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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fred Georg Schroder, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Zhongping Zeng, Windsor, CA;
Joseph Nader, Jr., Port Sanilac, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/500 ;
Abstract
A refrigerant charge valve for a refrigerant system includes a housing adapted to receive a refrigerant system component of the refrigerant system having refrigerant flowing therethrough. The housing has a cavity and a passageway fluidly communicating with a refrigerant charge port of the refrigerant system component. The refrigerant charge valve also includes a valve core disposed in the cavity of the housing to open and close the passageway to allow and prevent access to the refrigerant.