Laminated heat exchanger
US4860823A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49378
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A laminated heat exchanger includes a plurality of tube elements laminated with one another with fins interposed therebetween, and a single tank element having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet, the tube elements and tank element being joined together via their connecting holes. The connecting holes of each tube element are provided at one end of the tube element and the connecting holes in the tank element are formed in one face of the tank element. With this construction, the single tank element can commonly be used for all of the plural tube elements.
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