Heat exchanger and air conditioner having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang mu Lee, Hyun young Kim, Akihiro Fujiwara
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Abstract
A heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure and an air conditioner having the same include a heat transfer tube through which a refrigerant passes, a fin having a mounting hole in which the heat transfer tube is installed, and a fin collar extending from the mounting hole and being in contact with the heat transfer tube by the expansion of the heat transfer tube, wherein the fin collar includes a base portion provided adjacent to the fin and extending to be bent at a first curvature radius, and a distal end located on the opposite side of the base portion and extending to be bent at a second curvature radius smaller than the first curvature radius.
Claims20
An air conditioner comprising:
- a heat exchanger to perform heat exchange between air and a refrigerant,
- wherein the heat exchanger includes:
- a heat transfer tube through which the refrigerant passes, and
- a fin including a fin collar with a mounting hole in which the heat transfer tube is installed, wherein the fin collar includes:
- an intermediate portion in contact with the heat transfer tube by an expansion of the heat transfer tube,
- a base portion provided adjacent to the intermediate portion and bent at a first curvature radius, and
- a distal end located on an opposite side of the intermediate portion from the base portion and bent at a second curvature radius smaller than the first curvature radius.
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a heat transfer tube through which a refrigerant passes, and
- a fin including a fin collar with a mounting hole in which the heat transfer tube is installed, wherein the fin collar includes:
- an intermediate portion in contact with the heat transfer tube by an expansion of the heat transfer tube,
- a base portion provided adjacent to the intermediate portion the fin and bent at a first curvature radius, and
- a distal end located on an opposite side of the intermediate portion from the base portion and bent at a second curvature radius smaller than the first curvature radius.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.