Heat exchanger u-bend dipped joint with vent for clearance space
US5101889A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49373
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger, in particular for an automotive vehicle, includes a bundle of tubes with a plurality of assemblies of first tubular elements with second tubular elements, so as to constitute a continuous circuit for circulation of fluid within the heat exchanger. One of the tubular elements has a portion which is polygonal in cross section and which is telescoped or mated with the other one of the tubular elements of the same assembly, this other tubular element being circular in cross section.
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