Heat exchanger and method of making same
US5152338A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/712
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger comprising a conduit formed by two elongated channel forming sheets bound and sealed together along facing flat edges by encapsulating plastic extending around the edges of the sheets and extending through matching openings in the flat sheet edges. The encapsulation is preferably carried out as part of the reaction injection molding of a container, with the heat exchanger encapsulated in a wall of the container.
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