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Condenser with refrigerant drier

US5537839A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 24, 1995
Grant dateJul 23, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/354
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a condenser for a vehicle air-conditioning system having a pipe-rib block (10) provided on both sides with collecting pipes (13, 14) which are divided by means of partitions (17, 18) into an upper condensing portion for gaseous refrigerant and a lower supercooling portion for liquid refrigerant, there is disposed parallel to a collecting pipe (14) a collector (23), which is connected by a first connecting opening (24) to the condensing portion and by a second connecting opening (25) to the supercooling portion.

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