Holder for a heat exchanger
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a holder for fixing additional parts to a fin-tube block ( 19 ) of a heat exchanger and/or for supporting the heat exchanger, said fin-tube block ( 19 ) comprising parallel front surfaces ( 19 a, 19 b ) and lateral surfaces or lateral parts ( 21 ). According to the invention, the holder is embodied as a clip connection consisting of two lockable plastic clip elements ( 1, 10 ) which receive the fin-tube block ( 19 ) thereinbetween.
1. A holder for attaching additional parts to a pipe/rib block of a heat exchanger and/or for supporting the heat exchanger, wherein the pipe/rib block comprises two end faces which are arranged parallel to one another, and lateral surfaces, wherein the holder comprises:
a clip connection of two plastic lockable clamping elements which can be latched to one another, and which are configured to hold the pipe/rib block between the two clamping elements;
wherein each clamping element comprises a pressing face which is configured to press against one of the end faces of the pipe/rib block,
wherein one of the two clamping elements comprises latching arms which are configured to extend over one of the lateral surfaces, and the other of the two clamping elements comprises holding pockets which receive the latching arms,
wherein each pressing face comprises a horizontal series of protruding, pointed holding elements which are configured to press into the end faces, and
wherein each pressing face further comprises two protruding limbs spaced apart from each other with a vertical series of protruding, pointed holding elements.
2. The holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the latching arms comprise tongues with latching projections.
3. The holder as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the holding pockets comprise ramps for introducing the tongues and latching faces for locking the latching projections.
4. The holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the horizontal series of protruding, pointed holding elements on each pressing face is located at a central region between their respective two protruding limbs.
5. The holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vertical series of protruding, pointed holding elements are each configured to be arranged at a distance from the pipes of the pipe/rib block.
6. The holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the horizontal series of protruding, pointed holding elements are configured to be arranged in series, parallel to the pipes.
7. The holder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one clamping element comprises an attachment and/or support.
8. The holder as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the attachment and/or support comprise holding pins.