Roller for forming corrugated fin
US5679106A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53122
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To produce a corrugated fin suitably used to fabricate heat exchangers such as radiators, condensers of the air conditioners, etc., for automobiles, a toothed roller for forming a corrugated fin has circumferential teeth comprising a tooth tip having a concavity, a tooth bottom having a convexity, and a tooth slope having a louver cutting edge between the tooth tip and the tooth bottom, wherein a top of the convexity of the tooth bottom is located at a forward offset from a center line of the tooth bottom with respect to a direction of rotation of the roller.
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