US4658596A
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Refrigerating apparatus with single compressor and multiple evaporators
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1985-10-22
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2005-10-22
Abstract
Abstract Refrigerating apparatus including a compressor, condensor and a plurality of evaporators which are connected in parallel and controlled by individual electromagnetic valves in response to temperature changes of individual evaporators. The refrigerating apparatus also includes an inverter circuit and a bypass circuit which causes refrigerant to flow from output side of the condenser to the input side of the compressor. When the temperature of the bypass circuit drops because of operation of the electromagnetic valves, the inverter circuit adjusts the operating frequency of the compressor.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiji Kuwahara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:39
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25B; F25B49/00; F25B41/00; F25B49/02; F25B49/025; F25B5/00; F25B5/02; F25B2600/00; F25B2600/02; F25B2600/021; F25B2700/00; F25B2700/21; F25B2700/2101; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B30/00; Y02B30/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A refrigerating apparatus with multiple evaporators comprising: means for compressing refrigerant; means for condensing the refrigerant fed from the output side said compressing means; a plurality of evaporating means, connected in parallel with one another, for evaporating the refrigerant from said condensing means; a plurality of valve means, one of said valve means being connected in series with each said evaporating means, respectively, for controlling the flow of refrigerant through a corresponding one of said evaporating means; means for bypassing the refrigerant from an output side of said condensing means to an input side of said compressing means; means for detecting the temperature of said bypassing means to indicate the pressure changes of the refrigerant at the input side of said compressing means occuring when each of said evaporating means is controlled by said corresponding valve means; and means for adjusting the capacity of said compressing means in response to the temperature of said bypass means detected by said detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A refrigerating apparatus with multiple evaporators comprising: means for compressing refrigerant; means for condensing the refrigerant fed from the output side said compressing means; a plurality of evaporating means, connected in parallel with one another, for evaporating the refrigerant from said condensing means; a plurality of valve means, one of said valve means being connected in series with each said evaporating means, respectively, for controlling the flow of refrigerant through a corresponding one of said evaporating means; means for bypassing the refrigerant from an output side of said condensing means to an input side of said compressing means; means for detecting the temperature of said bypassing means to indicate the pressure changes of the refrigerant at the input side of said compressing means occuring when each of said evaporating means is controlled by said corresponding valve means; and means for adjusting the capacity of said compressing means in response to the temperature of said bypass means detected by said detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of valve means further includes temperature sensing means of the same number as said evaporating means to individually detect temperatures of each of said evaporating means, and wherein each of said valve means stops the refrigerant flowing into said corresonding evaporating means in response to the detected temperature of each of evaporating means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said bypassing means includes throttle means for throttling the refrigerant flowing through said bypassing means, said detecting means being disposed on an output side of said throttle means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said compressing means is a single compressor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said compressing means includes a single compressor and said adjusting means adjusts a capacity of said single compressor by adjusting the operating frequency of said single compressor in response to the temperature of said bypassing means.
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