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US 2023/0294487 A1Published application
Flange, pipe, and flange structure
AssigneeHanon Systems
InventorsYunjin KIM, Kyung Tae NOH, Yo Chan MIN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flange, and a pipe and a flange structure and, more particularly, to a pipe and a flange structure, which easily enable the pipe connection and the assembling of an expansion valve of a vehicle air conditioner using two or more evaporators, increase the durability, and facilitate the flow of a refrigerant.
Claims16
A pipe and flange structure comprising a flange for connecting an expansion valve and a pipe that transfers a refrigerant to an evaporator with each other,
- wherein the flange includes:
- a body;
- a supply passage including a first inlet and a first outlet positioned at both ends thereof for a refrigerant to be introduced from the expansion valve and supplied to the evaporator;
- a discharge passage including a second inlet and a second outlet positioned at both ends thereof for the refrigerant to be introduced from the evaporator and supplied to the expansion valve,
- the first inlet and the second outlet, connected to the expansion valve, are positioned on one surface of the body to be parallel to each other, and
- the first outlet and the second inlet are respectively positioned on both surfaces of the body opposing each other among the remaining surfaces other than the one surface.
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A flange comprising:
- a body;
- two or more passages passing through the inside of the body;
- and
- a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet respectively positioned at both ends of each of the passages,
- wherein the inlet and outlet of each of the passages are positioned on different surfaces of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.