Condenser for an air-conditioning system, particularly for a motor vehicle

A condenser for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising:

• pipes arranged vertically on a motor vehicle and having upper and lower ends;
• an upper manifold pipe in coolant communication with the upper ends of the pipes;
• a lower manifold pipe in coolant communication with the lower ends of the pipes, said upper and lower manifold pipes being arranged horizontally on the motor vehicle;
• a manifold arranged parallel under the lower manifold pipe and having a coolant connection to the lower manifold pipe via an inflow opening and an outflow opening;
• a separating flow path defined in the manifold between the inflow opening and the outflow opening;
• a filter device and/or drying device arranged along the separating flow path and defining a reservoir chamber in the manifold, the filter device and/or drying device being positioned between the inflow opening and the reservoir chamber;
• and
• an extractor device for carrying essentially fluid coolant from the reservoir chamber to the outflow opening, wherein the filter device and/or drying device defines a first flow path from the inflow opening to the reservoir chamber, and wherein the extraction pipe defines a second flow path from the reservoir chamber to the outflow opening, the first flow path and the second flow path defining the separating flow path.