Accumulator dehydrator assembly
US6655159B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B43/006
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An accumulator dehydrator assembly for use in a refrigeration cycle of an air conditioning system having an inner housing for separating the liquid component from the vapor component of the refrigerant and an integral outer shell being cup shaped and having a bottom and side walls extending upwardly from the bottom to an upper edge defining an opening is disclosed. The inner housing is disposed within and spaced from the outer shell and defines a chamber therebetween. At least one spacer is positioned between the inner housing and the outer shell and positioned annularly around the side walls and is compressed for holding the outer shell onto the inner housing. The spacers define a predetermined distance between the inner housing and the outer shell to establish the chamber while securing the outer shell onto the inner housing.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.