Multi-type air conditioner with plurality of distributor able to be shut off

摘要

Multi-type air conditioner including an outdoor unit installed in an outdoor, including a compressor, a refrigerant flow controlling part connected to a discharge end of the compressor for guiding the refrigerant proper to operation conditions selectively, and an outdoor heat exchanger connected to the refrigerant flow controlling part, a plurality of indoor units each installed in a room and having an indoor heat exchanger and an electronic expansion valve having one end connected to one end of the indoor heat exchanger, a plurality of, at least two, distributors between the outdoor unit and the plurality of indoor units for improving installation freedom of the plurality of indoor units, selectively guiding refrigerant from the outdoor unit to the plurality of indoor units proper to operation conditions, and guiding the refrigerant passed through the indoor units to the outdoor unit again, and a device for shutting off introduction of the refrigerant into the distributors connected to inoperative indoor units.