Patent ID: 6742355
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: F25B

Abstract:
A receiver-drier for use in an air conditioning system, said receiver-drier comprising:a lower portion defining a lower chamber in said receiver-drier, said lower portion having an inlet adapted to receive an inlet pipe and for allowing a refrigerant of said air conditioning system to flow from said inlet pipe into said lower chamber and an outlet for allowing said refrigerant to flow out of said lower chamber, each of said inlet and said outlet being formed at a bottom of said lower portion; an upper portion defining an upper chamber in said receiver-drier, said upper chamber being on top of said lower chamber and being charged with a desiccant for removing moisture from said refrigerant; and a strainer for removing foreign particles from said refrigerant, said strainer being disposed at a position in a flow of said refrigerant from said inlet to said outlet, wherein said inlet adapted to receive said inlet pipe is such that said inlet pipe is essentially non-intrusive into the upper chamber.