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US 7,426,957 · App. 10/518,708 · Granted Sep 23, 2008

Stacked plate-type heat exchanger

Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 7,426,957
App. No.
10/518,708
Granted
Sep 23, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a stacked panel-shaped heat transmitter comprising a plurality of interstacked trough-shaped panels ( 23,24 ) of a first and second type forming therebetween flow channels ( 25,26 ) for a first medium at a first height h and for a second medium at a second height H. The panels ( 23,24 ) have erect peripheral edges which are soldered to each other, the height thereof being different for the first and second type of panel. According to the invention, the first type of panel ( 23 ) has an edge ( 23 a ) corresponding to height h 1 and a flank angle A. The second type of panel ( 24 ) has a higher edge which consists of at least three sections ( 24 a , 24 b , 24 c ), the height thereof being H 1 , H 2 and H 3 . The first edge section ( 24 a ) corresponding to a height H 1 and the third edge section ( 24 c ) corresponding to a height H 3 respectively have a flank angle α. The second edge section ( 24 b ) corresponding to height H 2 extends vertically in relation to the base of the panel ( 24 e ).

Claims (6)

1. A stack plate-type heat exchanger, comprising a large number of plates which are in the form of troughs and are stacked one inside the other, of a first and of a second type, which, between them, form flow channels with a first height h for a first medium and with a second height H for a second medium, with the plates having rims which are raised on the circumference, are soldered to one another and have different heights for the first and for the second plate type, wherein the first plate type has a rim of height h 1 with a flank angle α, and the second plate type has a higher rim which is composed of at least three sections of height H 1 , H 2 and H 3 , with the first rim section whose height is H 1 and the third rim section whose height is H 3 each having a flank angle α, while the second rim section whose height is H 2 runs at right angles to the plate base.

2. The plate-type heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plates of the first and of the second type are stacked alternately, so that adjacent flow channels have different channel heights h, H.

3. The plate-type heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the channel height H to the channel height h is in the range from 1.5 to 10.

4. The plate-type heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a second section with an insertion flank, a flank angle β and a height h 2 is adjacent to the first rim section of the first plate type, where β>α.

5. The plate-type heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a fourth section with an insertion flank, a flank angle β and a height H 4 is adjacent to the third rim section of the second plate type.

6. The plate-type heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein means for production of vortices are arranged between the plates and in the area of the flow channels.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2004
From: HENDRIX, DANIEL; MOLDOVAN, FLORIAN
To: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 016803/0610 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102 28 263 · Jun 25, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050241814A1 · Nov 3, 2005