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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Marvin D. Beasley, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Terry G. Reavis, Fayetteville, TN (US);
James D. Snow, Tullahoma, TN (US);
Norimitsu Takeshita, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Calsonickansei North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A receiver dryer mounting bracket ( ) for a condenser system ( ) includes a body ( ) and an arm ( ) coupled to and extending from the body ( ). The body ( ) has an opening ( ) and seat sections ( ) positioned at opposing ends of a length of the opening ( ). Flanges ( ) on inlet and outlet pipes ( ) of the condenser system ( ) are seated in the seat sections ( ). An arcuate crimp section ( ) of the body ( ) is compressed to secure the inlet and outlet pipes ( ) in respective ones of the seat sections ( ) to form a pipe assembly ( ). The pipe assembly ( ) is coupled to a header ( ) of the condenser system ( ) prior to furnace brazing, and a receiver dryer ( ) is subsequently mounted to the bracket ( ).