Heat exchanger
The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for carbon dioxide, in which a tank having a number of domes is coupled with a header and a connection member having a connection flow channel is interposed between the header and the tank, thereby easily changing a refrigerant flow channel, reducing the volume of a header tank, and improving productivity, pressure resistance and durability.
1. A heat exchanger comprising:
upper and lower headers having a number of tube insertion slots coupled with both end portions of a number of tubes arranged at intervals;
upper and lower tanks respectively seated on the upper and lower headers and having domes protruding in an insertion direction of the tubes, the domes have sections for surrounding an end portion of each tube in correspondence of the end portion of each tube; and
upper and lower connection members respectively interposed between the headers and the tanks, and having a number of insertion slots for inserting end portions of the tubes thereinto and connection flow channels for communicating the tubes with one another by connecting the insertion slots with one another.
2. A heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the tubes are arranged in multiple arrays in an air flow direction.
3. A heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower headers include fixing means for fixing the upper and lower tanks.
4. A heat exchanger according to claim 3 , wherein the fixing means have a number of protruding taps formed in a length direction of the headers for fixing both end portions of the tanks.
5. A heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the connection member has baffles for closing a specific portion of the connection flow channel for allowing refrigerant to flow through the tubes in a zigzag form.
6. A heat exchanger according to claim 2 , further comprising communication means for communicating the connection flow channels with each other so as to communicate the tubes of the multiple arrays.
7. A heat exchanger according to claim 6 , wherein the communication means includes a communication passageway formed on the upper connection member or the lower connection member for intercommunicating the connection flow channels and of the multiple arrays, and a partition wall formed between the insertion slots for closing the connection flow channels.
8. A heat exchanger according to claim 6 , wherein the communication means includes a communication passageway formed on the upper tank or the lower tank for communicating the plural domes with one another.
9. A heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the connection members are laminated on one another.
10. A heat exchanger according to claim 9 , the connection flow channels of the connection members are different in size from each other.
11. A heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein end caps are respectively coupled to end portions of the upper and lower headers and the upper and lower tanks, and respectively have inlet pipes and outlet pipes selectively formed thereon.
12. A heat exchanger according to claim 11 , wherein the connection members respectively have inlet and outlet flow channels formed at end portions thereof for respectively communicating the connection flow channels with the inlet pipes and outlet pipes.
13. A heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the inlet pipes and the outlet pipes are selectively formed at both end portions of the upper and lower headers and the upper and lower tanks in such a way as to be directed forward.
14. A heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein the upper and lower headers include fixing means for fixing the upper and lower tanks.
15. A heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein a number of the connection members are laminated on one another.
16. A heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein end caps are respectively coupled to end portions of the upper and lower headers and the upper and lower tanks, and respectively have inlet pipes and outlet pipes selectively formed thereon.
17. A heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein the inlet pipes and the outlet pipes are selectively formed at both end portions of the upper and lower headers and the upper and lower tanks in such a way as to be directed forward.
18. A heat exchanger according to claim 15 , the connection flow channels of the connection members are different in size from each other.
19. A heat exchanger according to claim 14 , wherein the fixing means have a number of protruding taps formed in a length direction of the headers for fixing both end portions of the tanks.
20. A heat exchanger according to claim 16 , wherein the connection members respectively have inlet and outlet flow channels formed at end portions thereof for respectively communicating the connection flow channels with the inlet pipes and outlet pipes.