Vehicle radiator with tube to header joint formed of a composite weld and solder bond
US5036913A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49393
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle radiator and method of manufacture comprising joining the liquid conducting tubes to the tank headers by punching holes with upstanding collars in the headers and inserting a tube end in each collar, each collar to tubing joint being formed by welding an intermediate portion of the joint and filling the rest with solder thereby forming a composite joint of weld and solder with additional solder forming a fillet behind the weld.
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