Header plate for a heat exchanger
US10386129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2280/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A header plate includes slots to receive heat exchange tubes of a heat exchanger. Each slot includes a lip extending in a direction of the tubes. Each slot has straight sides and corners. At least two tabs extend from each lip. One tab is on one side of each lip, and another tab is on an opposite side of each lip. Tabs are absent from the corners of the lip. Each tab is turned out from the lip so that the tabs on the lip act as a lead in for a tube entering the slot. Each slot has two long sides opposite one another. At least one tab is on each long side of the lip.
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