Patent ID: 6178771
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: F04B,F25B

Abstract:
An accumulator comprising:a housing having an interior;a baffle located in said interior and dividing said interior into an upper portion and a lower portion;at least one hole in said baffle providing fluid communication between said upper portion and said lower portion;means for supplying refrigerant to said upper portion;means for withdrawing refrigerant from said lower portion and passing said withdrawn refrigerant from said housing;said baffle including an annular portion with said at least one hole located therein, a cylindrical section extending both above and below said annular portion and having a closed end located above said annular portion;said means for withdrawing refrigerant including a pipe having an open end located in said cylindrical section and above said annular portion so as to define with said cylindrical section an annular flow path whereby flow passing from said upper portion to said means for withdrawing serially passes downwardly through said at least one hole and past that portion of said cylindrical section which extends below said annular portion, upwardly through said annular flow path and into said means for withdrawing.