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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jian-Min Yin, Kenosha, WI (US);
Stephen Memory, Kenosha, WI (US);
Richard M. DeKeuster, Racine, WI (US);
Assignee:
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/300 ;
Abstract
An integrated unit ( ) in a refrigeration system ( ) wherein a low-pressure conduit ( ) and high-pressure conduit ( ) are in conductive heat exchange relation to each other within an accumulator housing ( ). The low pressure conduit ( ) and high-pressure conduit ( ) may be flat tubes wherein broad sides of the flat tubes are in conductive heat exchange relation to each other. The low-pressure conduit ( ) and high-pressure conduit ( ) or tubes have longitudinal axes ( , respectively) that extend parallel to one another over a length ( ) within the integrated unit ( ).