Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Kevin James Brohl

Michael James Freeman

Trent Greear Sutherland

Richard Allen Bodey, Jr

A refrigerant hammer arrestor includes a housing having an internal compartment communicating with a refrigerant line, a piston received in the housing and dividing the internal compartment into a first chamber and a second chamber and a damping mechanism to dampen displacement of the piston within the housing. Various refrigerant loops are also described incorporating a refrigerant hammer arrestor.

Refrigerant hammer arrestor and refrigerant loop incorporating that refrigerant hammer arrestor

A vehicle includes a vehicle body and an HVAC unit. The vehicle body has a first structure and a second structure that define a gap. The HVAC unit is fixed to the vehicle body and includes a motor and a case housing the motor. The case is disposed in the gap, abuts the first structure and the second structure, and reinforces the vehicle body between the first structure and the second structure.

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Detroit, MI, United States of America

Kevin James Brohl