Patent ID: 7716946
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: F25B

Abstract:
1. An accumulator for an air conditioning system, the accumulator comprising an outer body, a liner inside and spaced from the outer body, a conduit primarily for gas, and a deflector comprising a generally cylindrical circumference with an inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the circumference of the deflector is adjacent an inside surface of the liner and the deflector further comprising a separation/protection means to separate liquid from gas, wherein a portion of the separation/protection means comprises a barrier to substantially prevent liquid from entering the conduit and a portion of the separation/protection means comprises an initial contact surface for directing fluid away from a flow of incoming fluid, wherein the initial contact surface is substantially convex across the initial contact surface and the initial contact surface, as seen from an upper edge to a lower edge thereof, is angled away from the flow of incoming fluid.