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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Service Solutions U.s. Llc, Warren, MI (US);
Inventor:
Gary Murray, Montpelier, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 45/00 (2013.01); F25B 2345/001 (2013.01); F25B 2345/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and charging apparatus for adding refrigerant to refrigerant system are provided. The disclosure includes thermally conditioning the interior of the service hoses of a refrigerant recovery unit used to charge refrigerant. The conditioning may be based on one or more temperature reading(s) and/or based on a function and may be achieved by a heater along the length of the hose, recirculating refrigerant, and/or through a parallel line of heated liquid.