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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2000
Kurt Ewald, Binbrooke, MI (US);
Charles Thrift, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Horst, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC, Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a co-tube assembly for a heating and air conditioning system. The co-tube assembly comprises a connector an inner tube and an outer tube. The connector including a first opening, a second opening and a third opening. The inner tube extends through the first opening and the second opening of the connector. The inner tube has a first portion axially outwardly of the first opening of the connector and a second portion axially outwardly of the second opening of the connector. The outer tube is disposed over the first portion of said inner tube and inserted into said first opening of the connector.