# US 10,480,800 B2 · Air conditioner > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,480,800 B2 - Document ID: US10480800B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/518,898 - Filed: 2015-04-20 - Published: 2017-08-17 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2014-10-28 - Assignees: Gd Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Gd Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yu Han; Jinbo Li; Qinghao Meng; Mingyu Chen; Xiangbing Zeng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480800B2 ## CPC - F24F 1/24: Cooling of electric components - F24F 1/0003: characterised by a split arrangement, wherein parts of the air-conditioning system, e.g. evaporator and condenser, are in separately located units - F25B 13/00: Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) - F25B 2313/008: Refrigerant heaters - F25B 2313/021: Indoor unit or outdoor unit with auxiliary heat exchanger not forming part of the indoor or outdoor unit - F25B 2313/02741: using one four-way valve - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) - F25B: REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS ## Abstract An air conditioner (100), comprising a compressor (110), a reversing assembly (120), an outdoor heat exchanger (130), an indoor heat exchanger (140), an electric control heat sink assembly (150), a unidirectional throttle valve (160) and a throttle component (170). The unidirectional throttle valve (160) comprises a first valve port (161) and a second valve port (162), on the flow direction from the first valve port (161) to the second valve port (162), the unidirectional throttle valve (170) is fully turned on, and on the flow direction from the second valve port (162) to the first valve port (161), the unidirectional throttle valve (170) is a throttle valve. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An air conditioner comprising: a compressor having a discharge port and a return port; a reversing assembly comprising a first port, a second port, a third port and a fourth port, wherein the first port is communicated with one of the second port and the third port, and the fourth port is communicated with another one of the second port and the third port, the first port is connected to the discharge port and the fourth port is connected to the return port; an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger, wherein a first end of the outdoor heat exchanger is connected to the second port and a first end of the indoor heat exchanger is connected to the third port; a heat sink assembly comprising an electrical control element and a heat dissipation subassembly for heat dissipation of the electrical control element, wherein the heat dissipation subassembly is in series connection between a second end of the indoor heat exchanger and a second end of the outdoor heat exchanger; a one-way throttle valve comprising a first valve port and a second valve port, wherein the first valve port is connected to the second end of the outdoor heat exchanger and the second valve port is connected to the heat dissipation subassembly, in a flowing direction from the first valve port to the second valve port, the one-way throttle valve is fully turned on, and in a flowing direction from the second valve port to the first valve port, the one-way throttle valve is a throttling valve; and a throttling element in series connection between the heat dissipation subassembly and the second end of the indoor heat exchanger; wherein the heat dissipation subassembly comprises: a heat dissipation pipe in series connection between the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger; and a heat dissipation casing, wherein the heat dissipation pipe is disposed to the heat dissipation casing, and the heat dissipation casing is in contact with the electrical control element for the heat dissipation of the electrical control element; wherein the heat dissipation casing comprises: a heat dissipation substrate in contact with the electrical control element; and a fixed baffle disposed on the heat dissipation substrate, wherein an end surface of the heat dissipation substrate facing the fixed baffle is provided with a first groove, an end surface of the fixed baffle facing the heat dissipation substrate is provided with a second groove, the first groove and the second groove together define an accommodating space accommodating the heat dissipation pipe, and the first groove and the second groove completely encircle the heat dissipation pipe. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the reversing assembly is configured as a four-way valve. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein two ends of the heat dissipation pipe extend out from opposite sidewalls of the heat dissipation casing, so as to be connected to the one-way throttle valve and the indoor heat exchanger respectively. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein two ends of the heat dissipation pipe extend out from the same side of the heat dissipation casing, so as to be connected to the one-way throttle valve and the indoor heat exchanger respectively. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the fixed baffle is provided with a fixed column, the heat dissipation substrate is provided with a fixed hole, and the fixed column and the fixed hole are connected by riveting. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the accommodating space has the same shape as the heat dissipation pipe. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the throttling element is configured as a capillary tube or an electronic expansion valve.