Heat exchanger

US7156164B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BEHR GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Werner Helms · Eßlingen, DE
• Markus Reck · Stuttgart, DE
• Stefan Weise · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 31, 2003
• Grant date: Jan 2, 2007
• Expiry date: Oct 31, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F28F9/0224
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a heat exchanger (10) with tubes (80) and a collector box (20). Said collector box (20) has a tube-plate (30) with tube openings (60) and with angled or rounded lateral regions (110,120).