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Collector tube for a heat exchanger

US11143464B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Axel Dolderer · Bornsteiner Straße, DE
Uwe Foerster · Erdmannhausen, DE
Martin Kaspar · Fellbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 21, 2019
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF28F2275/04
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collector tube for a heat exchanger, which may have at least one flat tube, may include a base and a cover arranged opposite one another and embodying a longitudinal duct. The base may have at least one passage having an opening for accommodating the at least one flat tube of the heat exchanger. The at least one passage may have a collar, which may extend away from the longitudinal duct. The cover may have at least one notch, which may be located opposite the at least one passage and which may be embodied for accommodating a subarea of the at least one flat tube.

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