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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin James Brohl, Detroit, MI (US);
Trent Greear Sutherland, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/043 (2013.01); F25B 2500/12 (2013.01); F25B 2500/13 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2519 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.