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A vehicular refrigerating cycle with a by-pass line is provided, whereby even in an environment of extremely low temperature with the refrigerating cycle left at rest after being operated in cooling mode, refrigerant accumulated in a condenser can be driven out of the condenser to provide subsequent

A vehicular refrigerating cycle with a by-pass line is provided, whereby even in an environment of extremely low temperature with the refrigerating cycle left at rest after being operated in cooling mode, refrigerant accumulated in a condenser can be driven out of the condenser to provide subsequent heating functions by an evaporator in a prescribed manner. A capacity control can be set such that the capacity of a compressor only is allowed to start to decrease from a maximum capacity when a compressor suction pressure ps has dropped to a value of 2 atmospheres (absolute pressure) or less in a state in which refrigerant flows through a condenser without passing through a bypass line.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A vehicular refrigerating cycle comprising a compressor, a condenser for condensing refrigerant compressed by said compressor, an expansion valve, an evaporator for evaporating refrigerant adiabatically expanded by said expansion valve, a by-pass line detouring said con

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A vehicular refrigerating cycle comprising a compressor, a condenser for condensing refrigerant compressed by said compressor, an expansion valve, an evaporator for evaporating refrigerant adiabatically expanded by said expansion valve, a by-pass line detouring said condenser, a line switching means for supplying compressed refrigerant either to said condenser or into said by-pass line, and a capacity control means for variably controlling the capacity of said compressor corresponding to variations of its own suction pressure, said compressor being a variable capacity compressor the capacity of which automatically is decreasing with a reduction of its suction pressure, wherein said capacity control means is provided with setting means allowing the capacity of said compressor to begin to decrease from a maximum capacity first under a suction pressure of 2 atmospheres (absolute atmospheric pressure) or less in a state in which the refrigerant flows through the condenser without passing through said by-pass line.