Patent ID: 8950213
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: F25B,F28F

Abstract:
1. A receiver for separating refrigerant into gas and liquid comprising: a cylindrical main tank having an opening at a longitudinal end; a cylindrical internal thread component having an internal thread on an inner circumference face of an end portion in an axis direction, the component being coaxially arranged to an inner circumference face of the tank adjacent to the opening in a manner that the internal thread is located on an inner side of the opening in the axis direction; a cap coaxially mounted to the component, the cap having a male thread on an outer circumference face of an end portion in the axis direction, the male thread being threaded with the internal thread; a sealing mounted to the cap, wherein the sealing seals a clearance between an inner circumference face of the other end portion of the component and an outer circumference face of the other end portion of the cap; and a filter portion defined in the cap, the filter portion collecting a foreign matter contained in liquid refrigerant while the liquid refrigerant passes through the filter portion before flowing out of the tank, wherein the filter portion includes the cylindrical main tank has a first through hole through which refrigerant flows into the cylindrical main tank and a second through hole communicating with the internal passage of the filter portion so as to cause the refrigerant to flow out of the cylindrical main tank.