| US 7,587,909 B2 | ||
| Multi type air-conditioner and control method thereof | ||
| Seok-Ho Yoon, Gyeonggi-Do (Korea, Republic of); Si-Kyong Sung, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Do-Yong Ha, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Jin-Ha Choi, Gyeonggi-Do (Korea, Republic of); and Ho-Jong Jeong, Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/354,093. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2005-0013307 (KR), filed on Feb. 17, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0179868 A1, Aug. 17, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. F25B 39/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 62—324.6 [62/324.1] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A multi type air conditioner comprising:
an outdoor unit including an outdoor heat exchanger that exchanges heat with outdoor air, a compressor that compresses a refrigerant,
a first four-way valve that connects an outlet of the compressor to the outdoor heat exchanger, and a second four-way valve
disposed at the outlet of the compressor in parallel with the first four-way valve;
indoor units that perform at least one of a cooling operation and a heating operation; and
a distributor including a low pressure pipe connected between the first four-way valve and each of the indoor units, a high
pressure pipe connected between the second four-way valve and each of the indoor units, and a refrigerant pipe connected between
the outer heat-exchanger and each of the indoor units,
wherein the distributor is connected to the outdoor unit by the low pressure pipe, the high pressure pipe, and the refrigerant
pipe.
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