Patent ID: 7213412

Claim:
A condenser for an air conditioning system comprising; a first header, a second header, a receiver extending parallel to said second header, a first group of tubes extending between said first and second headers, in fluid communication with said headers for permitting a fluid to flow between said headers, through said first group of tubes, a second group of tubes extending between said first and second headers in fluid communication with said headers for permitting the fluid to flow between said headers through said second group of tubes, a header separator in each of said headers for dividing each of said headers into a first header chamber in fluid communication with said first group and a second header chamber in fluid communication with said second group, a first fluid port between said first header chamber of said second header and said receiver for directing the fluid to flow from said first group of tubes and said second header to said receiver, a conduit extending within said receiver and having an entry end and extending to a discharge end disposed within said receiver, a receiver separator extending between said conduit and said receiver for establishing a receiver chamber surrounding said discharge end of said conduit for directing the fluid to flow through said conduit from said entry end to said discharge end and into said receiver chamber, and a second fluid port between said second header chamber of said second header and said receiver adjacent said discharge end for directing the fluid through said receiver chamber to said second header chamber and to said second group of tubes.