Patent ID: 7121106
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: F24F,F25B

Abstract:
1. A pipe structure for use in an outdoor unit of an air conditioner including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan mounted in a case, the pine structure comprising: a four-way valve for controlling flow of a coolant; an outdoor connection pipe configured to be connected from the outdoor heat exchanger to the four-way valve; an indoor connection pipe configured to be connected from the four-way valve to an indoor heat exchanger; an induction pipe configured to be connected from the four-way valve to an induction portion of the compressor, the induction pipe having a length 0.3 to 1 times the sum of a length of the outdoor connection pipe and a length of the indoor connection pipe; and a discharge pipe configured to be connected from the four-way valve to a discharge portion of the compressor.