Method of attaching a transmission oil cooler to an aluminum tank
US7260893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49393
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A secondary heat exchanger subassembly, such as a transmission oil cooler, is disposed in a metal tank of a radiator and has a pair of metal fluid fittings. Either a connector ring engages a fitting extending through the opening in the tank or a connector nut extends into the opening to threadedly engage the fitting whereby the metal fittings are held to the metal tank and inserted into a furnace for being brazed into sealed relationship with the metal tank.
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