Patent ID: 6938437
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: F16L,F25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A refrigerant connector for receiving a filter comprising: a filter body including a chamber for receiving a filter, said filter body having a threaded outer peripheral surface at one end remote from said filter chamber, said one end of said filter body including an inner peripheral bore; a filter received in said filter chamber; a filter end cap threadably received on said filter body to capture said filter within said filter chamber, said filter end cap having a threaded outer peripheral surface at an opposed end of said filter end cap removed from said filter, and said filter end cap having an inner peripheral bore; ferrules positioned adjacent said opposed end of said filter end cap, and adjacent said one end of said filter body, and nuts capturing said ferrules and forcing said ferrules against said end cap and said filter body, respectively, said nuts being threadably received on said threads on said outer peripheral surface of said filter body and said filter end cap, respectively; and a seal having a generally cylindrical outer peripheral surface and extending between two opposed generally flat axial ends, said seal received between said ferrule and said filter end cap, and a seal having a generally cylindrical outer peripheral surface and extending between two opposed generally flat axial ends, said seal received between said ferrule and said filter body, said nuts forcing said ferrules against said seals to compress said seals between said ferrule and said filter body, and between said ferrule and said filter end cap.