EP 2392886 A2 20111207 - Orientation insensitive refrigerant distributor tube
Title (en)
Orientation insensitive refrigerant distributor tube
Title (de)
Ausrichtungsunabhängiges Kühlmittelverteilerrohr
Title (fr)
Tube de distributeur réfrigérant insensible à l'orientation
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 35012310 P 20100601
- US 201113114405 A 20110524
Abstract (en)
A heat exchanger assembly (10) having an inlet header (12a), an outlet header (12b) spaced from the inlet header (12a), a plurality of refrigerant tubes (14) hydraulically connecting the inlet header (12a) with the outlet header (12b). A distributor tube (20) having a plurality of orifices (22) disposed in the inlet header (12a), wherein the orifices (22) are arranged along the distributor tube (20) such that at least one orifice is oriented in the liquid phase (24) of the refrigerant pressed against the internal surface of the distributor tube (20) regardless of orientation of the evaporator. The orifices(22) may be arranged in a random order about the distributor tube (20), positioned in groups of at least two at predetermined locations, or spiraled along the distributor tube (20).
IPC 8 full level
F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F28D 1/02 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); F28D 1/053 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
F28D 1/05383 (2013.01 - KR); F28F 9/0273 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F28D 1/05383 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 2001/0273 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F28D 2021/0071 (2013.01 - EP KR US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2392886 A2 20111207; EP 2392886 A3 20140702; EP 2392886 B1 20160824; BR PI1102318 A2 20121120; BR PI1102318 A8 20171024; CN 202216453 U 20120509; KR 20110132273 A 20111207; US 2011290465 A1 20111201
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11167680 A 20110526; BR PI1102318 A 20110530; CN 201120258471 U 20110530; KR 20110051898 A 20110531; US 201113114405 A 20110524