Automotive heat exchanger assemblies having internal fins and methods of making the same
US7487589B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49373
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to automotive heat exchanger assemblies that can withstand high environmental temperature and pressures conditions. By providing a tube strengthener inserted into the tubes at the areas of highest stress, the heat exchanger assembly is strengthened to be efficient under typical operating conditions.
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