Patent ID: 7930899

Claim:
An accumulator installed between a compressor and an evaporator of a refrigeration cycle system, the accumulator comprising: an inlet pipe through which a refrigerant is introduced from the evaporator; said inlet pipe connecting the evaporator and the accumulator; an outlet pipe through which the evaporated refrigerant is delivered to the compressor; said outlet pipe connecting the accumulator and the compressor; a chamber connected to the inlet and outlet pipes and having a floor surface at a lower level than connecting portions of the chamber connected to the inlet and outlet pipes, wherein the inlet and outlet pipes are horizontally connected to the chamber; and a recovery pipe connected to the chamber so as to extend downwardly therefrom, wherein the recovery pipe extends directly between the floor surface of the chamber and the inlet pipe, wherein the inlet pipe includes a horizontally extending portion and a vertically extending portion, wherein the recovery pipe extends at a downward decline at a predetermined angle from the vertically extending portion of the inlet pipe, and turns vertically upward so as to be connected to the floor surface of the chamber.