Heat exchanger and method
AssigneeModine Manufacturing Company
InventorsJerome A. Matter, Gregory T. Kohler, Edward A. Robinson, Mark W. Johnson
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Abstract
A heat exchanger including a tube having inlet ends and outlet ends and defining a flow path therebetween. The tube can have a first section and a second section arranged at an angle with respect to the first section. Each of the first section and the second section can include a first subsection and a second subsection arranged at an angle with respect to the first subsection.
Claims34
A heat exchanger comprising a tube having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining a flow path therebetween, the tube having a first bend and a second bend defining a first section, a second section oriented at an angle with respect to the first section, and a third section oriented at an angle with respect to the second section.
A heat exchanger comprising a tube having an inlet end and outlet end and defining a flow path therebetween, the tube having a fold defining a first section and a second section, the second section of the tube being at least partially nested in the first section of the tube.
A heat exchanger comprising a tube having inlet ends and outlet ends and defining a flow path therebetween, the tube having a first section and a second section arranged at an angle with respect to the first section, each of the first section and the second section including a first subsection and a second subsection arranged at an angle with respect to the first subsection.
A method of forming a heat exchanger, comprising the acts of:
- providing a tube having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining a flow path therebetween;
- folding the tube such that the tube has a first section and a second section at least partially defined by the fold;
- and
- nesting the second section in the first section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.