Suction accumulator vibration damper
AssigneeTecumseh Products Company
InventorEdward A. Cooksey
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Abstract
A suction accumulator assembly in which a flexible resiliently yieldable support is attached between the accumulator casing and an internal suction tube to allow the suction tube to move relative the accumulator casing. The flexible support includes an annular fold located circumferentially about the suction tube to increase the ability of the flexible support to damp vibration and reduce sound transmitted through the suction accumulator.
Claims23
A suction accumulator for a compressor of a refrigeration system, comprising:
- a storage vessel defining an interior storage volume, said vessel having a first end including an inlet and a second end including an outlet;
- a tube disposed within said vessel, said tube having one end connected to said vessel outlet and another end having a gas inlet opening disposed within said volume;
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- a flexible resiliently yieldable support connecting said tube to said vessel permitting relative movement therebetween, said support including a plurality of spring tabs that engage about said tube, whereby sound traveling through said tube is substantially isolated from said vessel.
A suction accumulator, comprising:
- a storage vessel including a casing having a first endwall and defining a storage volume;
- a tube disposed in said vessel, said tube having one end attached to said vessel and another end centrally located within said vessel;
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- a flexible support attached to said vessel between said vessel and said tube permitting said tube to move axially relative said support, said support including a plurality of spring tabs oriented radially inward that engage about said tube to damp movement of said tube.
A suction accumulator for a compressor of a refrigeration system, comprising:
- a storage vessel defining an interior storage volume, said vessel having a first end including an inlet and a second end
- a tube axially disposed within said vessel, said tube having one end connected to said vessel outlet and another end having a gas inlet opening disposed within said volume;
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- a flexible resiliently yieldable support connecting said tube to said vessel permitting relative radial movement therebetween, said support including a spring tab means for engaging said tube, whereby vibration traveling through said tube is substantially isolated from said vessel.
A suction accumulator for a compressor of a refrigeration system, comprising:
- a storage vessel defining an interior storage volume, said vessel having a first end including an inlet and a second end including an outlet;
- a tube disposed within said vessel, said tube having one end connected to said vessel outlet and another end having a gas inlet opening disposed within said volume;
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- a flexible, resiliently yieldable support connecting said tube to said vessel permitting relative movement therebetween whereby sound travelling through said tube is isolated from said vessel, said flexible support including a fold that bends back on itself to dampen movement of said tube relative to said housing, said fold extending in the axial direction to thereby permit radial motion of said tube relative to said vessel.
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