Heat exchanger module for a vehicle or the like
US4651816A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F9/002
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An easily assembled and readily serviceable heat exchanger module particularly suited for vehicular application includes at least two adjacent heat exchangers. At least one of the heat exchangers has a side defined by an outwardly opening channel which in turn receives a plastic bar or strip. The bar is provided with a plurality of relatively deep recesses which are alignable with holes in the channel. The bottoms of the recesses are sufficiently thin as to be easily penetrable by a threaded fastener extending through the holes in the channel and into the recesses for securing components of the module together and yet are sufficiently thick as to prevent the flow of fluid through the recesses to thereby assure that heat exchange fluid will pass through the heat exchangers.
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