Provided is a combination valve unit having an improved structure and capable of performing both a pressure relief function for cooling and a pressure relief function for dehumidification. In addition, disclosed is a vehicle heat pump system capable of improving dehumidification performance by actively controlling the refrigerant flow distribution. The combination valve unit serves as a refrigerant throttling means in a vehicle heat pump system, and forms the inlet for a cooling pressure relief unit for performing indoor cooling and the inlet for a dehumidification pressure relief unit for performing indoor dehumidification, respectively.

Provided are a power element and an expansion valve using same that are capable of suppressing local deformation of a diaphragm while ensuring the transfer efficiency of a refrigerant. A power element includes a diaphragm; an upper lid member that is overlapped on one surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a pressure working chamber PO with the diaphragm; a receiving member that is overlapped on another surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a refrigerant inflow chamber LS with the diaphragm; and a stopper member housed in the refrigerant inflow chamber LS and in contact with the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm is displaced within a range from a neutral position to a position displaced from the neutral position toward the upper lid member side.

Provided are a power element and an expansion valve using same that are capable of suppressing local deformation of a diaphragm while ensuring the transfer efficiency of a refrigerant. A power element includes a diaphragm; an upper lid member that is overlapped on one surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a pressure working chamber PO with the diaphragm; a receiving member that is overlapped on another surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a refrigerant inflow chamber LS with the diaphragm; and a stopper member housed in the refrigerant inflow chamber LS and in contact with the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm is displaced within a range from a neutral position to a position displaced from the neutral position toward the upper lid member side.

An attachment structure includes expansion valves used in a vehicle, and a housing to which the expansion valves are attached. The housing includes a flow path through which heat medium circulating in a heat pump cycle of an air conditioner of the vehicle flows, and the flow path is opened and closed by the expansion valves.

Provided are a power element and an expansion valve using same that are capable of suppressing local deformation of a diaphragm or the like while ensuring the transfer efficiency of a refrigerant. A power element includes a diaphragm; an upper lid member that is overlapped on one surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a pressure working chamber PO with the diaphragm; a receiving member that is overlapped on another surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a refrigerant inflow chamber LS with the diaphragm; and a stopper member housed in the refrigerant inflow chamber LS and in contact with the diaphragm, wherein a plate thickness near a support point of the diaphragm is thicker than a plate thickness at a central portion of the diaphragm.

Provided are a power element and an expansion valve using same that are capable of suppressing local deformation of a diaphragm or the like while ensuring the transfer efficiency of a refrigerant. A power element includes a diaphragm; an upper lid member that is overlapped on one surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a pressure working chamber PO with the diaphragm; a receiving member that is overlapped on another surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a refrigerant inflow chamber LS with the diaphragm; and a stopper member housed in the refrigerant inflow chamber LS and in contact with the diaphragm, wherein a plate thickness near a support point of the diaphragm is thicker than a plate thickness at a central portion of the diaphragm.

Provided are a power element and an expansion valve using same that are capable of obtaining a desired temperature/flow rate characteristic while being low cost. A power element includes a diaphragm; an upper lid member that is joined to one side of an outer circumferential portion of the diaphragm and forms a pressure working chamber PO with the diaphragm; an annular support point adjustment member that is joined to another side of an outer circumferential portion of the diaphragm; a receiving member that is joined to the support point adjustment member and forms a refrigerant inflow chamber LS with the diaphragm, and a stopper member housed in the refrigerant inflow chamber LS, wherein the diaphragm is capable of coming into contact with a support point of the support point adjustment member.

Provided are a power element and an expansion valve using same that are capable of obtaining a desired temperature/flow rate characteristic while being low cost. A power element includes a diaphragm; an upper lid member that is joined to one side of an outer circumferential portion of the diaphragm and forms a pressure working chamber PO with the diaphragm; an annular support point adjustment member that is joined to another side of an outer circumferential portion of the diaphragm; a receiving member that is joined to the support point adjustment member and forms a refrigerant inflow chamber LS with the diaphragm, and a stopper member housed in the refrigerant inflow chamber LS, wherein the diaphragm is capable of coming into contact with a support point of the support point adjustment member.

The present invention is directed at a thermal expansion valve for a residential refrigeration application, including a valve body with a high pressure inlet, a low pressure outlet, a first suction gas port and a second suction gas port. The valve further includes a superheat defining mechanism with a diaphragm, a pushpin and a charge.

The present invention is directed at a thermal expansion valve for a residential refrigeration application, including a valve body with a high pressure inlet, a low pressure outlet, a first suction gas port and a second suction gas port. The valve further includes a superheat defining mechanism with a diaphragm, a pushpin and a charge.