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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1999
Daniel C Leaver, La Crosse, WI (US);
Sean A Smith, La Crosse, WI (US);
American Standard Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
An assured supply of lubricant to the compressor in a refrigeration chiller is provided by a reservoir that is connected in parallel with the main line by which lubricant is supplied to the compressor. The reservoir is connected to the main lubricant supply line in a manner such that if the lubricant supply line is blown dry, as can occur as a result of an unusual or abnormal chiller shutdown condition, a critical portion of the supply line will be refilled by the reservoir relatively very quickly which assures the immediate availability of lubricant to the compressor from that portion of the lubricant supply line when it next starts up.