IP Library Granted Patent US 12,540,764
Granted Patent B2
US 12,540,764 · App. 18/247,683 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Combination of a refrigerant accumulator and an internal heat exchanger for refrigerant, connection component, internal heat exchanger and accumulator

Inventors: Stephan Koester (Langerwehe, DE); Felix Girmscheid (Cologne, DE); Dominik Sernetz (Alpen, DE)
Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
F25B43/006F25B2400/051
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Patent No.
US 12,540,764
App. No.
18/247,683
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A combination of a refrigerant accumulator and an internal heat exchanger includes a central portion with fluid portions to which the accumulator and heat exchanger are attachable. A connection component includes at least four fluid ports, and components of a refrigerant circuit, in particular an accumulator and/or a heat exchanger, can be mounted thereto on at least two opposite sides.

Claims (11)

1 . A combination of a refrigerant accumulator and an internal heat exchanger, the combination comprising a central portion with fluid ports to which the refrigerant accumulator and the internal heat exchanger are attachable at opposite end portions, wherein the fluid ports are provided centrally on the central portion.

2 . The combination according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the end portions comprises a one-piece cap or a one-piece cup.

3 . The combination according to claim 2 , wherein at least one cap or at least one cup comprises a hemispherical or hemiellipsoidal portion.

4 . The combination according to claim 1 , wherein the central portion further comprises a cyclone.

5 . The combination according to claim 1 , wherein the central portion further comprises at least one fastening device.

6 . The combination according to claim 5 , wherein the fastening device is accommodated in an opening in the central portion.

7 . The combination according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the fluid ports is inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the combination.

8 . A combination of a refrigerant accumulator and an internal heat exchanger, the combination comprising a central portion with fluid ports to which the accumulator and the heat exchanger are attachable at opposite end portions, wherein at least one of the end portions comprises a one-piece cap or a one-piece cup.

9 . A combination of a refrigerant accumulator and an internal heat exchanger, the combination comprising a central portion with fluid ports to which the accumulator and the heat exchanger are attachable at opposite end portions, wherein the central portion further comprises a cyclone.

10 . A combination of a refrigerant accumulator and an internal heat exchanger, the combination comprising a central portion with fluid ports to which the accumulator and the heat exchanger are attachable at opposite end portions, wherein the central portion further comprises at least one fastening device.

11 . A combination of a refrigerant accumulator and an internal heat exchanger, the combination comprising a central portion with fluid ports to which the accumulator and the heat exchanger are attachable at opposite end portions, wherein at least one fluid port is inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the combination.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: KOESTER, STEPHAN; GIRMSCHEID, FELIX; SERNETZ, DOMINIK
To: HANON SYSTEMS
Reel/Frame 063205/0003 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 201 509.3 · Feb 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230408157A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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