Patent ID: 7121114
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: F25B

Abstract:
1. A condenser for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, comprising: a pipe/rib block with ribs and pipes, and collecting pipes which are arranged on either side of the pipes, wherein the collecting pipes hold the ends of the pipes, and a collector, which is arranged in parallel with one of the collecting pipes and which is fluidically connected to an adjacent collecting pipe via openings, comprises a closure part or is sealed off at each of the ends of the collector, wherein the collector holds a dryer cartridge and/or filter cartridge which is attached in the collector and has a circumferential sealing means which is arranged between the openings, wherein the dryer cartridge and/or filter cartridge can be attached in the collector by at least one securing means which is arranged at the circumference, wherein the at least one securing means is formed on the dryer cartridge and/or filter cartridge or is connected thereto, wherein the collector has at least one holding means into which the at least one securing means of the dryer cartridge and/or filter cartridge engages or interacts with it, and wherein the holding means is at least one depression in the collector, wherein the depression is at least partially circumferential.