Patent · US Expired

Vehicle radiator with tube to header joint formed of a composite weld and solder bond

US5036913A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 5, 1990
Grant dateAug 6, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 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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