Unitary heat pump air conditioner having a heat exchanger with an integral accumulator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9109840
APP PUB NO 20120216562A1
SERIAL NO

13453550

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The disclosure relates to a unitary heat pump air conditioner (Unitary HPAC) having a plate type exchanger assembly, an electrically driven compressor, and coolant pumps. The plate heat exchanger assembly includes a plurality of plates stacked and hermetically sealed between an upstream end plate and a downstream end plate. The stacked plates define a condenser/chiller portion adjacent the upstream end plate, an accumulator portion adjacent the downstream end plate, and an evaporator/chiller portion sandwiched between the condenser/chiller portion and the accumulator portion. A refrigerant passageway extends through the plate type heat exchanger assembly, a hot coolant passageway extends through the condenser/chiller portion, and a cold coolant passageway extends through the evaporator/chiller portion. The cold coolant passageway and the hot coolant passageway are in non-contact thermal communication with the refrigerant passageway.

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MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBHPRAGSTRASSE 26-46 STUTTGART 70376

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kadle, Prasad S Williamsville, US 58 746
Oddi, Frederick V Orchard Park, US 10 210
Vreeland, Gary S Medina, US 7 169

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