Heat exchanger with biased and expandable core support structure
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsDavid W. Beddome, Steven M. Ayres, Edward Yuhung Yeh
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Abstract
A heat exchanger, including a core having a variable size or length and a support structure connected to the core, the support structure accommodating variations in the size of the core. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
Claims56
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a. a core having a variable size;
- and
- b. a support structure connected to the core, the support structure having a deformable member for accommodating variations in the size of the core.
The heat exchanger of claim 8, wherein the biasing member comprises the bellows.
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a. a core having a variable length;
- and
- b. a support structure, wherein the core is received by the support structure, wherein the support structure comprises a fixed member and an attached biased deformable member for accommodating variations in the length of the core while applying a biasing force to the core.
The heat exchanger of claim 113, wherein the biased deformable member is a tie rod, wherein the tie rod comprises a shaped spring section, so that the tie rod is deformable to accommodate variations in the length of the core while applying a biasing force to the first portion and second portion of the fixed member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.