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20080245513 | Tube for heat exchanger and method of manufacturing tube - A tube for a heat exchanger is constructed of a single plate having one end portion and the other end portion in a width direction perpendicular to a tube longitudinal direction. The single plate having opposite first and second wall surfaces is bent to have a protruding portion at a position adjacent to the one end portion in the width direction and a contact portion adjacent to the protruding portion in the width direction. The protruding portion is configured to continuously extend in the longitudinal direction and to have a protruding tip on a side of the first wall surface, and the protruding tip contacts the first wall surface of a portion along the longitudinal direction. The second wall surface at the one end portion and the contact portion contacts the first wall surface at the other end portion and a position near the other end portion, respectively. | 10-09-2008 |
20080271879 | Radiator for a Motor Vehicle - A radiator for a motor vehicle has a block formed from several parallel tubes, through which flows a coolant, there being provided tubes with at least two different depths. Two or more spaced-apart tubes have a depth greater than a depth of the tubes lying in between and are configured as support tubes. In this way, fatigue strength problems of the radiator are avoided. | 11-06-2008 |
20080296002 | Heat exchanger core, heat exchanger, and evaporator of refrigeration cycle apparatus - A heat exchanger core includes a first tube, a second tube, a first fin, a second fin, and a connection member. The second tube is provided upstream of the first tube in a direction of air flow. The first fin is coupled to an outer surface of the first tube for facilitating heat exchange of the first tube. The second fin is coupled to an outer surface of the second tube for facilitating heat exchange of the second tube. The second fin is located upstream of the first fin to define a clearance therebetween. The connection member connects peaks of the first and second fins or connects valleys of the first and second fins. | 12-04-2008 |
20080302518 | Flat tube heat exchanger - A flat tube heat exchanger is provided including a first flat side and a second flat side opposite the first flat side joined together by two opposing sides. At least one internal partition defines a flow duct within the interior of the heat exchanger. A bend is provided in the plane substantially defined by the first flat side. | 12-11-2008 |
20090014161 | CONTAINER ARRANGEMENT - A charge air cooler (CAC) with at least one water condensate storage container reducing the risk of ice forming a plug inside the CAC and hindering flow of air is provided. The storage container is formed by a storage container mounted inside a CAC air distribution compartment forming two sections wherein the upper section is used for storing condensed water and distributing air into a cooling section of the CAC, and a bottom section that is arranged to distribute air flow so as to provide an efficient heat exchange with ice and water in the storage container and a free passage of air flow. The storage container may include a plurality of separate successive storage sections, each successively used when one storage section is full of water and/or ice. | 01-15-2009 |
20090014162 | Counter-stream-mode oscillating-flow heat transport apparatus - A counter-stream-mode oscillating-flow heat transport apparatus improves heat transport capability by imparting oscillatory displacement to a fluid located near a heat-generating element such that the fluid is directed toward the heat-generating element. Turning portions of serpentine flow paths are disposed to face the heat-generating element. The flow paths are stacked in multiple layers in the direction from the heat-generating element to the flow paths, and a plurality of flow paths are disposed adjacent to the heat-generating element in the direction of fluid oscillation. | 01-15-2009 |
20090188653 | Clamping Structure between Header and Side Plate of Automotive Heater Core - This invention involves clinching tabs between the header and the side plate of an automotive heater core, which belongs to the field of auto parts technology. Said structure includes the headers ( | 07-30-2009 |
20090242179 | STRUCTURE OF RADIATOR FOR HEATING - The invention concerns a radiator structure comprising several elements ( | 10-01-2009 |
20090301697 | Heat-Transfer Sheet, Heat Transfer System, and Method of Using Heat-Transfer Sheet - This invention provides (i) a heat-transfer sheet which comes into close contact with a heat generator and a radiator when caught there between and can be used repeatedly, (ii) a method of using the heat-transfer sheet, and (iii) a heat transfer system comprising the heat-transfer sheet. The heat-transfer sheet is made of expanded graphite and disposed between a heat generator and a radiator, and its bulk density is less than 1.0 Mg/m | 12-10-2009 |
20100059213 | HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A forming method for a heat dissipating structure is provided. According to the method, an extrudate is formed by extrution molding, wherein the extrudate includes protruding bending portions extending in parallel. Fins are extruded monolithically on the bending portions. One or more cut channels are formed by cutting the fins and the extrudate with a cutting tool. The cutting tool cuts the fins for forming a notch on each fin at first, and then cuts the bending portions for forming a cut-through slot on each bending portion, wherein each cut-through slot is formed for cooling air flowing through two side of the extrudate. By cutting the bending portions and the fins by the cutting tool at the same time, a large number of cut-through slots are formed in despite of the existence of the fins, and the performance of heat dissipation is enhanced. | 03-11-2010 |
20100059214 | Binding Structure between Tank and Header of Automotive Radiator - The invention involves positive contact to create a binding structure between tank and header of an automotive radiator, specifically the upper tank ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100065261 | SYSTEM WITH DIRECTIONAL PRESSURE VENTING - A system comprises a tank, a radiator connected to the tank, and a component situated within the tank and susceptible to creating increasing pressure within system when under a fault condition. The radiator is configured to directionally vent pressure under excessive pressure conditions. | 03-18-2010 |
20100116474 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided, particularly for a heating or air conditioning system for motor vehicles, comprising at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and at least one collector, which has at least two metal sheets or plates abutting each other, and a flow device, through which a first medium can flow, while a second medium can flow around said flow device. The first medium is distributed by an inlet channel to the collector and to the flow device and can be conducted to an outlet channel, whereby at least one further channel for distributing the coolant is provided, which is connected in a communicating manner via at least one opening to the inlet channel. | 05-13-2010 |
20100206528 | COUNTER-FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER FOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A counter-flow heat exchanger for a vehicle air conditioning system includes a first lateral tank having an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The first lateral tank includes an inlet port fluidly connected to the inlet chamber and an outlet port fluidly connected to the outlet chamber. The outlet port is positioned adjacent an uppermost portion of the first lateral tank for reducing air pockets. A second lateral tank is laterally spaced apart from the first lateral tank. A first set of tubes fluidly connects the inlet chamber of the first lateral tank to the second lateral tank. A second of tubes fluidly connects the second lateral tank to the outlet chamber of the first lateral tank. | 08-19-2010 |
20100206529 | A Brazing Piece, a Method of Making a Brazing Piece, and a Method of Brazing and Components Made From Said Brazing Piece - The invention relates to a self-fluxing brazing piece. The piece comprises a composite material comprising at least one inorganic material distributed in a metal or metal alloy matrix, the inorganic material forming a flux during brazing to promote the formation of a thermally induced metallic bond. The matrix may be an aluminium silicon brazing alloy and the inorganic material may be a potassium-fluoro-aluminate flux. The piece is made by spray forming. | 08-19-2010 |
20100206530 | AIR-SUPPLIED DRY COOLER - An air-supplied dry cooler for the condensation of water vapor includes at least one direct-flow condenser and at least one counter-flow condenser (dephlegmator), wherein heat exchanger pipes of the counter-flow condenser are connected to an upper suction chamber, and wherein a cover reducing the discharge cross-section of at least one heat exchanger pipe is provided with cover orifices. The sum of the cross-sectional surfaces of the cover orifices corresponds to no more than the cross-sectional surface of a suction pipe connection to the suction chamber. | 08-19-2010 |
20100218922 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A TURBULENCE APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROCESS, AND TURBULENCE APPARATUS - The invention relates to a process for producing a turbulence apparatus and to an apparatus for producing the turbulence apparatus which is to be held in at least one flow duct of a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle, comprising the following process steps: in a first process step, at least one shaping operation is used to produce at least one substantially meandering turbulence apparatus ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100270011 | CERAMICS HEAT EXCHANGER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - In a heat exchange element | 10-28-2010 |
20100319887 | HEAT-EXCHANGING DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An exhaust gas installation is provided that comprises an exhaust gas evaporator mounted downstream of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The exhaust gas evaporator has a sandwich-type structure wherein exhaust gas planes and coolant planes are alternately directly adjacently arranged, providing a very compact while very efficient exhaust gas evaporator. | 12-23-2010 |
20110036546 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR HEATER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A heat exchanger is provided that comprises at least two rows of low channels through which a liquid medium can flow, and secondary surfaces arranged between the flow channels and over which air flows, the liquid medium and the air being circulated in the cross-counterflow and the first row being arranged on the air outlet side and the second row on the air inlet side. According to the invention, the liquid medium enters a first region of the first row, is deflected into a second region inside the first row, and from the second region of the first row into the second row. | 02-17-2011 |
20110048685 | RADIATOR ASSEMBLIES - An on-off valve ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110139413 | FLOW DISTRIBUTOR FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY - A heat exchanger including a pair of manifolds. An inlet is disposed on one of the ends of the first manifold. A core extends between the manifolds for conveying a coolant therebetween and for transferring heat between the coolant and a stream of air. A cross-over plate is disposed in one of the manifolds to divide the associated one of the manifolds into an upstream section and a downstream section. The cross-over plate presents a plurality of orifices defining a cross-over opening area for establishing fluid communication between the upstream and downstream sections of the associated manifold. The cross-over opening area continuously increases along an axis away from the inlet. The total cross-over opening area is 30% to 300% of the upstream cross-sectional area of the tubes of the core. | 06-16-2011 |
20110168364 | Heat exchanger - In a heat exchanger with a plurality of tubes, a header tank includes a core plate bonded to the tubes, a tank body fixed to the core plate, and an elastic member arranged between a bottom portion of a groove portion provided at an outer peripheral portion of the core plate and a tip end portion of the tank body to be elastically deformable therebetween. The elastic member is provided with a position determination portion which protrudes approximately in parallel with an inner bottom surface of the bottom portion of the groove portion. Furthermore, the position determination portion is configured in the elastic member to have a clearance between the position determination portion and the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the groove portion, and a clearance between the position determination portion and the tip end portion of the tank body. | 07-14-2011 |
20110168365 | HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING A HEAT EXCHANGE CORE AND A HOUSING - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110168366 | HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING A HEAT EXCHANGER BUNDLE AND A HOUSING - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110180241 | Multifluid Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger has a pair of heat exchange conduits having adjacent primary heat exchange surfaces thermally coupled together for the transfer of heat energy between the conduits. A third fluid conduit has a primary heat transfer surface thermally coupled to the primary heat transfer surfaces of the pair of fluid conduits, so that heat can be transferred between any one of the fluid conduits and each of the other fluid conduits. | 07-28-2011 |
20110186272 | RADIATOR - A radiator comprising two or more radiator sections ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110214848 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger includes tubes layered in a layering direction, a side plate arranged most outside of the tubes in the layering direction, and a core plate extending in the layering direction. The side plate has an end portion in a longitudinal direction, and the core plate has a wall portion extending in the longitudinal direction. The end portion of the side plate has a brazing section brazed to an outer face of the wall portion of the core plate, and the end portion of the side plate has a through hole located in the brazing section. | 09-08-2011 |
20110226452 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat transfer tubes adapted to transport heat transfer fluid from an inlet to an outlet, the heat transfer tubes comprising elongate hollow members adapted to receive the heat transfer fluid therein, the heat exchanger adapted to receive a flow of heat removal fluid flow between the heat transfer tubes, wherein the heat transfer tubes are arranged such that the heat removal fluid is caused to follow a substantially undulating path through the heat exchanger. | 09-22-2011 |
20110277973 | Cooling Circuit With Parallel Radiators - A cooling circuit comprises an engine and a parallel arrangement. The parallel arrangement comprises a first radiator to cool liquid engine coolant and a second radiator to cool liquid engine coolant. The first and second radiators are flow-parallel to one another. | 11-17-2011 |
20120031593 | Oil cooler - An inner fin is an offset fin having a wavy cross-section that is perpendicular to an oil flowing direction, and has a louver that is partially cut and bent in a direction parallel with the oil flowing direction. The wavy cross-section is defined by alternately placing first-side convex parts and second-side convex parts. A fin height fh is defined by a distance from the first-side convex part to the second-side convex part in the cross-section. An area surrounded by the inner fin, a tube, and the first-side or second-side convex parts located adjacent with each other on the same side in the cross-section is converted into a corresponding circle having a diameter de. When a relationship of X=de/fh | 02-09-2012 |
20120031594 | Heat Exchanger and Fin Suitable for Use in a Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger for a heating appliance, comprising a channel for conveying a heated gas in a longitudinal direction of said channel and a multitude of fins for conveying a liquid, said fins being provided with an inlet and an outlet, which open in a common plane, wherein the fins are provided on a wall of the channel, extending into said channel, wherein the inlets and outlets of the fins open in the plane of the wall and wherein the heat exchanger further comprises connecting elements for connecting at least one outlet to at least one inlet of separate fins. | 02-09-2012 |
20120111546 | RADIATOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR ROOM HEATING - A radiator in particular for room heating, comprising a control or measurement unit accommodated in a container integral with the radiator and positioned so as to sustain the heat from the radiator as little as possible, while exploiting a cool air flow drawn by the same to cool the internal circuitry defining the unit. Said container is conveniently spaced apart from the radiator by means of insulating elements and a part of the same container is formed by a heat dissipator to which one or more electronic power elements included in said circuitry are thermally connected. | 05-10-2012 |
20120118542 | VEHICLE HEAT EXCHANGER - A vehicle heat exchanger includes a plurality of cup plates that are formed such that a first layered space into which a first heat carrier is introduced and a second layered space into which a second heat carrier is introduced are formed alternately between the plurality of cup plates when the plurality of plates are stacked. Peripheral end portions of the plurality of cup plates are fixed together in a liquid-tight manner. A distance in a stacking direction from a first cup plate that forms the first layered space to a second cup plate that forms the second layered space and a distance in the stacking direction from the second cup plate to the first cup plate are set to different distances, and end portions of outer wall portions of the cup plates are bent back so as to be apart from each other when the cup plates are stacked. | 05-17-2012 |
20120118543 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Tubes extend in a first direction and are stacked in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. A side plate is located on an outer side of the tubes in the second direction. A core plate extends in the second direction, and longitudinal end portions of the tubes are joined to the core plate. A through-hole extends through a bent portion of a holding claw of the core plate. A projection is formed in a side plate end portion of the side plate to project in the first direction. The projection is inserted through the through-hole of the holding claw. | 05-17-2012 |
20120247740 | NESTED HEAT EXCHANGERS - A heat exchanging apparatus may include a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, which may be flat plate heat exchangers and may be located entirely within an end tank of a third heat exchanger. The first and second heat exchangers each may include an inlet and an outlet and may be plate style heat exchangers. The entire first heat exchanger is located between the inlet and the outlet of the second heat exchanger. A first heat exchanger inlet mount surface, a first heat exchanger outlet mount surface, a second heat exchanger inlet mount surface and a second heat exchanger outlet mount surface may each terminate in a single plane. The third heat exchanger end tank may define a hole such that the hole is located aft of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger with respect to a direction of coolant flow through the end tank. | 10-04-2012 |
20120255715 | LIQUID-TO-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER - A liquid-to-air heat exchanger includes an air inlet header, an air outlet header and a core. The air inlet header has an air inlet connection and the air outlet header has an air outlet connection. The core is connected to the air inlet header and the air outlet header and is angled relative to the air inlet connection and the air outlet connection. More particularly, the air inlet connection and air outlet connection do not align in a straight flow path and the core is disposed at an acute angle relative to one of the air inlet connection and the air outlet connection and an obtuse angle relative to the other of the air inlet connection and the air outlet connection. | 10-11-2012 |
20130000875 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A heat exchanger for an air conditioner of a motor vehicle is provided. The heat exchanger has at least one pipe for guiding a fluid and air conduction component arranged adjacent to the at least one pipe for conducting an air flow to flow around the at least one pipe. The air conduction component thereby has at least one separating section, which is embodied to separate the air flow into a first partial air flow and a second partial air flow. The at least one separating section is formed by an adhesive applied to the air conduction component, wherein the adhesive contains a volume-increasing component for increasing a volume of the adhesive. | 01-03-2013 |
20130020060 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a first header tank, a second header tank, and a core. The core is positioned between the first header tank and the second header tank. The core includes a plurality of tubes, a set of cooling fins and a plurality of channels. Each tube of the plurality of tubes provides fluid communication between the first header tank and the second header tank. The set of cooling fins are located between the heat exchange tubes of the plurality of tubes to increase a heat exchange area. The plurality of channels is defined by the plurality of tubes and the set of cooling fins. The channels of the plurality of channels are operative for directing a flow of air through the core such that a flow of air enters a front face of the core in a first direction and is generally directed toward a plane. | 01-24-2013 |
20130032317 | Heat Exchanger and Method for Assembling Heat Exchanger - Assembly of a header tank | 02-07-2013 |
20130118721 | SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-ride vehicle includes a radiator body having a first radiator and a second radiator each including a core composed of radiating fins and tubes, alternately laminated. The radiator body is disposed forward of an engine while sandwiching a down tube between the first and second radiators in a vehicle left-right direction with the down tube extending rearwardly and downwardly of a head pipe. The radiator bodies and an exhaust pipe connected to the engine are disposed in an overlapping manner when the vehicle is viewed in a plan view. The lower tank of the first radiator include an inlet for the coolant from a lower communicating radiator hose that allows coolant to flow from the lower tank of the second radiator and an outlet for the coolant to a lower end radiator hose that is connected from the lower tank of the first radiator to the engine. | 05-16-2013 |
20130264036 | MODULE SYSTEM FOR FORMATION OF A RADIATOR DEVICE, AND CHARGE AIR COOLER AND RADIATOR LIQUID COOLER FORMED BY SUCH A MODULE SYSTEM - Module system for formation of a radiator device ( | 10-10-2013 |
20140060784 | HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING AN IN-TANK OIL COOLER WITH IMPROVED HEAT REJECTION - A heat exchanger includes first and second radiator tanks, a radiator core and an oil cooler. The core includes first and second headers associated with the first and second radiator tanks, respectively, and a plurality of radiator tubes extending between therebetween. Each tube provides fluid communication from the first radiator tank to the second radiator tank. The plurality of radiator tubes are generally perpendicular to the headers. Coolant passing through the radiator tubes enters the second radiator tank in a direction perpendicular to the header. The oil cooler includes first and second end tanks and a core having a plurality of convoluted oil cooler plates. The tubes provide fluid communication between the first and second oil cooler tanks. Adjacent plates define coolant paths extending through the core and disposed at an angle relative to the direction the coolant enters the second radiator tank. | 03-06-2014 |
20140102680 | Radiator Filter For Automobile - A radiator filter for automobile includes a radiator, which includes a plurality of heat dissipation fins mounted on a surface of the radiator, wherein the radiator has a radiator water net and a radiator water outlet; and a filter, which is connected to the radiator water inlet of the radiator so that cooling water fed from an engine of the automobile is guided through the filter to remove impurity contained in the cooling water and the impurity-removed cooling water is fed through the radiator water inlet into the radiator for effecting heat exchange and thus achieving the purposes of cooling. | 04-17-2014 |
20140138070 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140166249 | HEAT EXCHANGER TANK WITH FLOW ELEMENTS - A heat exchanger configured to condition a flow of fluid therein. The heat exchanger includes a first tank, a second tank, and a conditioning assembly having a plurality of tubular elements extending between the first tank and the second tank. The first tank includes a hollow interior, an inlet, and a flow element formed in the hollow interior, wherein a plane generally defined by the flow element is substantially orthogonal to a plane generally defined by inlet openings of the tubular elements, and wherein the flow element includes a first end which curves away from the inlet in respect to a general direction of flow of the fluid entering the tank to manipulate the direction of flow of the fluid. | 06-19-2014 |
20140166250 | COOLING MODULE FOR VEHICLE - A cooling module for a vehicle may include a radiator that is disposed at a front side of a vehicle and exchanges heat with ambient air to cool coolant that flows therein, a first condenser in which refrigerant flows through a refrigerant pipe and that is disposed in the radiator and exchanges heat with the coolant flowing in the radiator to condense the coolant, and a second condenser that is connected to the first condenser through a refrigerant pipe, the refrigerant that is condensed by the first condenser flowing therein, and is disposed at a front side of the radiator and exchanges heat with ambient air to further condense the refrigerant. | 06-19-2014 |
20140202669 | DUAL RADIATOR ENGINE COOLING MODULE - SINGLE COOLANT LOOP - An engine cooling system for a motor vehicle having a dual radiator assembly plumbed in parallel within a single coolant loop to provide improved engine cooling. | 07-24-2014 |
20140318750 | COOLING RADIATOR HAVING LIQUID COOLING - The invention relates to a cooling radiator ( | 10-30-2014 |
20150053377 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A heat exchanger includes a heat transfer tube; a plurality of fins each having ark-shaped contact surfaces configured to be brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the heat transfer tube, each of the fins being attached from the outside in a radial direction of the heat transfer tube; an adhesive that bonds the outer peripheral surface of the heat transfer tube and the contact surface of each of the fins; and a position regulation portion which is provided between the fins adjacent to each other in the tube axis direction and regulates a position in the tube axis direction of each of the fins. | 02-26-2015 |
20150090430 | Heat Exchanger Tube, Heat Exchanger Tube Bundle, Heat Exchanger Comprising Such A Bundle And Method For Producing A Plate Of A Heat Exchanger Tube | 04-02-2015 |
20150136366 | HEAT EXCHANGER - First passages of a heat exchanger each include a plurality of channels that each connect an inlet formed in an inflow surface of a core and an outlet formed in an outflow surface of the core together. The channels have different channel resistances. The heat exchanger includes a flow-directing member of a first type disposed to a side of the core where the inflow surface is located to provide a uniform distribution of a dynamic pressure of the first fluid flowing into the core to the inflow surface; and a flow-directing member of a second type reducing a difference between flow rates of the first fluid through the channels arising from a difference in channel resistance between the channels forming each first passage of the core. | 05-21-2015 |
20150361863 | RADIATOR IN VEHICLE - A radiator in a vehicle may include an inlet header tank for introduction of cooling water, an outlet header tank for discharging the cooling water, a heat exchanger unit having a plurality of tubes connected between opposite insides of the inlet header tank and the outlet header tank and heat dissipation fins for enhancing heat exchange between the cooling water flowing through the tubes and external air, an inlet and an outlet respectively formed substantially at centers of one side of the inlet header tank and one side of the outlet header tank in a height direct, and a filler neck connected to an engine and connected to the inlet by a main hose for introducing the cooling water from the engine to the inlet, and connected to one of the inlet header tank and the outlet header tank by a sub-hose which is separate from the main hose. | 12-17-2015 |
20160025415 | HEAT EXCHANGER, REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins spaced apart from each other such that gas flows therebetween, and a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending through the plurality of fins and joined to the plurality of fins by tube expansion. The heat transfer tubes are arranged in five or more columns along a flow direction of the gas and staggered in a row direction intersecting the flow direction of the gas. Each of the plurality of fins is flat and plate-shaped and continuously extends between the heat transfer tubes in the flow direction of the gas. The plurality of heat transfer tubes satisfy relationships of 1.055 D≦Da≦1.068 D and 1.56 Da≦L≦2.58 Da, where D is an unexpanded outside diameter of the heat transfer tubes, Da is an expanded outside diameter thereof, and L is a distance between centers of adjacent two heat transfer tubes. | 01-28-2016 |
20160069620 | SEAL FOR HEAT EXCHANGER OF MACHINE - A seal for a heat exchanger of a machine includes a pad and a sealing lip. The pad includes a perimeter, a core face, and a tank face. The core face is in opposing relationship to the tank face. The pad defines a pad plane and an opening which extends between the core face and the tank face. The scaling lip circumscribes the perimeter of the pad and includes a base end, which is connected to the perimeter of the pad, and a terminal end. The sealing lip extends outwardly along the pad plane from the pad perimeter and projects from the core face. The sealing lip including an outer lip wall which extends from the base end to the terminal end along a tip axis disposed at an oblique lip pitch angle relative to the pad plane. | 03-10-2016 |
20160076825 | STACKING-TYPE HEADER, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In a stacking-type header including a first plate-shaped unit and a second plate-shaped unit, a distribution flow passage in the second plate-shaped unit includes at least one branching flow passage, in which the second plate-shaped unit includes at least one plate-shaped member having a groove formed as a flow passage, the groove having at least one branching portion for branching one branch part into a plurality of branch parts, in which the at least one branching flow passage is formed by closing the groove in a region other than a refrigerant inflow region and a refrigerant outflow region, and in which at least part of the refrigerant branched by flowing into the at least one branching flow passage sequentially passes through the one branch part and the plurality of branch parts, and flows out from the at least one branching flow passage through end portions of the groove. | 03-17-2016 |