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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward A. Cooksey, Adrian, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/300 ;
Abstract
A compressor and suction accumulator assembly including an accumulator assembly attached to a compressor assembly. The compressor assembly includes a curved housing and the accumulator assembly defines a hip flask shaped housing having a concave surface which partially surrounds the curved compressor housing. The accumulator housing includes an inlet and an outlet whereby the outlet of the accumulator housing is in fluid communication with the compressor housing and the concave surface of the accumulator housing is superposed with the outer surface of the compressor housing to promote heat transfer therebetween.