Clasp having a flange to couple a heat exchanger to a device in a cooling system
AssigneesNewfield Technology Corporation, Visteon Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsMinoru Nitta, Ramchandra L. Patel
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Abstract
An automobile climate control system has a coolant dispersing device to allow coolant to flow. A heat exchanger cools the coolant. A manifold block allows the coolant to transfer between the coolant dispersing device and the heat exchanger. The manifold block is in communication with the heat exchanger and the coolant dispersing device. At least one separately formed clasp is fixedly mounted to the manifold block. The at least one clasp has separate legs to fixedly mount the at least one clasp to the heat exchanger. The at least one clasp has a first flange member. A first end of the first flange member is fixedly mounted to an aperture in the manifold block.
Claims13
A method of creating an automobile climate control system, comprising:
- using at least one fitting clasp manufactured from a coupling material;
- placing the at least one fitting clasp on a top of a closed chamber forming a manifold connected to a heat exchanger, and a manifold block on a top of the at least one fitting clasp, wherein a first end of a first flange member on the at least one fitting clasp is placed in an aperture in the manifold block;
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- heating the at least one fitting clasp, the manifold, the heat exchanger, and the manifold block to a predetermined temperature.
A method of creating an automobile climate control system, comprising:
- using at least one fitting clasp manufactured from a coupling material;
- placing the at least one fitting clasp on a too of connected to a heat exchanger, and a manifold block on a top of the at least one fitting clamp, wherein a first end of a first flange member on the at least one fitting clasp is placed in an aperture in the manifold block, and wherein a second end of the first flange member is placed into a first aperture of the heat exchanger;
- heating the at least one fitting clasp, the heat exchanger, and the manifold block to a predetermined temperature;
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- allowing the at least one fitting clasp, the heat exchanger, and the manifold block to cool.
A method of creating an automobile climate control system, comprising:
- using at least one fitting clasp manufactured from a coupling material;
- placing the at least one fitting clasp on a top of connected to a heat exchanger, and a manifold block on a too of the at least one fitting clasp, wherein a first end of a first flange member on the at least one fitting clasp is placed in an aperture in the manifold block;
- placing at least one bracket manufactured from the coupling material on the heat exchanger, wherein the at least one bracket includes a second flange member to extend into a second aperture of the heat exchanger;
- heating the at least one fitting clasp, the at east one bracket, the heat exchanger, and the manifold block to a predetermined temperature;
- and
- allowing the at least one fitting clasp, the at least one bracket, the heat exchanger, and the manifold block to cool.
A method of creating an automobile climate control system, comprising:
- using at least one fitting clasp manufactured from a coupling material;
- placing the at least one fitting clasp on a top of connected to a heat exchanger, and a manifold block on a too of the at least one fitting clasp, wherein a first end of a first flange member on the at least one fitting clasp is placed in an aperture in the manifold block;
- placing at least one bracket manufactured from the coupling material on a receiver tank, wherein the at least one bracket includes a second flange member to extend into an aperture of the receiver tank;
- heating the at least one fitting clasp, the at least one bracket, the heat exchanger, and the manifold block to a predetermined temperature;
- and
- allowing the at least one fitting clasp, the at least one bracket, the heat exchanger, and the manifold block to cool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.