Capillary retainer clip
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsLeonard V. Frye, Robert F. Crossman
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Abstract
Apparatus for securing capillary and other tubes within a refrigeration machine. A capillary retainer clip having a plurality of sections affixed thereto is mounted within a refrigeration machine such that the sections extending therefrom form elongated openings and spaced regions therebetween. The tubes are inserted between the sections such that the sections are displaced as the tube is slid through the opening to the spaced region. When the tube is in the spaced region the sections then return to their original position securing the tube within the spaced region.
Claims6
A refrigeration machine comprising a condenser, an evaporator, an expansion control device and a compressor for forming a closed refrigeration circuit, the expansion control device including a capillary tube mounted to conduct refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator and means for supporting the capillary tube intermediate the ends thereof, said means including a retainer having a plurality of spaced resilient sections, the sections being formed to define elongated openings therebetween, the confronting sides of which form a spaced region adapted to forcibly engage the exterior surface of the capillary tube as it is passed through said elongated opening.
A refrigeration machine comprising a condenser, an evaporator, an expansion control device and a compressor for forming a closed refrigeration circuit, a capillary tube for monitoring the refrigeration machine operation and means for supporting the capillary tube intermediate the ends thereof, said means including a retainer having a plurality of spaced resilient sections, the sections being formed to define elongated openings therebetween, the confronting sides of which form a spaced region adapted to forcibly engage the exterior surface of the capillary tube as it is passed through said elongated opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.