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US 12,013,158 B2Granted
Receiver, connection method thereof, receiver assembly and heat pump system
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsXingye Zhou, Shuguang Zhang, Guangyu Shen, Xi Feng, Jinxiang Wang
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Abstract
A receiver, a receiver assembly and a heat pump system. The receiver includes a first pipe, a second pipe and a third pipe leading to the cavity of the receiver, wherein the first pipe, the second pipe and the third pipe connect to a first load unit, a second load unit and a cold and heat source unit, respectively.
Claims8
A receiver assembly for use in a refrigeration system, comprising:
- a receiver;
- a first pipe and a second pipe leading to a cavity of the receiver;
- wherein, the receiver assembly further comprises:
- a third pipe;
- a first check valve connected between the first pipe and the third pipe;
- a third pipeline connected to the third pipe;
- a second pipeline connected to the second pipe;
- a second check valve between the third pipeline and the second pipeline;
- the first check valve and the second check valve allow fluid to flow from the first pipe to the second pipe;
- wherein the first pipe connects to a first load unit, the second pipe connects to a second load unit, and a connection point for a cold and heat source unit is provided between the first check valve and the second check valve.
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A heat pump system comprising:
- a receiver including:
- a first pipe and a second pipe leading to a cavity of the receiver;
- a third pipe:
- a first check valve connected between the first pipe and the third pipe:
- a third pipeline connected to the third pipe:
- a second pipeline connected to the second pipe:
- a second check valve between the third pipeline and the second pipeline:
- the first check valve and the second check valve allow fluid to flow from the first pipe to the second pipe:
- wherein a cold and heat source unit comprises:
- a compressor, a switching device, a heat exchanger and a throttling device, and the receiver and the cold and heat source unit are integrated in a same outdoor unit housing, or arranged separately.
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A heat pump system comprising:
- a receiver including:
- a first pipe and a second pipe leading to a cavity of the receiver;
- a third pipe;
- a first check valve connected between the first pipe and the third pipe;
- a third pipeline connected to the third pipe;
- a second pipeline connected to the second pipe;
- a second check valve between the third pipeline and the second pipeline;
- the first check valve and the second check valve allow fluid to flow from the first pipe to the second pipe;
- wherein the receiver is placed upright, and the first pipe and the second pipe extend to the bottom of the receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.