Defrost system for refrigeration apparatus, and cooling unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9746221
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14903870

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A defrost system includes: a cooling device in a freezer, and includes a casing, a heat exchanger pipe with a difference in elevation in the casing, and a drain receiver unit below the heat exchanger pipe; a refrigerating device to cool and liquefy CO2 refrigerant; and a refrigerant circuit for permitting the cooled and liquefied CO2 refrigerant to circulate to the heat exchanger pipe. The defrost system includes a bypass pipe of the heat exchanger pipe to form a CO2 circulation path; an on-off valve in the heat exchanger pipe to be closed during defrosting so that the CO2 circulation path is a closed circuit; a pressure adjusting unit for adjusting pressure of the CO2 refrigerant during defrosting; and a brine circuit as a first heating medium, in which the defrost system permits the CO2 refrigerant to naturally circulate in the closed circuit during defrosting by a thermosiphon effect.

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MAYEKAWA MFG CO LTD14-15 BOTAN 3-CHOME KOTO-KU TOKYO 1358482 JAPAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kayashima, Daiki Tokyo, JP 4 6
Kutsuna, Toshio Tokyo, JP 4 0
Nelson, Mugabi Tokyo, JP 2 11
Yoshikawa, Choiku Tokyo, JP 10 43

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