Heat Exchanger Collector Box, In Particular For A Motor Vehicle, And Corresponding Heat Exchanger
AssigneeValeo Systemes Thermiques
InventorsLaurent Moreau, Sory Sidibe
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Abstract
A collector box (5) is a component of a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, with the heat exchanger including a heat exchange core with a plurality of heat exchange tubes (3). The collector box (5) includes a fluid collector (9) with a flat bottom (13) to receive the ends of the tubes (3). The fluid collector (9) has two lateral walls (15) extending from the flat bottom (13) and respectively forming a curve between the lateral walls (15) and the flat bottom (13) of a radius (R) of between 1.5 and 4 mm. The fluid collector (9) has a ratio between the burst strength and the height (h) of the collector box (5) that is greater than 10.
Claims15
A collector box (5) for a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, the heat exchanger comprising a heat exchange core with a plurality of heat exchange tubes (3), wherein said collector box (5) comprises a fluid collector (9) with a flat bottom (13) to receive the ends of the tubes (3), and wherein:
- said collector (9) has two lateral walls (15) extending from said flat bottom (13) and respectively forming a curve between said lateral walls (15) and said flat bottom (13) of a radius (R) of between 1.5 and 4 mm, and
- said fluid collector (9) has a ratio between the burst strength and the height (h) of said collector box (5) that is greater than 10.
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