Heat exchanger and method for the production thereof
US8061416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/372
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger which is especially used as an oil cooler in the motor vehicle industry includes interconnected plates. Outwardly closed cavities are embodied between the plates and are alternately supplied with a first or second medium by at least one supply line and one discharge line, and a corresponding medium flows through them. The plates are profiled in such a way that contact points are created between the respective profiles of the plate, and the plates are interconnected in the region of the contact points. The plates are designed such that the current from the first or second medium forming between the plates, from the corresponding supply line to the corresponding discharge line, does not follow a linear path.
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