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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
Roland Haussmann, Wiesloch, DE;
Roland Haussmann, Wiesloch, DE;
Valeo Klimasysteme GmbH, Bad Rodach, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a coupling unit () for connecting refrigerant lines () of a refrigerant circuit (), in particular for cooling a vehicle drive module, said coupling unit including an expansion valve () accommodated in the coupling unit (), said expansion valve () separating the refrigerant circuit () into a first and a second sub-areas (), said coupling unit () being connected directly to a refrigerant feed and a refrigerant return for an evaporator (), said coupling unit () respectively comprising a coupling connection () of the refrigerant feed and the refrigerant return, which are detachably connected to the expansion valve () via a common fastening device (), and with the common fastening device () having at least one fastening element () that is accessible for connecting and disconnecting from a side of the expansion valve () that faces away from the coupling connections ().