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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Fred G. Schroeder, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Zhongping Zeng, Haslett, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An accumulator with an inlet port comprising a deflector for use in an air conditioning or refrigeration system, and a method for use thereof are disclosed. In operation, the accumulator is provided between the evaporator and compressor of an air conditioning or refrigeration system. Vaporized refrigerant is conveyed from the evaporator into the accumulator through an inlet port having a deflector. The deflector deflects the refrigerant from the inlet port in a spray pattern to reduce the velocity of the refrigerant thereby avoiding turbulence in the accumulator. In another embodiment, a vapor conduit inside the accumulator for conveying refrigerant to an outlet port has an open vapor inlet end with chamfered cut edges pointing away from the inlet port to avoid liquid from splashing into the vapor conduit.