US 12,253,287 B2
Receiver drier and economizer integration for vapor injection system
Evangelos Papoulis, Northville, MI (US); Gary Komora, Westland, MI (US); Nicos Agathocleous, Canton, MI (US); Arulkumar Rajenderan, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Jason Ryu, Belleville (CA)
Assigned to HANON SYSTEMS, Daejeon (KR)
Filed by Hanon Systems, Daejeon (KR)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/165,689.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/362,248, filed on Mar. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349604 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F25B 40/02 (2006.01); F25B 39/04 (2006.01); F25B 41/42 (2021.01)
CPC F25B 40/02 (2013.01) [F25B 39/04 (2013.01); F25B 41/42 (2021.01); F25B 2339/0441 (2013.01); F25B 2400/13 (2013.01); F25B 2400/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An integrated receiver drier and economizer comprising:
a tank having a hollow interior receiving a first flow of a refrigerant therein, the first flow of the refrigerant including a liquid phase of the refrigerant accumulating within a liquid containing portion of the hollow interior of the tank; and
an economizer receiving a second flow of the refrigerant through an interior thereof, the economizer at least partially submerged in the liquid containing portion of the tank, the economizer forming a heat exchanging structure configured to exchange heat between the first flow of the refrigerant passing over an exterior of the economizer and the second flow of the refrigerant passing through the interior of the economizer.