Saddle-type adsorbent unit
US5987915A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B43/003
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adsorbent unit consisting of first and second porous fabric containers having adsorbent therein, a connecting member connecting end portions of the containers to each other, and tabs connecting side edge portions of the containers to each other with the containers oriented in side-by-side relationship. The foregoing adsorbent unit is mounted on the U-shaped pipe of a refrigerant accumulator with the connecting member adjacent the return bend of the accumulator and the tabs adjacent the pipe portions of the U-shaped pipe. The adsorbent unit can be shrunk relative to the U-shaped pipe after it has been installed thereon.
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