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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nelson R Gratzer, Germantown, TN (US);
William E Wright, East Syracuse, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62503 ; 138 26 ; 285382 ; 403284 ;
Abstract
An accumulator for use in a refrigerant circuit having a tube in which are formed inlet and discharge openings and a cylindrical shell which is deformed by metal spinning against the exterior surface of the tube to form a container which serves as the accumulator. A diverter is provided between the discharge opening and the inlet opening to prevent direct flow through the tube bypassing the container. A method of manufacture of the accumulator by metal spinning is also disclosed.