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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Franco Ragazzi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 47/00 (2006.01); F25B 5/04 (2006.01); F25B 6/04 (2006.01); F25B 25/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 47/00 (2013.01); B60H 1/00385 (2013.01); B60H 1/00921 (2013.01); B60H 1/3214 (2013.01); F25B 5/04 (2013.01); F25B 6/04 (2013.01); F25B 25/005 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00928 (2013.01); F25B 2341/0662 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and system for managing lubricant within a vapor compression heat pump are presented. In one example, lubricant may be flushed from selected areas of a heat pump to other areas of the heat pump where lubricant is desired. The lubricant may be flushed in full flushing mode or in a partial flushing mode.