Heat exchanger with tubes and fins and tube-plates

A heat exchanger, comprising:

• substantially parallel fins each with an array of openings, said fins being disposed in a stack having first and second opposing surfaces,
• a fin-like false collector element disposed parallel to, and in overlying relationship with, each of said first and second surfaces of said stack, each false collector element including openings disposed in said array,
• a tube end plate disposed parallel to, and in overlying relationship with, each of said collector elements, each tube end plate including openings disposed in said array, each tube end plate further including deformable gasket means disposed in said openings, and
• tubes disposed normal to, and having end portions extending through, said stack of fins, said false collector elements and said tube end plates,
• each of said tubes being engaged with said gasket means in said respective openings in said tube end plates, whereby said tubes, said tube end plates, said false collector elements and said fins are firmly secured together as a single core element,
• said tube end plates and said false collector elements each further including cooperating interlocking means, disposed within said single core element, for securing each false collector element with the adjacent tube end plate.