1. A heat exchanger comprising:
a tube through which a refrigerant flows; and
a fin attached to the tube, the fin having a nonlinear shape at an interface between the fin and the tube.
2. The heat exchanger of claim 1, wherein the fin is shaped to conform with a shape of the tube at the interface between the fin and the tube.
3. The heat exchanger of claim 2, wherein the interface between the fin and the tube defines an arc and the fin has an arcuate shape at the interface.
4. The heat exchanger of claim 3, wherein the fin has a serpentine shape.
5. The heat exchanger of claim 1, wherein the tube has a serpentine shape.
6. The heat exchanger of claim 5, wherein the tube includes multiple parallel portions.
7. The heat exchanger of claim 6, wherein the fin interfaces with at least two of the parallel portions of the tube and is shaped to conform with a shape of the tube at the interfaces between the fin and the at least two parallel portions.
8. The heat exchanger of claim 7, wherein the interfaces between the fin and the at least two parallel portions of the tube define arcs and the fin has arcuate shapes at the interfaces.
9. The heat exchanger of claim 8, wherein the fin has a serpentine shape.
10. A heat exchanger comprising:
a tube through which a refrigerant flows; and
a plurality of fins attached to the tube, each of the fins having a nonlinear shape at an interface between the fin and the tube.
11. The heat exchanger of claim 10, wherein each of the fins is shaped to conform with a shape of the tube at the interface between the fin and the tube.
12. The heat exchanger of claim 11, wherein the interface between each of the fins and the tube defines an arc and each of the fins has an arcuate shape at the interface.
13. The heat exchanger of claim 12, wherein each of the fins has a serpentine shape.
14. The heat exchanger of claim 10, wherein the tube has a serpentine shape.
15. The heat exchanger of claim 14, wherein the tube includes multiple parallel portions.
16. The heat exchanger of claim 15, wherein each of the fins interfaces with at least two of the parallel portions of the tube and is shaped to conform with a shape of the tube at the interfaces between the the fin and the at least two parallel portions.
17. The heat exchanger of claim 16, wherein the interfaces between each of the fins and the at least two parallel portions of the tube define arcs and each of the fins has arcuate shapes at the interfaces.
18. The heat exchanger of claim 17, wherein each of the fins has a serpentine shape.
19. The heat exchanger of claim 10, wherein a first group of the fins are attached to an upper surface of the tube and a second group of the fins are attached to a lower surface of the tube.
20. The heat exchanger of claim 19, wherein each fin of the first group of fins is placed between two adjacent fins of the second group of fins.
21. A heat exchanger comprising:
a tube through which a refrigerant flows;
a first group of fins attached to an upper surface of the tube; and
a second group of fins attached to a lower surface of the tube,
wherein each fin of the first group of fins is placed between two adjacent fins of the second group of fins.
22. A refrigerator comprising the heat exchanger of claim 1.
23. A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, comprising:
providing a tube through which a refrigerant flows; and
attaching a plurality of fins to the tube, each of the fins having a nonlinear shape at an interface between the fin and the tube.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein each of the fins is shaped to conform with a shape of the tube at the interface between the fin and the tube.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein attaching the fins to the tube comprises attaching a first group of the fins to an upper surface of the tube and attaching a second group of the fins to a lower surface of the tube.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein each fin of the first group of fins is placed between two adjacent fins of the second group of fins.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An MPEG-TS reproduction apparatus comprising:
storage means (21) for storing a plurality of video TSs and a plurality of audio TSs; and
output means (23) for reading out one video TS and one audio TS from among the plurality of TSs stored in the storage means (21), multiplexing the read TSs, and outputting the multiplexed TSs as a single MPEG-TS.
2. The MPEG-TS reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising selection means (22) for enabling selection of one video TS and one audio TS from among the plurality of TSs stored in the storage means (21), wherein the output means (23) reads out one video TS and one audio TS via the selection means (22).
3. The MPEG-TS reproduction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
the storage means (21) further stores at least one PSISI\u2022TS;
the selection means (22) further enables selection of one PSISI\u2022TS; and
the output means (23) further reads out and multiplexes one PSISI\u2022TS.
4. The MPEG-TS reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output means (23) includes:
buffers (44, 45) for reading out, storing and outputting, on a packet by packet basis, each one of one video TS and one audio TS; and
means (48, 51) for selecting either one of the video packets or audio packets outputted from the buffers (44, 45) according to a predetermined priority, and multiplexing the video packets and audio packets.
5. The MPEG-TS reproduction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the selection means (22) includes means (41) for recording a pattern corresponding to one video TS and one audio TS.
6. The MPEG-TS reproduction apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the output means (23) includes:
buffers (44, 45, 46) for reading out, storing and outputting, on a packet by packet basis, each one of one video TS, one audio TS and one PSISI\u2022TS; and
means (48, 51) for selecting either one of the video packets, audio packets and PSISI packets outputted from the buffers (44, 45, 46) according to a predetermined priority, and multiplexing the video packets, audio packets and PSISI packets; and
wherein the selection means (22) includes means (41) for recording a pattern corresponding to one video TS, one audio TS and one PSISI\u2022TS.
7. The MPEG-TS reproduction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
the storage means (21) further stores at least one PSIPSIP\u2022TS;
the selection means (22) further enables selection of one PSIPSIP\u2022TS; and
the output means (23) further reads out and multiplexes one PSIPSIP\u2022TS.
8. The MPEG-TS reproduction apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the output means (23) includes:
buffers (44, 45, 46) for reading out, storing and outputting, on a packet by packet basis, each one of one video TS, one audio TS and one PSIPSIP\u2022TS; and
means (48, 51) for selecting either one of the video packets, audio packets and PSIPSIP packets outputted from the buffers (44, 45, 46) according to a predetermined priority, and multiplexing the video packets, audio packets and PSIPSIP packets; and
wherein the selection means (22) includes means (41) for recording a pattern corresponding to one video TS, one audio TS and one PSIPSIP\u2022TS.