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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
May. 01, 2003
Srinivas S. Pitla, Canton, MI (US);
Vipen Khetarpal, Novi, MI (US);
Srinivas S. Pitla, Canton, MI (US);
Vipen Khetarpal, Novi, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A compressor for an automotive air conditioning system includes a cylinder head that comprises a mixing chamber, suction chamber and discharge chamber. The cylinder head comprises a first annular wall defining a mixing chamber and a second annular wall disposed about the first annular wall and spaced apart therefrom to define the suction chamber that communicates with the suction ports to the cylinder chambers. The discharge chamber is disposed about the second annular wall and communicates with the discharge ports. Refrigerant flows through the mixing chamber in a swirling or other turbulent pattern and into suction chamber through circumferentially spaced openings. By providing the mixing chamber and isolating the mixing chamber from the suction chamber, pressure pulsation resulting from opening of the suction ports to admit refrigerant is reduced.