Patent ID: 6185959
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60H,F25B

Abstract:
A filter/drier assembly with integral expansion valve for use in a refrigerant system comprising:(a) a header having a first portion with an inlet passage therethrough and a second portion with an outlet passage, said second portion having an expansion valve received in said outlet passage;(b) a canister attached to said header first portion with said first portion extending outwardly of said canister and having a plenum therein communicating with said inlet passage, said canister containing at least one of desiccant material and filter material disposed such that refrigerant flow into said plenum flows through said at least one material to said outlet passage wherein said expansion valve is operative to control flow from said canister to said outlet passage, wherein said outlet passage is adapted for connection to an evaporator inlet and said inlet passage is adapted for connection to a condenser outlet.