Dryer for a refrigerator and method for mounting the dryer
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsWolfgang Kentner, Helmut Steichele
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Abstract
A dryer for a refrigerant circuit of a refrigerator includes a housing with a first and a second passage orifice. The cross-section of the first passage orifice includes a circular main portion, which is provided for receiving an evacuating line, and a lateral bulge, which is provided for receiving a capillary tube. A method for mounting the dryer is also provided.
Claims33
A dryer for a refrigerant circuit of a refrigerator, comprising:
- a housing having first and second passage orifices, a cross-section of said first passage orifice defining a circular main portion and a lateral bulge.
In a refrigerator having a refrigerant circuit with a capillary tube for outletting refrigerant and an evacuating line, a dryer, comprising:
- a housing having first and second passage orifices;
- and
- a cross-section of said first passage orifice defining:
- a circular main portion having a shape corresponding to the evacuating line and receiving the evacuating line;
- and
- a lateral bulge having a shape corresponding to the capillary tube and receiving the capillary tube.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a refrigerant circuit having:
- a capillary tube for outletting refrigerant, said capillary tube having a outer capillary shape;
- and
- an evacuating line having an end, a projection at said end, an outer evacuating shape, and an outer end shape at said projection;
- and
- a dryer having:
- a housing having first and second passage orifices;
- and
- a cross-section of said first passage orifice defining:
- a circular main portion having a shape corresponding to said outer evacuating shape, said circular main portion receiving said evacuating line;
- a lateral bulge having a shape corresponding to said outer capillary shape, said lateral bulge receiving said capillary tube;
- and
- said main portion and said lateral bulge together receiving said end of said evacuating line having said projection.
A method for mounting a dryer, which comprises:
- providing a housing having first and second passage orifices, a cross-section of the first passage orifice defining a circular main portion and a lateral bulge;
- introducing an evacuating line of a refrigerant circuit of a refrigerator into the main portion of the first passage orifice and securing the evacuating line against falling out;
- and
- subsequently introducing the capillary tube into the bulge.
A method for mounting a dryer, which comprises:
- providing a refrigerator with a refrigerant circuit having:
- a capillary tube for outletting refrigerant having an outer capillary shape;
- and
- an evacuating line having an outer evacuating shape;
- providing a dryer housing having first and second passage orifices, a cross-section of the first passage orifice defining:
- a circular main portion having a shape corresponding to the outer evacuating shape;
- and
- a lateral bulge having a shape corresponding to the outer capillary shape;
- introducing an evacuating line of a refrigerant circuit of a refrigerator into the main portion of the first passage orifice and securing the evacuating line against falling out;
- and
- subsequently introducing the capillary tube into the bulge.
A method for mounting a dryer, which comprises:
- providing a refrigerator with a refrigerant circuit having:
- a capillary tube for outletting refrigerant, the capillary tube having a outer capillary shape;
- and
- an evacuating line having an end, a projection at the end, an outer evacuating shape, and an outer end shape at the projection;
- providing a dryer housing having first and second passage orifices, a cross-section of the first passage orifice defining:
- a circular main portion having a shape corresponding to the outer evacuating shape;
- and
- a lateral bulge having a shape corresponding to the outer capillary shape;
- introducing the end of the evacuating line into the main portion of the first passage orifice with the projection engaging into the bulge;
- securing the evacuating line against falling out;
- and
- subsequently introducing the capillary tube into the bulge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.