Patent ID: 6971251

Claim:
An integrated condenser/receiver for use in a vehicular air conditioning system, the condenser/receiver comprising: a multi-pass heat exchanger core including an elongate header extending along an axis, a plurality of tubes extending parallel to each other and transverse to said axis to direct a refrigerant through the core, said tubes spaced along said header and having ends received therein to direct refrigerant to and from said header, and at least one baffle in said header to separate said header into a first portion that receives refrigerant from a first set of said tubes and a second portion that directs refrigerant to a second set of tubes, each of said sets defining a refrigerant pass through said core; an elongate receiver housing extending parallel to said tubes and transverse to said axis, said receiver housing mounted to said core with said second set of tubes located between said receiver housing and said first set of tubes, said receiver housing including a first port connected to said second portion to direct refrigerant between the second portion and the receiver housing; and a refrigerant conduit connected to said first portion and to said receiver housing to direct refrigerant between the first portion and the receiver housing.