Claims
- 1. An oil separator in an apparatus for reclaiming refrigerant comprised of an oil separation chamber, and a separate, substantially self-enclosed oil accumulator chamber held within the oil separation chamber, said oil separation chamber comprising an elongated tank, baffle means mounted in the upper portion of the interior wall of the tank, means in the lower portion of the tank permitting entry of gaseous refrigerant into the tank means above the baffle having an opening permitting gaseous refrigerant to enter said oil accumulator chamber, and means for permitting the gaseous refrigerant to leave the oil accumulator chamber and the tank.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said baffle means include a centrla plate having attached to its periphery a downwardly and outwardly extending skirt, there being a narrow opening between the lower extremity of the skirt and the interior wall of the tank.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/468,29 filed Jan 21, 1990 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,050,401 which is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/380,691 filed July 13, 1989 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,967,570 which is in turn a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/109,958 filed Oct. 19, 1987, now abandoned for "Refrigerant Reclaim Method and Apparatus," and copending application Ser. No. 07,309,421 filed Feb. 10, 1989, now abandoned a continuation-in-part of the Ser. No. 07/109,958 application now abandoned.
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