Refrigeration cycle apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11105538
APP PUB NO 20180274820A1
SERIAL NO

15764899

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A condenser of a refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a first passage, a second passage, and a joint. The first passage connects to the compressor at a first end and is constituted of, at a second end, a first flat heat transfer tube including a plurality of passages thereof. The second passage connects to the expansion device at a first end and is constituted of, at a second end, a second flat heat transfer tube including a plurality of passages thereof. The joint joins the first flat heat transfer tube and the second flat heat transfer tube and bends a flow of the hydrofluoroolefin-based refrigerant between the first flat heat transfer tube and the second flat heat transfer tube. A length of the second passage is equal to or shorter than a length of the first passage. The joint is provided, inside thereof, with a hollow portion.

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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION7-3 MARUNOUCHI 2-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 1008310

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Maeyama, Hideaki Tokyo, JP 35 238

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