Condenser receiver with insert
View Patent ↗A receiver for a vehicle air conditioner having a pair of headers and a plurality of tubes defining a plurality of refrigerant flow stages between the headers. The receiver includes a housing in refrigerant flow connection with one of the condenser headers, and a receiving device removably secured in the housing. The device includes first and second members sealing against the receiver to define respective spaced first and second walls, and at least one connection line is in or on the receiving device and bridges the spacing between the first and second walls, with the connection line being adapted to guide refrigerant through the spacing from one stage to another stage. Desiccant is provided in the housing between the first and second sealing members.
1. A desiccant receiving device for a vehicle air conditioner having a condenser with at least one header and a plurality of tubes defining a plurality of refrigerant flow stages, said device being adapted for mounting in a receiver in refrigerant flow connection with said one condenser header, and said device including
at least one member sealing against said receiver to define a first wall between sections of said receiver,
a second sealing member defining a second wall spaced from the defined first wall, said first and second sealing members each have an opening therethrough, and
at least one refrigerant connection line in or on the receiving device, said connection line including a tube extending through said sealing member openings and bridging the spacing between said sealing members and adapted to guide refrigerant therethrough from one stage to another stage.
2. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the direction of refrigerant flow in said connection line is opposite the refrigerant flow direction in the receiver outside of the connection line.
3. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein said device is adapted for removable mounting in the receiver.
4. The receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising a filter basket secured to one of said sealing members, said filter basket and one sealing member being releasably connected to the receiving device.
5. The receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising desiccant in the receiver and between the first and second sealing members.
6. The receiving device of claim 1 , further comprising a perforated wall between said first and second sealing members, wherein the connection line is between the perforated wall and the desiccant.
7. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein one end of the connection line extends beyond one of the sealing members and the other end is sealed to the other sealing member.
8. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second sealing members each include a sealing wall having a periphery sealing around the inner wall of the receiver.
9. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the wall defined by said one sealing member is generally parallel to the wall defined by said second sealing member.
10. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the connection line is a riser.
11. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the connection line is a downcomer.
12. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the connection line is integrated in the receiving device.
13. The receiving device of claim 1 , wherein the receiving device is fastened with one end to a closure cover of the receiver.
14. A receiver for a vehicle air conditioner having a condenser with at least one header and a plurality of tubes defining a plurality of refrigerant flow stages, said receiver including:
a housing in refrigerant flow connection with said at least one condenser header;
a receiving device removably secured in said housing, said device including
a first member sealing against said receiver to define a first wall between sections of said receiver and having an opening therethrough,
a second member sealing against said receiver to define a second wall spaced from said first wall and having an opening therethrough,
and at least one connection line in or on the receiving device including a tube extending through said sealing member openings and bridging the spacing between said first and second walls, said connection line being adapted to guide refrigerant through the spacing from one stage to another stage; and
desiccant in the housing between the first and second sealing members.
15. The receiver of claim 14 , wherein the direction of refrigerant flow in said connection line is opposite the refrigerant flow direction in the receiver outside of the connection line.
16. The receiver of claim 14 , wherein one end of the connection line extends beyond one of the sealing members and the other end is sealed to the other sealing member.
17. The receiver of claim 14 , wherein the receiving device is fastened with one end to a closure cover of the receiver.
18. The receiver of claim 14 , further comprising a filter basket secured to one of said sealing members, said filter basket and one sealing member being releasably connected to the receiving device.