Patent ID: 6167720
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: F25B

Abstract:
An accumulator assembly comprising: a housing having a top end and a bottom end, said top end of said housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening; an outlet tube extending into said housing by way of said outlet opening, said outlet tube having an inlet end located within said housing, said outlet tube further having a bight portion positioned near said bottom end of said housing, said bight portion having an oil pick up tube and an oil filter thereon; and unitary means for dispersing and drying a flow of refrigerant, said unitary means being located in an upper region of said housing, wherein said unitary means comprises a baffle positioned above said inlet end of said outlet tube within said housing, said baffle being molded from desiccant material, whereby said baffle functions to deflect a flow of refrigerant and to remove moisture from said flow of refrigerant.