Heat exchange assembly and seal therefor
AssigneeEdwards Industries, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey A. Harrell, Steven C. Barnett
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Abstract
A heat exchanger assembly suitable for use in a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system of a vehicle comprising a housing, a heat exchanger core disposed in the housing and spaced from the housing to provide a peripheral spacing between the core and the housing and a seal disposed in the peripheral spacing including a first section engaging a portion of the core and having a first hardness and a second section integrally molded with the first section engaging a portion of the housing and having a second hardness less than the first hardness.
Claims34
A heat exchange assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a heat exchanger core disposed in said housing and spaced from said housing to provide a peripheral spacing between said core and said housing;
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- a seal disposed in said peripheral spacing including a first section engaging a portion of said core and having a first hardness and a second section integrally molded with said first section engaging a portion of said housing and having a second hardness less than said first hardness.
A seal for a peripheral space disposed between a housing and a core disposed in said housing comprising a member disposable in said peripheral space including a first section engageable with a portion of said core and having a first hardness and a second section integrally molded with said first section engageable with a portion of said housing and having a second hardness less than said first hardness, when said seal is disposed in said peripheral space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.