Tank retaining strip for heat exchangers
US4899815A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7045
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Improper assembly and/or dissociation due to improper handling of a tank 10 to header plate 14 joint in a heat exchanger is avoided through the use of a retaining strip 50 having fingers 54 receivable in slots 36 in an upstanding flange 26 surrounding a sealing surface 28 on the header plate 14. The fingers 54 are provided with hook-like formations 60, 62, 64 which lodge behind a surface 44 of the flange 26.
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