EP2960602A4 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: EP2960602A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: air conditioner; conditioner; air
Prior art date: 2013-02-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP13875678.8A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2960602B1 (en

EP2960602A1 (en

Inventor

Yuji Motomura

Daisuke Shimamoto

Takayoshi Honda

Osamu Morimoto

Koji Nishioka

Tatsuo Ono

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Original Assignee

Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2013-02-25

Filing date

2013-02-25

Publication date

2016-09-28

2013-02-25 Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Corp

2015-12-30 Publication of EP2960602A1 publication Critical patent/EP2960602A1/en

2016-09-28 Publication of EP2960602A4 publication Critical patent/EP2960602A4/en

2020-10-07 Application granted granted Critical

2020-10-07 Publication of EP2960602B1 publication Critical patent/EP2960602B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2033-02-25 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F24F5/0007—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater cooling apparatus specially adapted for use in air-conditioning
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- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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PCT/JP2013/054788 WO2014128970A1 (en)	2013-02-25	2013-02-25	Air conditioner

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