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US 6,269,868 B1Granted
Heat exchanger with variable compression side support
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChad Richard Welding, Rodger Alan Lisk, William Wellington Dinnan, III
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Abstract
A heat exchanger having a side support with a variable compression tab member is disclosed. The tab member engages a brazing fixture used in manufacturing the core and prevents damage to the fins of the core form the brazing fixture.
Claims10
A heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of generally elongate, fluid carrying tubes defining air paths between adjacent pairs thereof;
- a plurality of fin members provided in the air paths;
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- a pair of channel-shaped side supports disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubes and immediately adjacent said fin members so as to be in contact therewith;
- each of said side supports having a generally planar web portion and a pair of flanges extending generally perpendicularly to the plane of said web portion, at least one of said side supports including an elastically deformable tab member depending away from the plane of said web portion at an angle less than ninety degrees.
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A heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of generally elongate, fluid carrying tubes defining air paths between adjacent pairs thereof;
- a plurality of fin members provided in the air paths;
- and
- a pair of channel-shaped side supports disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said tubes and immediately adjacent said fin members so as to be in contact therewith,
- each of said side supports having a generally planar web portion and a pair of flanges extending generally perpendicularly to the plane of said web portion, each of said side supports including an elastically deformable tab member depending away from the plane of said web portion at an angle less than ninety degrees, said tab member being secured to said web portion by a living hinge at one end and having a free end extending below the plane of said web portion at a second end by a distance equal to at least twice the gage of the tab member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.