Baffle and baffle inserter for a tube with slots having sidewalls

US9702640B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Walter Suchy · Stuttgart, DE
• Lester Pitts · Montgomery, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 11, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F28F9/0243
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Implementations of a tube, a baffle, and a baffle inserter are provided. In some implementations, the tube comprises one or more slots and a plurality of sidewalls that extend down from the outer surface of the tube into the tube on each elongated side of the slots. In some implementations, the baffle inserter comprises a baffle holder pivotably attached to a base at a first end where a portion of the base at the first end is slanted and a portion of the baffle holder is configured to rest on the slanted portion in a first position. In some implementations, to insert a baffle into the tube using the baffle inserter, the baffle is placed on the baffle holder in a first position and the baffle inserter is inserted inside the tube until the baffle contacts a stopper and pivots to a second position under a covered portion between two adjacent slots in the tube.