Patent ID: 6763673
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: F25B

Abstract:
At least one distributor bypass assembly for use in a heating-refrigeration system having a distributor body with a first orifice, a second orifice, an inner chamber and a plurality of fluid passages integrated therewithin, a conduit having a first end in fluid connection with a component in the heating-refrigeration system, a second end sealingly connected to the first orifice of said distributor body and a third end sealingly connected to the second orifice of said distributor body, and a metering device integrated into said conduit, wherein:the second orifice also defines a valve seat, said conduit having a cylindrical body portion with at least one inwardly projecting indentation located in close proximity to said third end of said conduit, and a ball positioned between said valve seat and said at least one inwardly projecting indentation for reciprocating movement therebetween.