IP Library Granted Patent US 7,059,398
Granted Patent B2
US 7,059,398 · App. 10/508,251 · Granted Jun 13, 2006

Soldered heat exchanger

Assignee: Behr France Hambach
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Patent No.
US 7,059,398
App. No.
10/508,251
Granted
Jun 13, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a soldered heat exchanger, especially a capacitor for a motor vehicle ventilation system, comprising a heat exchanger network made of tubes and ribs and at least one collector pipe made of a base ( 2 ) and a cover ( 3 ) and separating walls ( 8 ), whereby the base ( 2 ) and the cover ( 3 ) have edges ( 4, 5, 6, 7 ) which overlap on the longitudinal sides thereof. The base ( 2 ) receives the ends of the tubes and the separating walls ( 8 ) are fixed in relation to the cover ( 3 ) by means of a first and second shoulder ( 8 b , 8 c and a lug ( 8 a ). According to the invention, groove-shaped recesses ( 3 b , 3 c ) are arranged in the edges ( 6, 7 ) of the cover ( 3 ) in the region of the separating walls ( 8 ), wherein the shoulders ( 8 b , 8 c ) of the separating walls ( 8 ) engage. A secure positioning of the separating walls in the collector pipe is obtained in addition to a leakage-free soldering of the capacitor.

Claims (8)

1. A soldered heat exchanger, in particular a refrigerant condenser, comprising a heat exchanger network consisting of tubes and ribs and comprising at least one header which consists of a bottom and a cover and of partitions, the bottom and cover having edges overlapping one another along the sides, the bottom receiving the edges of the tubes, and the partitions having a first and a second step which rests on the edges of the cover,

wherein the two edges of the cover have, in the region of the partitions, groove-like recesses, into which the steps of the partitions engage;

wherein after the bottom and cover have been joined together, the partitions in each case form a first bearing face with the cover and a second bearing face with the bottom, while a gap is left between the steps of the partitions and the base surface of the recess.

2. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the recesses have two parallel side faces and a base surface arranged perpendicularly to these, and in that the distance between the side faces corresponds to the width of the partition.

3. A soldered heat exchanger, in particular a refrigerant condenser, comprising a heat exchanger network consisting of tubes and ribs and comprising at least one header which consists of a bottom and a cover and of partitions, the bottom and cover having edges overlapping one another along the sides, the bottom receiving the ends of the tubes, and the partitions having in each case a tab, which passes through a slot in the cover, and a first and a second step which rests on the edges of the cover,

wherein the two edges of the cover have, in the region of the partitions, groove-like recesses, into which the steps of the partitions engage;

wherein after the bottom and cover have been joined together, the partitions in each case form a first bearing face with the cover and a second bearing face with the bottom, while a gap is left between the steps of the partitions and the base surface of the recess.

4. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the recesses have two parallel side faces and a base surface arranged perpendicularly to these, and in that the distance between the side faces corresponds to the width of the partition.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2011
From: BEHR FRANCE HAMBACH S.A.R.L.
To: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 027174/0244 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 13, 2006
From: BEHR LORRAINE S.A.R.L.
To: BEHR FRANCE HAMBACH
Reel/Frame 017251/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2005
From: JUNG, PATRICK; KACZMAREK, FABRICE; VIGO, GILLES; LOUIS, SYLVAIN
To: BEHR LORRAINE S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 016577/0030 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102 12 306 · Mar 20, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050126771A1 · Jun 16, 2005