Heat exchanger with valve
US7055584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A housingless plate heat exchanger including a plate stack defining fluid passages, at least one collecting tank with a peripheral edge enclosing one end of the plate stack, and a valve receivable in the collecting tank through an assembly opening of the soldered collecting tank and plate stack. The collecting tank and plate stack are soldered together and have a fluid opening. A method of manufacturing the heat exchanger includes the steps of assembling plates of the plate heat exchanger in a plate stack, placing a collecting tank on one end of the plate stack, soldering the plate stack and collecting tank together, and after the soldering step mounting a valve in the collecting tank.
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