Tube for heat exchanger
In a tube ( 4 ) for a heat exchanger comprising a flat pipe ( 16 ) whose both ends are opened and in which a flow path ( 15 ) for a heat exchanging medium is formed, and an inner fin ( 17 ) arranged in the flow path ( 15 ), wherein said flat pipe ( 16 ) is constituted of a sheet of material for a flat pipe, the inner fin is constituted of two opposing flat plate portions ( 17 b , 17 c ) connected along one of side edges of said flat pipe ( 16 ) and formed in a flat plate shape so as to be in contact with an inner surface of the said flat pipe ( 16 ), and projection portions ( 17 d ) which are projected from at least one of the flat plate portions ( 17 b , 17 c ) and whose tops are in contact with the other opposing flat plate portion ( 17 b , 17 c ). It is preferred that the projection portions ( 17 d ) are projected from both of the flat plate portions ( 17 b , 17 c ) toward the opposing flat plate portion, and the opposing tops are made come in contact with each other. The tube for a heat exchanger which can prevent significant deformation of the inner fin from occurring when the inner fin included in the flat pipe is cut in a width direction thereof together with the flat pipe can be provided.
1. A tube for a heat exchanger constituted of a flat pipe whose both ends are opened and in which a flow path for a heat exchanging medium and an inner fin arranged in said flow path of the flat pipe and formed separately from said flat pipe thinner than a thickness of said flat pipe, wherein said flat pipe is constituted by a sheet of material for a flat pipe, characterized in that:
said inner fin is constituted of two opposing flat plate portions connected along one of side edges of said flat pipe and formed in a flat plate shape so as to be in contact with an inner surface of said flat pipe, and
projection portions which are projected from at least one of the flat plate portions and whose tops are in contact with the other opposing flat plate portion, and
said tube is formed by cutting said flat pipe together with said inner fin.
2. A tube for a heat exchanger according to claim 1 , characterized in that each top of said projection portions is formed flatly.
3. A tube for a heat exchanger according to claim 1 , characterized in that each of said projection portions has a shape in a cross section such as to focus against the top thereof.
4. A tube for a heat exchanger according to claim 1 , 2 or 3 , characterized in that said flat pipe and said inner fin are brazed by a brazing material cladded on said inner fin.