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US 10,704,842 B2Granted
Side plate end tab for heat exchanger
AssigneesDENSO International America, Inc., Denso Corporation
InventorYilin Tian
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Abstract
An end tab for a heat exchanger frame includes a plate, an end, an expansion portion, and a bent portion. The plate has a first width, and the end has a second width larger than the first width. The expansion portion increases the width from the first width to the second width. The bent portion connects the plate and the end and includes at least one window.
Claims20
An end tab for a heat exchanger frame comprising:
- a plate having a first width;
- an end having a second width larger than the first width;
- an expansion portion increasing the width from the first width to the second width;
- and
- a bent portion connecting the expansion portion and the end and including at least one window, the bent portion having the second width.
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A heat exchanger comprising:
- a core having at least one conduit and a plurality of fins;
- and
- a frame supporting the core,
- wherein the frame includes:
- a first tank having a first header plate,
- a second tank having a second header plate, and
- a side plate connecting the first tank and the second tank,
- wherein the side plate includes an end tab connecting the side plate to one of the first header plate and the second header plate, the end tab including:
- a plate having a first width;
- an end having a second width larger than the first width;
- an expansion portion increasing the width from the first width to the second width;
- and
- a bent portion connecting the expansion portion and the end and including at least one window, the bent portion having the second width.
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A cooling system comprising:
- a heat exchanger configured to decrease a temperature of a fluid in the cooling system,
- the heat exchanger further comprising:
- a core having at least one conduit and a plurality of fins;
- and
- a frame supporting the core,
- wherein the frame includes:
- a first tank having a first header plate,
- a second tank having a second header plate, and
- a side plate connecting the first tank and the second tank,
- wherein the side plate includes an end tab connecting the side plate to one of the first header plate and the second header plate, the end tab including:
- a plate having a first width;
- an end having a second width larger than the first width;
- an expansion portion increasing the width from the first width to the second width;
- and
- a bent portion connecting the extension portion and the end and including at least one window, the bent portion having the second width;
- and
- a plurality of projections extending from the end and separated by a gap, the plurality of projections being configured to locate the end tab on the one of the inlet header plate and the outlet header plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.