Suction accumulator
AssigneeTecumseh Products Company
InventorEdward A. Cooksey
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Abstract
A compressor and suction accumulator assembly including an accumulator assembly attached to a compressor assembly. The compressor assembly includes a curved housing and the accumulator assembly defines a hip flask shaped housing having a concave surface which partially surrounds the curved compressor housing. The accumulator housing includes an inlet and an outlet whereby the outlet of the accumulator housing is in fluid communication with the compressor housing and the concave surface of the accumulator housing is superposed with the outer surface of the compressor housing to promote heat transfer therebetween.
Claims14
A compressor and suction accumulator assembly, comprising an accumulator assembly attached to a compressor assembly, wherein said compressor assembly comprises a curved housing and said accumulator assembly comprises a concave surface which partially surrounds said curved compressor housing.
A compressor and suction accumulator assembly, comprising:
- a compressor mechanism disposed in a compressor housing, said compressor housing having an outer surface disposed thereon;
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- an accumulator housing comprising an exterior surface having a first surface portion disposed thereon, said first surface portion of said accumulator housing interfacingly arranged with said outer surface of said compressor housing, said accumulator housing including an inlet and an outlet, said outlet of said accumulator housing in fluid communication with said compressor housing, wherein said first surface portion of said accumulator housing is superposed with said outer surface of said compressor housing.
A compressor and suction accumulator assembly comprising a compressor assembly emitting heat through a housing;
- conduit means for fluidly connecting said compressor and said accumulator;
- accumulator means for receiving refrigerant, retaining liquid refrigerant therein and providing refrigerant gas to said compressor assembly, said accumulator having a surface which is proximal and at least partially surrounds said compressor housing, said accumulator and said compressor housing in thermal communication through said accumulator surface;
- whereby a portion of refrigerant liquid retained in said accumulator is transformed into refrigerant gas in response to the transfer of heat from said compressor housing to said accumulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.