Refrigerant flow path switch and air conditioner

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10907871
APP PUB NO 20190093931A1
SERIAL NO

16200889

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A refrigerant flow path switch arranged between an outdoor device and each of multiple indoor devices controls a refrigerant flow and is provided with a housing; a refrigerant flow path switching circuit having multiple refrigerant flow path switching circuits, wherein each refrigerant flow path switching circuit includes a high/low pressure gas pipe, a low pressure gas pipe, a high/low pressure electric valve provided at the high/low pressure gas pipe, and a low pressure electric valve provided at the low pressure gas pipe. A liquid pipe assembly is arranged in the housing and has multiple liquid pipes connected to the multiple indoor devices. A first divider plate is provided between adjacent ones of the refrigerant flow path switching circuits and divides an internal space of the housing such that a space divided by the first divider plate is in a substantially cubic shape, which is filled with a foaming agent.

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HITACHI-JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING INCTOKYO 105-0022

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fushimi, Naoyuki Tokyo, JP 9 28
Inoue, Shuntaro Tokyo, JP 17 90
Iwashina, Yoshinori Tokyo, JP 1 4
Kinoshita, Hiroki Tokyo, JP 27 242
Mochizuki, Toshiki Tokyo, JP 5 14
Murofushi, Masayoshi Tokyo, JP 10 59
Tani, Kazuhiko Tokyo, JP 56 391
Tsuchihashi, Kazuhiro Tokyo, JP 8 69

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