Integral-type heat exchanger
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to an integral-type heat exchanger with integrally formed heat exchange portions, in which the heat transfer between heat exchange portions is effectively intercepted, a core portion without a tank is respectively formed to improve the productivity, and the tank is used in common.
1. An integral-type heat exchanger including:
a first core portion including a plurality of first tubes through which first fluid flows, first radiation fins interposed between the first tubes, and first headers, each of which is engaged with both ends of the first tubes;
a second core portion including a plurality of second tubes through which second fluid flows, second radiation fins interposed between the second tubes, and second headers, each of which is engaged with both ends of the second tubes;
tanks, each of which is engaged concurrently with the first header of the first core portion and the second header of the second core portion disposed at the upper and lower sides, respectively, for defining a space through which first fluid and second fluid flow; and at least one baffle disposed at the inside of the tank for separating the first fluid and the second fluid, characterized in that the first core portion and the second header of the second core portion are independently manufactured as separate parts with supports respectively engaged at upper and lower sides of both the first and second core portions, and the manufactured first and second core portions are integrally coupled to the tanks, each tank formed as a single member extending from the upper part of the first core portion to the lower part of the second core portion.
2. The integral-type heat exchanger according to claim 1 , further comprising a heat interception slot formed at a boundary portion of the first fluid and second fluid of the tank for reducing the amount of heat transfer.
3. The integral-type heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the first tube and the second tube are formed to have sizes different from each other.
4. The integral-type heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the first fluid of the upper first core portion is cooling water flowing through an engine of a vehicle, and the second fluid of the lower core portion is cooling water for cooling an inverter circuit of a driving motor.
5. The integral-type heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the baffle is disposed to divide the inside of the header tank into first and second spaces A, B in the longitudinal direction.