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Collector and associated heat exchanger

US10386128B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Herbert Hofmann · Wiesbaden, DE
Matthias Seitz · Oberkochen, DE
Christian Wagner · Mainz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2015
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 16, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collector for accommodating at least two flat tubes of a heat exchanger, which are disposed so as to be mutually parallel and each of which has a broad side and a narrow side, may include a first element and a second element. The first element may be configured as a metal strip, and the second element may be configured as one of an extruded section or a formed sheet-metal part. At least two punched through openings each configured as a passage for receiving one of the flat tubes may be provided in at least one of the first element and the second element. The at least two punched through openings may further be oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the collector by way of the broad side of the flat tubes.

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