Assignee: Automotive Fluid Systems, Inc.

Location: Troy, MI
No. of patents: 24

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Number	Title	Issue Date
6722155	Baffle connection for an accumulator and related method of manufacturing An accumulator having an improved baffle connection and a related method of interlocking an outlet tube and baffle within annular grooves of a passage of an enclosure to prevent blow by of liquid refrigerant fluid past the baffle connection. The baffle includes a cy...	04/20/2004
6579351	Integrated filter and adsorbent unit for an integrated receiver-dryer and related method of manufacturing An integrated filter body and adsorbent unit capable of being integrally fastened together for easy and economical assembly into a refrigerant pressure vessel assembly. The integrated filter and adsorbent unit includes a filter puck, an adsorbent unit mou...	06/17/2003
6568204	Baffle connection for an accumulator and related method of manufacturing An accumulator having an improved baffle connection and a related method of interlocking an outlet tube and baffle within annular grooves of a passage of an enclosure to prevent blow by of liquid refrigerant fluid past the baffle connection. The baffle in...	05/27/2003
6481241	Accumulator desiccant bag and method of assembling An accumulator for an automotive air-conditioning system includes a suction tube having an inlet leg, an outlet leg, and a bight therebetween. A pickup filter is mounted to the bight of the suction tube and cooperates with a desiccant bag. The pickup filt...	11/19/2002
6438972	Vessel assembly and related manufacturing method A vessel assembly and related assembly method that includes a flexible J-tube assembly that bends in compliance during assembly to a vessel to ensure locating of a filter unit against an inside bottom surface of the vessel while accommodating longitudinal...	08/27/2002
6431614	Anti-cantilever fastener for a conduit connection A cantilevered conduit connection including a connecting block circumscribing a conduit and mounting to a fluid component where an anti-cantilever fastener mounts to a back surface of the connecting block. The anti-cantilever fastener includes a cusp port...	08/13/2002
6386593	Dual-plane seal for fluid-tight conduit connection A dual-plane sealing configuration for a fluid-tight conduit connection that incorporates additional sealing areas and minimizes assembly misalignment. A gasket is mounted around a conduit, sandwiched between an end-form block and a receiver, and compress...	05/14/2002
6328073	Fluid-tight conduit connection and method of making same A body that slides over an end, opposite end, and outer diameter of a conduit is presented. A passage through the body has a groove in which a seal is located. A portion of the conduit is expanded to create an interference fit with the passage, groove, an...	12/11/2001
6318765	Serviceable mounting device for conduit A conduit mounting device for entrapping a conduit that includes a body having a U-shaped channel formed longitudinally through the body. The U-shaped channel receives the conduit therethrough and defines a leg on either side of the U-shaped channel. A re...	11/20/2001
6311514	Refrigeration accumulator having a matrix wall structure An accumulator includes a housing having an open top end, an open bottom end, an outer wall, and an inner wall disposed within the outer wall to define an interior. The inner and outer walls are integrally interconnected by longitudinal partitions that de...	11/06/2001
6308736	Tube-to-vessel connection using a fastening valve A pressure vessel including a mounting block for supporting and retaining an inlet and an outlet tube to the pressure vessel. The mounting block includes a valve that communicates with an interior of the vessel and fastens the mounting block to a top of t...	10/30/2001
6199261	Pressure vessel and method of manufacture thereof A pressure vessel suitable for use in an automotive air-conditioning system includes a cylindrical body (10, 40) including an annular wall (14, 44). The cylindrical body preferably includes an opposite closed end, an initially opened end (12, 42), and a c...	03/13/2001
6193283	Conduit and block connection indicator device An engagement device for a cantilevered conduit connection that provides an assembler with visible, audible, and tactile redundant verification that the connection is completely engaged. The engagement device assists in holding a connecting block in place...	02/27/2001
6167720	Accumulator baffle molded from desiccant A dome-shaped baffle for an accumulator molded from desiccant material, which baffle separates and dries liquid and vapor components of an incoming flow of refrigerant while preventing the liquid refrigerant from entering an outlet tube. The dome-shaped b...	01/02/2001
6125651	Air-conditioning system accumulator and method of making same An accumulator and a method of manufacturing same for use in an air-conditioning system wherein the accumulator is manufactured having a seamless housing and a cartridge that incorporates an inlet passage, an outlet passage and a baffle member into an int...	10/03/2000
6041618	Insulated pressure vessel holder An insulating mounting bracket for a pressure vessel in an engine compartment of an automobile, the pressure vessel having an elongated cylindrical sleeve having an outwardly projecting flange for attaching the pressure vessel within an engine compartment...	03/28/2000
5984376	Closed coupling male spring lock fitting A compact, lightweight closed coupling male spring lock fitting for direct connection to an air-conditioning hose having an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve and an annular cage, the inner sleeve having stepped portion that receives an inner surface of the an...	11/16/1999
5970738	Accumulator oil filter/orifice having an extended tube An improved oil filter unit for attachment to a bight portion of a "J" tube of an accumulator dehydrator includes a rigid, preferably metal pick-up tube or projection. The rigid projection prevents collapse of an extension of a disk held by the oil filter...	10/26/1999
5966810	Packaging of replaceable desiccant in an accumulator or receiver dryer A pressure vessel housing that can be brazed and leak tested before adding desiccant material, eliminating the risk of damaging desiccant bags during assembly. The desiccant is added to the housing of the pressure vessel through an existing inlet opening ...	10/19/1999
5904055	Accumulator deflector having a plastic bushing An accumulator dehydrator, for use in an automotive air-conditioning system, includes an inlet, an outlet tube located below the inlet, a deflector for preventing liquid refrigerant fluid from entering an inlet end of the outlet tube located just below th...	05/18/1999
5860681	Connecting block with inserts A tube mounting assembly for connecting a suction line tube and a liquid line tube to a housing, such as a compressor or evaporator, primarily consists of a mounting block having a first passage extending inwardly from one side thereof and a second passag...	01/19/1999
5787729	Accumulator deflector A baffle or deflector having a cone-shaped baffle. Refrigerant fluid enters through the apex and flows through the deflector toward the inner wall of a vessel in an air-conditioning system. The laminar flow of refrigerant fluid against the inner wall sepa...	08/04/1998
5746065	Accumulator deflector connection and method An accumulator deflector connection is used in an accumulator including a deep drawn can connected to a puck having an inlet passage and an outlet passage. The outlet passage includes a counterbore having a cylindrical bushing received therein, the deflec...	05/05/1998
5375327	Method of manufacturing a receiver dryer A receiver dryer for an automobile air conditioning system embodies a cylindrical housing having a spin-closed top end; an inlet tube and an outlet tube inserted in holes drilled in the top end of the housing and both extending through the housing to thei...	12/27/1994

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Assignee: Automotive Fluid Systems, Inc.