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Heat exchanger

US11828544B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2020
Grant dateNov 28, 2023
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF28F2240/00
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heat exchanger includes: a plurality of flat tubes that are stacked in a direction perpendicular to a refrigerant flow direction, and a plurality of fins that have a first flat tube insertion portion into which a first flat tube among the plurality of flat tubes is inserted, and a second flat tube insertion portion into which a second flat tube adjacent to the first flat tube is inserted. A first fin has, formed on the inner periphery of the first flat tube insertion portion, a cut and raised piece for spacing a fin pitch between the first fin and an adjacent second fin. The cut and raised piece has a raised portion of the same length as the fin pitch, and a folded portion that is folded back at the tip of the raised portion and that is in contact with the second fin.

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