Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system
AssigneeBehr GmbH & Co.
InventorHans Kampf
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Abstract
The invention relates to a heat exchanger for an air-conditioning system (54) of a motor vehicle having a plurality of conducting members (102) for a refrigerant, between which air can flow for heat exchange purposes. In order to provide a heat exchanger which supplies refrigerating output even when the compressor is switched off, the conducting members (102) are penetrated by one or more storage members (114) in which a storage medium is contained.
Claims22
An air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a compressor;
- and
- a first evaporator comprising a first heat exchanger,
- wherein the first heat exchanger comprises:
- a plurality of conducting members for a refrigerant, spaced apart to permit air flow between them for heat exchange purposes;
- and
- at least one storage member penetrating the conducting members and designed to contain a storage medium for storing cold extracted from the refrigerant.
A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, comprising:
- a plurality of conducting members for a refrigerant, spaced apart to permit air flow between them for heat exchange purposes;
- and
- at least one storage member penetrating the conducting members and designed to contain a storage medium for storing cold extracted from the refrigerant.
A method for air-conditioning a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- (a) providing an air-conditioning system comprising:
- a compressor;
- and
- a first evaporator comprising a first heat exchanger,
- wherein the first heat exchanger comprises:
- a plurality of conducting members for a refrigerant, spaced apart to permit air flow between them for heat exchange purposes;
- and
- at least one storage member penetrating the conducting members and designed to contain a storage medium for storing cold extracted from the refrigerant;
- (b) while the compressor is operating, storing cold in the storage medium contained in the storage members;
- and
- (c) at least while the compressor is not operating, extracting cold from the storage medium contained in the storage members to air-condition air provided to a vehicle passenger compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.