Accumulator with deflector

An accumulator for an air conditioning system, the accumulator comprising:

• a deflector,
• a conduit primarily for gas,
• an outer body,
• an inlet to supply incoming fluid, the inlet being located within a top of the outer body to direct incoming fluid downward, and
• a separation/protection means to separate liquid from gas, the separation/protection means comprises a barrier to substantially prevent liquid from entering the conduit and a portion of the separation/protection means comprises an initial contact surface for directing fluid down and away from a flow of incoming fluid, wherein the initial contact surface is located generally opposite the inlet and the initial contact surface is substantially convex across the initial contact surface and slopes downward and outward to direct fluid in a direction away from an entrance of the conduit, and the initial contact surface as seen from an upper edge to a lower edge thereof, is angled away from the flow of incoming fluid, and the barrier of the separation/protection means comprises a wall extending across the deflector, with the inlet being located on one side of the barrier and an opening of the conduit being located on the other side of the barrier.