System and method for injecting oil into an air conditioning circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10378804
APP PUB NO 20170045277A1
SERIAL NO

15305777

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An air conditioning service system includes an oil receptacle, a coupling port in fluid communication with the oil receptacle through an oil injection line, a solenoid valve configured to selectively allow the oil to flow from the oil receptacle into the oil injection line, a memory including program instructions stored therein, and a controller operably connected to the solenoid valve and the memory. The controller is configured to execute the program instructions to obtain at least one viscosity signal associated with a viscosity of the oil, obtain a volume signal indicative of an amount of oil to be charged, determine a time period based upon the obtained at least one viscosity signal and the obtained volume signal, control the solenoid valve to an open condition, and control the solenoid valve to a closed condition after the determined time period has passed since opening of the solenoid valve.

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ROBERT BOSCH GMBHPOSTFACH 30 02 20 70442 STUTTGART 70442
BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS INC28635 MOUND ROAD WARREN MI 48092

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lundberg, Dylan M Lonsdale, US 12 72
McMasters, Mark W Owatonna, US 12 74

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