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Granted Patent B2
US 12,510,310 · App. 18/589,397 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Heat exchanger plate

Inventors: Tobias Duepmeier (Paderborn, DE); Elmar Grussmann (Altenbeken, DE); Guenter Fortmeier (Delbrueck, DE)
Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
F28F3/12B23K1/0012B23K1/20F28F3/10F28F9/0248B23K2101/14F28F2275/045F28F2275/06
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Patent No.
US 12,510,310
App. No.
18/589,397
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heat exchanger plate which has a plate body formed from at least two plate elements and at least one connecting piece for a cooling fluid. The plate body and connecting piece are joined together using soldering. The connecting piece has a joining portion which is joined in a receiving portion of the plate body formed between the plate elements. A solder resist limits the flow of solder when producing the solder connection. The solder resist is able to be formed by a sealing metal, which is arranged on the joining portion of the connecting piece in front of and/behind a solder material applied to the joining portion. The solder resist is able to be formed by an annular bead resting on the end face of the receiving portion.

Claims (27)

1 . A heat exchanger plate, comprising:

a plate body comprising at least two plate elements; and

at least one connecting piece for a cooling fluid, wherein

the at least one connecting piece is joined to the at least two plate elements by a solder connection,

the at least one connecting piece comprises a joining portion which is joined in a receiving portion of the plate body between the at least two plate elements,

the joining portion comprises thereon a solder resist, and

the solder resist comprises a sealing metal with a higher melting temperature than a solder material of the solder connection.

2 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein the solder resist is, in a longitudinal direction of the joining portion, adjacent to the solder connection on the joining portion.

3 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein the solder resist comprises an annular bead on an end face of the receiving portion.

4 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 3 , wherein the annular bead is integrally formed with the at least one connecting piece.

5 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein the joining portion comprises a circular cross-section.

6 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein the joining portion comprises an elliptical cross-section.

7 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein the joining portion comprises a rectangular cross-section with rounded corners.

8 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein the joining portion and the receiving portion each comprise two longitudinal portions with different cross-sections.

9 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one connecting piece comprises a coupling portion on an opening side and configured to connect a cooling fluid line.

10 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one connecting piece further comprises an abutment body which is an annular bead in the coupling portion.

11 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein, in a longitudinal direction of the joining portion, the solder connection is between the solder resist and the plate body.

12 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein, in a longitudinal direction of the joining portion, the solder resist is between the solder connection and the plate body.

13 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein

the joining portion comprises thereon a further solder resist, and

in a longitudinal direction of the joining portion, the solder connection is between the solder resist and the further solder resist.

14 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one connecting piece further comprises an annular bead on an end face of the receiving portion, and

in a longitudinal direction of the joining portion, the solder connection is between the solder resist and the annular bead.

15 . The heat exchanger plate according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one connecting piece further comprises an annular bead on an end face of the receiving portion, and

in a longitudinal direction of the joining portion, the solder resist is between the solder connection and the annular bead.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2024
From: DUEPMEIER, TOBIAS; GRUSSMANN, ELMAR; FORTMEIER, GUENTER
To: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 067227/0193 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 23158876 · Feb 27, 2023 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240288233A1 · Aug 29, 2024
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