Patent ID: 7712330

Claim:
A receiver dryer having a function of storing a refrigerant used for an air conditioner and removing moisture contained in the refrigerant, comprising: a bottomed cylindrical body connected to a condenser; a joint construction comprising a male connector portion integrally formed at a lower end of the body and a female receiver portion integrally formed at a part of the condenser; the male connector portion having a reduced-diameter portion formed integrally by drawing and having a stepped shape insertable into the female receiver portion; an inlet and an outlet provided at the reduced-diameter portion of the body so as to permit the refrigerant to pass through; a desiccant disposed in the body; a filter for preventing the desiccant from flowing out; a strainer located in a tip end portion of the male connector portion, an O-ring as mechanical sealing means for sealing between the male connector portion and the female receiver portion; and a supporting means for supporting the body so as to maintain the male connector portion into the female receiver portion.