Method of manufacturing a laminated fitting for a heat exchanger
US4951371A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49986
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An end fitting for a serpentine heat exchanger couples an inlet or outlet port to a pair of flat tubes comprising the heat exchanger core. The fitting comprises three laminated plates and a nipple coupled to an opening in the outermost of the plates. The inner plate is a header plate with the slots for receiving the flat tubing. A spacer plate interconnects the outer and inner plates and has an aperture shaped to couple the port to the slots for defining a fluid flow path. The plates are stamped from aluminum sheet stock clad with a brazing alloy. The plates are assembled and secured by a steel rivet and the nipple is attached. The parts are joined by brazing. The fitting can be brazed to the exchanger core at the same time.
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