to  claim 4 , wherein a liquid line comprises fins on the outside of the liquid line.

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