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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jayendra Jayantibhai Amin, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Gary D Bramos, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Jeffrey S Schneider, Canton, MI (US);
Orthell LaVount Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62503 ; 62471 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed herein an accumulator for an air conditioning system. The accumulator includes a sump for collecting oil to be provided to the air conditioning compressor. There is also disclosed an outlet tube in the accumulator, the tube having a flange opening and a necked-down portion a predetermined distance from the flange opening.