Accumulator for an air conditioning system
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsFred Georg Schroeder, Hemant Sumentlal Shah, Jeffrey Paul Luther, Kevin Joseph Goulet, Randy John Hornby
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Abstract
An accumulator for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle includes a housing having an interior chamber and an inlet tube connected to the housing to allow refrigerant and oil to enter the interior chamber of the housing. The accumulator also includes an outlet tube connected to the housing to allow refrigerant and oil to exit the interior chamber of the housing and a single insert disposed in the interior chamber of the housing to allow refrigerant liquid/vapor separation, insulation, and oil return.
Claims12
An accumulator for an air conditioning system comprising:
- a plastic housing having an interior chamber;
- a lid disposed adjacent said housing and closing an open end of said interior chamber, said lid including an inlet tube to allow refrigerant and oil to enter said interior chamber of said housing;
- an outlet tube connected to said lid to allow refrigerant and oil to exit said interior chamber of said housing;
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- a collar connecting said lid and said housing together.
An accumulator for an air conditioning system comprising:
- a plastic housing having an interior chamber with an open end;
- a lid disposed adjacent said housing and closing said open end of said interior chamber;
- an inlet tube connected to said lid to allow refrigerant and oil to enter said interior chamber of said housing;
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- an outlet tube having a general J shape with one end connected to said lid to allow refrigerant and oil to exit said interior chamber of said housing.
An accumulator for an air conditioning system comprising:
- a plastic housing having an interior chamber with an open end;
- a lid disposed adjacent said housing and closing said open end of said interior chamber;
- a collar connecting said lid and said housing together;
- an inlet tube connected to said lid to allow refrigerant and oil to enter said interior chamber of said housing;
- an outlet tube having a general J shape with one end connected to said lid to allow refrigerant and oil to exit said interior chamber of said housing;
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- an oil return connected to said outlet tube and a deflector connector to said outlet tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.