Refrigerant distributor and air-conditioning apparatus using the same

A refrigerant distributor comprising:

• a first introduction pipe configured to be open at a first end and closed at a second end and to cause refrigerant to flow from the first end toward the second end;
• a second introduction pipe configured to be closed in ends on both upstream and downstream sides and to cause the refrigerant to flow in a direction opposite to a refrigerant flow direction in the first introduction pipe;
• a plurality of branch pipes connected in series along a refrigerant flow direction on the second introduction pipe;
• and
• an adjusting pipe configured to connect the first introduction pipe and the second introduction pipe,
• the adjusting pipe connecting a part of the first introduction pipe, the part being on a side of the second end to between an end of the second introduction pipe on the upstream side and a branch pipe of the branch pipes, the branch pipe being connected to a most upstream side of the second introduction pipe among the branch pipes,
• wherein the adjusting pipe has a rectilinear shape in top view,
• a connecting member on a side of the first introduction pipe is connected at a higher position than a connecting member on a side of the second introduction pipe.