Accumulator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSejin Ku, Hyungjin Park, Sangmyung Byun, Gyeongsu Jin
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Abstract
An accumulator having a case which forms a space in which liquid refrigerant and gaseous refrigerant are accommodated, a suction pipe connected to a first side of the case, a connection pipe that connects a second side of the case to a suction side of the compressor, and a gas-liquid separation pipe disposed inside the case to guide the gaseous refrigerant to the connection pipe, and in which the gas-liquid separation pipe is disposed inside the case and is separated from the connection pipe.
Claims20
An accumulator that is connectable to a compressor, comprising:
- a case to hold a liquid refrigerant and a gaseous refrigerant;
- a suction pipe provided at a first side of the case;
- a connection pipe for connecting a second side of the case to a suction side of the compressor;
- and
- a gas-liquid separation pipe provided inside the case to guide the gaseous refrigerant to the connection pipe, and
- wherein the gas-liquid separation pipe is separate from the connection pipe, and
- wherein a discharge end of the gas-liquid separation pipe is spaced apart from the suction end of the connection pipe by a predetermined distance in an upward direction.
An accumulator that is connectable to a compressor, comprising:
- a case to hold a liquid refrigerant and a gaseous refrigerant;
- a suction pipe provided at a first side of the case;
- a connection pipe for connecting a second side of the case to a suction side of the compressor;
- a gas-liquid separation pipe provided inside the case to guide the gaseous refrigerant to the connection pipe;
- and
- a liquid refrigerant inflow preventing plate provided inside the case to support the discharge end of the gas-liquid separation pipe,
- wherein the gas-liquid separation pipe is separate from the connection pipe, and
- wherein an oil recovery hole is formed at a side of the liquid refrigerant inflow preventing plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.