Heat exchanger, tank for heat exchanger, and method of making the same
AssigneeModine Manufacturing Company
InventorsIssa Dandan, Thomas Michael Best, Zachary Ouradnik
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Abstract
A tank for a heat exchanger includes an extruded tank section having a generally constant extrusion profile extending in a longitudinal direction from a first tank end to a second tank end. A first planar end cap is joined to the extruded tank section near the first tank end, and a second planar end cap is joined to the extruded tank section near the second tank end. Together, the extruded tank section and first and second end caps can at least partially define an internal tank volume. The first and second planar end caps are both arranged at non-perpendicular angles to the longitudinal direction.
Claims20
A method of making a tank for a heat exchanger, the method comprising:
- extruding a tank section having a generally constant extrusion profile extending in a longitudinal direction;
- cutting the extruded tank section to predetermined lengths along the longitudinal direction;
- forming planar end caps from a sheet of material, each of the planar end caps having first and second opposing faces spaced apart by a thickness of the material;
- inserting a first planar end cap within one of the predetermined lengths of the extruded tank section so that the longitudinal direction is at a non-zero angle to the first and second opposing faces of the first planar end cap;
- inserting a second planar end cap within said one of the predetermined lengths of the extruded tank section so that the longitudinal direction is at a non-zero angle to the first and second opposing faces of the second planar end cap;
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- joining the first and second planar end caps to the extruded tank section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.