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US 6,467,536 B1Granted
Evaporator and method of making same
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGugliemo (William) Abate, John Joseph Meyer
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Abstract
An evaporator and method of making same includes a first end tank, a second end tank spaced from and opposing the first end tank, and a plurality of extruded fluid carrying tubes extending between and in fluid communication with the first end tank and the second end tank. The first end tank and the second end tank are formed as stampings.
Claims8
An evaporator comprising:
- a pair of joined first end tanks;
- a pair of joined second end tanks spaced from and opposing said first end tanks;
- a plurality of extruded fluid carrying tubes extending between and in fluid communication with said first end tanks and said second end tanks;
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- each of said first end tanks and said second end tanks comprising a stamping, each of said first end tanks having a pair of raised first bosses spaced laterally and extending outwardly therefrom and each of said first bosses including a first flange extending axially to form a first opening to receive an end of one of said tubes, wherein a pair of said tubes are spaced laterally and joined to said first end tanks.
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An evaporator comprising:
- a plurality of generally parallel first end tanks, pairs of said first end tanks being joined together in a face-to-face relationship, the pairs of said first end tanks being joined together and aligned in a stack;
- a plurality of generally parallel second end tanks, pairs of said second end tanks being joined together in a face-to-face relationship, the pairs of said second end tanks being joined together and aligned in a stack;
- a plurality of extruded fluid carrying tubes, a pair of said tubes being spaced laterally and extending between and in fluid communication with a joined pair of said first end tanks and said second end tanks;
- a plurality of fins attached to an exterior of said tubes;
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- each of the joined pair of said first end tanks and said second end tanks comprising stampings, each of the joined pair of said first end tanks having a pair of raised bosses spaced laterally and extending outwardly therefrom and each of said bosses including a flange extending axially to form an opening to receive an end of one of the pair of said tubes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.