EP3117162A4 - Tube pattern for a refrigerator evaporator - Google Patents

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EP3117162A4
EP3117162A4 EP15761103.9A EP15761103A EP3117162A4 EP 3117162 A4 EP3117162 A4 EP 3117162A4 EP 15761103 A EP15761103 A EP 15761103A EP 3117162 A4 EP3117162 A4 EP 3117162A4
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refrigerator evaporator
tube pattern
pattern
tube
refrigerator
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP3117162A1 (en
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Scot REAGAN
Brian CHRISTEN
William Sprow
Scott C. Peters
Gary WOLFE
Matt Baker
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Brazeway Inc
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Brazeway Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F25B39/02—Evaporators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/047—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F28D1/0477—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag the conduits being bent in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/01—Geometry problems, e.g. for reducing size
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/0068—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for refrigerant cycles
    • F28D2021/0071—Evaporators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
    • F28F1/24—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
    • F28F1/32—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely the means having portions engaging further tubular elements

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)
  • Rigid Pipes And Flexible Pipes (AREA)
EP15761103.9A 2014-03-11 2015-03-11 Tube pattern for a refrigerator evaporator Withdrawn EP3117162A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US201461950916P 2014-03-11 2014-03-11
US14/643,065 US20150323230A1 (en) 2014-03-11 2015-03-10 Tube pattern for a refrigerator evaporator
PCT/US2015/019870 WO2015138553A1 (en) 2014-03-11 2015-03-11 Tube pattern for a refrigerator evaporator

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EP3117162A1 EP3117162A1 (en) 2017-01-18
EP3117162A4 true EP3117162A4 (en) 2017-11-29

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US (1) US20150323230A1 (en)
EP (1) EP3117162A4 (en)
BR (1) BR112016014400A2 (en)
MX (1) MX2016010921A (en)
WO (1) WO2015138553A1 (en)

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WO2020112426A1 (en) * 2018-11-29 2020-06-04 Brazeway, Inc. Tube pattern for a refrigerator evaporator
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US20220404039A1 (en) * 2019-10-23 2022-12-22 Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd. Heat exchanger fin, heat exchanger, indoor unit and air conditioner

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EP2322892A1 (en) * 2008-08-07 2011-05-18 Sanden Corporation Heat exchanger and heat pump device using same
US20110113820A1 (en) * 2008-08-08 2011-05-19 Sangmu Lee Heat transfer tube for heat exchanger, heat exchanger, refrigerating cycle apparatus, and air conditioner
EP2498039A1 (en) * 2009-11-04 2012-09-12 Daikin Industries, Ltd. Heat exchanger and indoor unit including the same
US20120285190A1 (en) * 2010-01-13 2012-11-15 Mitsubishi Electirc Corporation Heat transfer pipe for heat exchanger, heat exchanger, refrigeration cycle apparatus, and air-conditioning apparatus

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JP2003279282A (en) * 2002-03-20 2003-10-02 Toshiba Kyaria Kk Heat exchanger
US20040206490A1 (en) * 2003-04-21 2004-10-21 Yoshiki Katoh Heat exchanger
JP2006234264A (en) * 2005-02-24 2006-09-07 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Fin and tube-type heat exchanger
US20090199585A1 (en) * 2006-03-23 2009-08-13 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Fin-tube heat exchanger, fin for heat exchanger, and heat pump apparatus
EP2031335A2 (en) * 2007-08-31 2009-03-04 LG Electronics Inc. Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Cycle Apparatus Having the Same
EP2322892A1 (en) * 2008-08-07 2011-05-18 Sanden Corporation Heat exchanger and heat pump device using same
US20110113820A1 (en) * 2008-08-08 2011-05-19 Sangmu Lee Heat transfer tube for heat exchanger, heat exchanger, refrigerating cycle apparatus, and air conditioner
EP2498039A1 (en) * 2009-11-04 2012-09-12 Daikin Industries, Ltd. Heat exchanger and indoor unit including the same
US20120285190A1 (en) * 2010-01-13 2012-11-15 Mitsubishi Electirc Corporation Heat transfer pipe for heat exchanger, heat exchanger, refrigeration cycle apparatus, and air-conditioning apparatus

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US20150323230A1 (en) 2015-11-12
WO2015138553A1 (en) 2015-09-17
EP3117162A1 (en) 2017-01-18
BR112016014400A2 (en) 2017-08-08

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