Patent · US Expired

Heat exchanger having a bundle of tubes, in particular for a motor vehicle

US5219024A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1992
Grant dateJun 15, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF28F9/165
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heat exchanger of the kind comprising a bundle of tubes arranged in at least one range of tubes, with each tube having a body terminating in an end portion which is received in a collecting plate. At least two adjacent tubes of the bundle define a terminal pitch distance separating their respective end portions, this pitch distance being different from a central pitch distance between their respective bodies.

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