Refrigerant distributor for a hybrid or electric vehicle, and refrigerant circuit having a refrigerant distributor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9676291
APP PUB NO 20150118538A1
SERIAL NO

14526770

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The invention relates to a refrigerant circuit of a hybrid or electric vehicle with a refrigerant distributor and to a refrigerant distributor (10) with an inlet channel (12), which extends substantially linearly along an inlet axis (E) and has a channel cross-section (QE), and at least two outlet channels (14, 16) branching off from the inlet channel (12), which each extend substantially linearly along an outlet axis (A1, A2) and have a channel cross-section (QA1, QA2), wherein the outlet axis (A1) of a first outlet channel (14) and the outlet axis (A2) of a second outlet channel (16) intersect in a point of intersection (S), and wherein the refrigerant distributor (10) has at least one of the following features:

    a) the channel cross-section (QA1) of the first outlet channel (14) differs from the channel cross-section (QA2) of the second outlet channel (16),b) the point of intersection (S) of the outlet axes (A1, A2) is arranged laterally offset from the inlet axis (E).

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VALEO KLIMASYSTEME GMBHWERNER-VON-SIEMENS-STR 6 BAD RODACH 96476

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Haussmann, Roland Wiesloch, DE 42 609

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