Patent ID: 11913734
Assignee: DENSO AIRCOOL CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A condenser with an integrated receiver, comprising:
a pair of tanks into which a refrigerant flows in and out;
a plurality of tubes arranged between the pair of tanks;
fins which promote heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing in the tubes and air; and
a receiver which is connected to one of the tanks, allows an inflow of a refrigerant from the tank, stores a liquid refrigerant therein, and allows outflow of the liquid refrigerant, wherein
the receiver includes:
a main body portion having a circular cylindrical shape;
an intermediate member side small diameter portion formed on one side of the main body portion;
an intermediate member arranged in the intermediate member side small diameter portion;
a seal member which engages with the intermediate member and closes the intermediate member side small diameter portion of the receiver; and
a desiccant enclosed in a flexible bag, wherein
the desiccant is capable of being taken in and out of the main body portion of the receiver in a state that the seal member is removed from the intermediate member, and wherein
the receiver has a wall thickness at the intermediate member side small diameter portion which is smaller than a wall thickness of the main body portion, and wherein
the pair of tanks, the tubes, the fins, the main body portion of the receiver, the intermediate member side small diameter portion, and the intermediate member are made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and are integrally brazed to each other.