Apparatus for separating lubricant from a refrigerant lubricant mixture in a reciprocating type automotive air conditioner compressor
Abstract
Abstract DISCLOSED HEREIN IS AN APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING LUBRICANT FROM A REFRIGERANT-LUBRICANT MIXTURE CIRCULATING IN A RECIPROCATING TYPE AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONER. THE APPARATUS INCLUDES A STRAINER MOUNTED WITHIN A FIRST CHAMBER FOR SEPARATING THE LUBRICANT FROM THE MIXTURE, A PAIR OF SPACED PASSAGES FOR THE LUBRICANT AND REFRIGERANT, RESPECTIVELY, AND FOR INTERCONNECTING THE FIRST CHAMBER WITH A SECOND SEPARATING CHAMBER, A PARTITION FOR KEEPING THE SEPARATED OIL ISOLATED FROM THE MIXTURE, A PASSAGE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE SECOND SEPARATING CHAMBER AND A RECESS PROVIDED BY THE PARTITION, AND A LUBRICANT PASSAGE FOR PASSING THE LUBRICANT FROM THE RECESS TO THE OIL RESERVATION OF THE COMPRESSOR.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiji Akaike
- 👤 Akira Morinaga
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