# US 2021/0239372 A1 · Guiding panel for condenser, condenser and refrigeration system

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- Number: US 2021/0239372 A1
- Document ID: US20210239372A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/236,414
- Filed: 2021-04-21
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2018-01-16
- Assignees: Carrier Corporation
- Applicants: Carrier Corporation
- Inventors: Michael A. Stark; Scott A. Nieforth; Kai Deng; Haiping Ding; Yuling Shi; HongYi Li
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210239372A1

## CPC

- F25B 39/04: Condensers
- F28D 3/02: with tubular conduits
- F28F 9/026: {with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits}
- F28F 9/22: Arrangements for directing heat-exchange media into successive compartments, e.g. arrangements of guide plates
- F25B 2339/04: Details of condensers
- F25B 2339/046: Condensers with refrigerant heat exchange tubes positioned inside or around a vessel containing water or pcm to cool the refrigerant gas
- F25B 2500/12: Sound
- F25B 2500/13: Vibrations
- F28F 2265/28: for preventing noise
- F28F 2265/30: for preventing vibrations
- F25B: REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F28D: HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT (fluid heaters having heat generating means and heat transferring means F24H; furnaces F27; details of heat-exchange apparatus of general)
- F28F: DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION (water and air traps, air venting F16)

## Abstract

A deflector for a condenser. The condenser has an inlet in communication with a compressor, and a deflector for guiding a refrigerant gas flow from the compressor is arranged in the condenser and at a position close to the inlet. The deflector is provided with a deflecting structure projecting toward the inlet, and the deflecting structure is configured as impermeable to the refrigerant gas flow.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A deflector for a condenser, wherein the condenser has an inlet in communication with a compressor, and a deflector for guiding a refrigerant gas flow from the compressor is arranged in the condenser and at a position close to the inlet, wherein the deflector is provided with a deflecting structure projecting toward the inlet, and the deflecting structure is configured as impermeable to the refrigerant gas flow;
wherein the deflector includes a top plate facing the inlet, a first side plate extending from a first side of the top plate and a second side plate extending from a second side of the top plate.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The deflector according to claim 1, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate are of the same size.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The deflector according to claim 1, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate are symmetrically arranged on the first side and the second side of the top plate, respectively.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The deflector according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first side plate and the second side plate is angled downwards from the top plate, away from the inlet.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The deflector according to claim 1, wherein the deflecting structure is arranged on the entire surface of the deflector.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The deflector according to claim 1, wherein the deflecting structure is made of steel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The deflector according to claim 1, wherein the top plate, first side plate and second side plate are planar.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The deflector according to claim 1, wherein the deflecting structure is fixed to a housing of the condenser by welding.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The deflector according to claim 1, wherein a highest point of the deflector faces the inlet.

### Claim 10

A condenser, comprising:
an inlet in communication with a compressor, and
a deflector for guiding a refrigerant gas flow from the compressor arranged in the condenser and at a position close to the inlet, wherein the deflector is provided with a deflecting structure projecting toward the inlet, and the deflecting structure is configured as impermeable to the refrigerant gas flow;
wherein the deflector includes a top plate facing the inlet, a first side plate extending from a first side of the top plate and a second side plate extending from a second side of the top plate.

### Claim 11

A refrigeration system, comprising:
a condenser including:
an inlet in communication with a compressor, and
a deflector for guiding a refrigerant gas flow from the compressor arranged in the condenser and at a position close to the inlet, wherein the deflector is provided with a deflecting structure projecting toward the inlet, and the deflecting structure is configured as impermeable to the refrigerant gas flow;
wherein the deflector includes a top plate facing the inlet, a first side plate extending from a first side of the top plate and a second side plate extending from a second side of the top plate.