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US 5,311,935 AGranted
Corrugated fin type heat exchanger
AssigneeNippondenso Co., Ltd.
InventorsMichiyasu Yamamoto, Mikio Fukuoka
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Abstract
A corrugated fin type heater core includes an inlet tank, an outlet tank, tubes and a corrugated fin. The corrugated fin has a cross section elongated in a direction parallel to the direction in which air flows to a region where heat exchange takes place. The corrugated fin is brazed to the tubes and has a multiplicity of louvers angled in the direction in which the air is introduced. The corrugated fin has a height Hf within the range of between 2.5 mm and 6.0 mm.
Claims9
A corrugated fin type heater core for an automotive air conditioner, comprising:
- an inlet tank for receiving a fluid to be cooled;
- a plurality of flat tubes through which the fluid flows;
- a corrugated fin thermally connected to said flat tubes and cooperating with said flat tubes to radiate a heat of the fluid;
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- an outlet tank for collecting the fluid from said flat tubes and discharging the fluid therefrom,
- said flat tube having a cross section elongated in a direction parallel to the direction in which air flows thereto,
- said corrugated fin including a group of louvers angled in the direction in which the air is introduced, and
- said corrugated fin having a height Hf within the range of between 2.5 mm and less than 5.0 mm.
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