US 11,738,298 B2
Emission canister system for a HVAC and R system
Maccrae William Monteith, York, PA (US)
Assigned to Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Appl. No. 16/650,349
Filed by Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 26, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/052937
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 24, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/067602, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/564,085, filed on Sep. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0230543 A1, Jul. 23, 2020
Int. Cl. B01D 53/04 (2006.01); F25B 43/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); F25B 45/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 53/04 (2013.01) [B01D 53/0415 (2013.01); B01D 53/0446 (2013.01); B01D 53/0454 (2013.01); B01D 53/261 (2013.01); F25B 43/04 (2013.01); B01D 53/0462 (2013.01); B01D 53/1425 (2013.01); B01D 2253/102 (2013.01); B01D 2253/106 (2013.01); B01D 2257/102 (2013.01); B01D 2257/40 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); B01D 2257/702 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01); B01D 2259/402 (2013.01); F25B 45/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A purge system for a vapor compression system, comprising:
an emission canister configured to receive a gas flow, wherein the gas flow comprises a mixture of non-condensable gases and a refrigerant of the vapor compression system;
an adsorbent material disposed within the emission canister, wherein the adsorbent material is configured to adsorb the refrigerant and enable the non-condensable gases to flow toward an exhaust of the emission canister, and wherein the adsorbent material comprises a silica gel;
a baffled divider disposed within a housing of the emission canister, wherein the baffled divider comprises a plurality of fins extending radially outward, and wherein the baffled divider is slideably removeable from the housing; and
a heating element disposed within the housing, wherein the heating element extends along a central axis of the emission canister and is offset from the central axis.