Patent ID: 6196019
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B60H,F25B

Abstract:
An accumulator, comprising:a tank;a refrigerant inlet port provided at an upper portion of said tank;a refrigerant outlet port provided at said upper portion of said tank;a dryer unit disposed in said tank at an intermediate portion along a direction of height of said tank;a separating wall extending upwardly from said dryer unit and dividing an upper inner space of said tank above said dryer unit into an inlet side upper space located at said refrigerant inlet port side and an outlet side upper space located at said refrigerant outlet port side, said separating wall having a plurality of apertures formed in a scattered state for communicating said inlet side upper space and said outlet side upper space with each other; andan oil returning tube having a lower inlet opening and an upper outlet opening, wherein said oil returning tube is disposed in said tank such that said lower inlet opening and said upper outlet opening are located at a bottom portion of said tank and at said refrigerant outlet port, respectively.