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US 5,346,003 AGranted
Face plumbed condenser for automotive air conditioner
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsGary A. Halstead, Gregory R. Smith
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AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsGary A. Halstead, Gregory R. Smith
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A headered tube and type condenser for automotive applications has a pair of tanks with side walls that face the ends of the tubes, and flat face walls perpendicular thereto. After installation, the tank face walls face the vehicle radiator. The ends of the tubes extend partially into the tanks, and have a predetermined spacing from the side walls of the tank, A fitting, either inlet our outlet or both, is secured to the face wall of either or both tanks. The portion of the fitting that extends into the tank has a smaller width than the predetermined spacing, and so can be placed anywhere along the entire length of the face wall without hitting the ends of the tubes.
A heat exchanger for an automotive air conditioning system, comprising,
In a heat exchanger for an automotive air conditioning system of the type having a pair of parallel tanks and a plurality of tubes extending into and between said tanks with a predetermined distance between said tube ends and a side wall portion of said tanks, and in which at least one of said tanks has a side wall substantially flat face wall that is generally parallel to said tubes, the improvement comprising,
In a heat exchanger for an automotive air conditioning system of the type having a pair of parallel tanks and a plurality of tubes extending into and between said tanks with a predetermined distance between said tube ends and a side wall portion of said tanks, and in which at least one of said tanks has a side wall substantially flat face wall that is generally parallel to said tubes, the improvement comprising,
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