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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Kenneth Brown, Louisville, KY (US);
Jimmy Alan Dobbs, Decatur, AL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/106 ;
Abstract
A jumper tube for connecting a flow restricting capillary tube and an evaporator in a refrigerator system includes a transition portion in between a cavity portion and a cylindrical portion. The transition portion is crimped and folds a portion of the jumper tube sidewall onto itself to form a passage in the shape of clam shell. The transition portion prevents the creation of popping sounds in the jumper tube due to uncontrolled expansion of refrigerant exiting the capillary tube.