Connection pipe and methods of manufacturing and using a connection pipe for an evaporator of a refrigeration device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10240828-B2
Application number	US-201314101269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2013
Priority date	Nov 21, 2013
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention include a connection pipe and a method of manufacturing the connection pipe for an evaporator of a refrigeration device. In the connection pipe and method, high-frequency welding is performed while a first pipe is at one side of a tube and a second pipe is at another side of the tube are welded, and a first curvature portion is in the first pipe and a second curvature portion is in the second pipe. Even though the connection pipe according to embodiments of the present invention is forced or pressed to connect a suction pipe to the second pipe, the connection pipe may not be deformed or damaged due to a structural characteristic during installation of the evaporator in the refrigeration device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of a connection pipe for an evaporator of a refrigeration device, comprising:
inserting a first pipe having a first end and a second end and a second pipe having a third end and a fourth end into a tube to physically connect the first pipe and the second pipe, wherein the first pipe and the second pipe are substantially straight;
forming a first curvature portion in the first pipe and forming a second curvature portion in the second pipe; and
coupling an end of the second pipe to a suction pipe,
wherein the first and second curvature portions are formed after coupling the first pipe and the second pipe,
wherein the first curvature portion has a first curvature angle wherein the first end and the second end of the first pipe are configured to form an acute angle,
wherein the second curvature portion has a second curvature angle, wherein the third end and the fourth end of the second pipe are configured to form an obtuse angle,
wherein the first curvature portion and the second curvature portion have curvature directions that are opposite to each other, and
wherein the first pipe comprises aluminum and the second pipe comprises copper.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising a single first curvature portion and a single second curvature portion comprises at least one angled portion.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising welding the first pipe and the second pipe, to the tube.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising welding the first pipe to an accumulator.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first pipe is welded to the accumulator by high-frequency welding.

Assignees

• Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corp

Inventors

• Kim Myeong Suck

Classifications

• F25B2500/06

  Damage · CPC title

• F16L13/0236

  having an outer ring · CPC title

• F25B2500/01

  Geometry problems, e.g. for reducing size · CPC title

• B21D53/02 Primary

  heat exchangers {or parts thereof}, e.g. radiators, condensers {fins, headers}(making finned or ribbed tubes by fixing strip material or the like to tubes B21C37/22) · CPC title

• B23K2103/10

  Aluminium or alloys thereof · CPC title