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US 10,989,457 B2Granted
Accumulator
AssigneeFujikoki Corporation
InventorsKouji Hosokawa, Takeharu Ozawa
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Abstract
Provided is an accumulator that can effectively suppress impact noise associated with a bumping phenomenon when a compressor is operating, without an increase in the complexity, cost, or size of the accumulator. An inlet port 15 is disposed in the lower portion of a tank 10, and a gas-liquid separation accelerating plate 22 is disposed above inlet port 15 inside the tank 10 so that the gas-liquid separation accelerating plate 22 is opposite the inlet port 15.
Claims13
An accumulator comprising:
- a tank having an inlet port and an outlet port;
- a gas-liquid separation accelerating plate arranged in the tank so that a refrigerant that has flowed into the tank via the inlet port collides with the gas-liquid separation accelerating plate;
- and
- an outlet pipe coupled at one end to the outlet port and opening at another end inside the tank,
- wherein:
- the inlet port is disposed in a lower portion of the tank,
- the gas-liquid separation accelerating plate is disposed above the inlet port inside the tank so that the gas-liquid separation accelerating plate is opposite the inlet port, and
- the gas-liquid separation accelerating plate is integrally formed with a strainer, the strainer being disposed at a lower end of the outlet pipe.
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