Heat exchanger plate and method for producing a heat exchanger plate
AssigneeBenteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
InventorsTobias Duepmeier, Guenter Fortmeier, Elmar Grussmann, Carsten Bickmann
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Abstract
A cooling plate for battery cooling has a plate body formed from two plate elements and a connecting piece for a cooling fluid. The connecting piece has a connection section which is joined in a receiving section of the plate body formed between the plate elements. The connection section has two arcuate wall sections in cross section and two opposing, outwardly directed longitudinal webs. The receiving section has longitudinal grooves extending between the plate elements in the area of the joining plane. The longitudinal webs run in the longitudinal grooves.
Claims14
A heat exchanger plate, comprising:
- a plate body;
- and
- a receiving section, wherein
- the plate body comprises at least two plate elements and a connecting piece for a cooling fluid, the connecting piece comprising a connection section joined at a joining plane area to the receiving section between adjacent plate elements of the at least two plate elements, the connection section comprising two outwardly directed longitudinal webs, the receiving section comprising longitudinal grooves extending in the joining plane area between the adjacent plate elements of the at least two plate elements, and the longitudinal webs extend in the longitudinal grooves.
A method of producing a heat exchanger plate, the method comprising:
- providing a connecting piece comprising a connection section with two outwardly directed longitudinal webs;
- providing plate elements comprising a first plate element and a second plate element, wherein each of the first plate element and the second plate element has a receiving contour for the connection section;
- transferring the first plate element and the second plate element into a mold soldering tool, the mold soldering tool comprising a lower tool and an upper tool, wherein the connection section is between the first plate element and the second plate element, and a solder material is between the connection section and each of the plate elements;
- closing the mold soldering tool and clamping the plate elements between the lower tool and the upper tool, wherein the receiving contour is shaped around the connection section, and a receiving section of the heat exchanger plate with longitudinal grooves extending in a joining plane area between the plate elements is formed;
- heating the plate elements;
- applying pressure to a gap between the plate elements by introducing an active medium into the gap via the connecting piece and forming a duct in at least one of the first plate element or the second plate element;
- melting the solder material between the plate elements and between the connection section and the receiving section and joining to each other respectively by soldering;
- opening the mold soldering tool and removing a cooling plate from the mold soldering tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.