Adsorbent unit with refrigerant tracer dye compartment
US6345516B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2500/222
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adsorbent unit for a refrigerant accumulator having a housing with a bottom wall and a side wall and a U-shaped pipe with a return bend adjacent the bottom wall and with first and second pipe portions extending from the return bend along the side wall, and a filter body extending outwardly from the return bend, the adsorbent unit including a porous adsorbent container, adsorbent in the container, first and second end portions on the container, a first tab extending outwardly from the first end portion of the container, an elongated slot in the first tab mounting it on the first and second pipe portions, a second tab extending outwardly from the second end portion of the container, an aperture on the second tab mounting it on the filter body, and a separate compartment on the adsorbent unit outside of said container containing a fluent refrigerant tracer dye.
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