Heat exchanger having a condensate extractor

US9909818B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Henry C. Goodman · East Amherst, US
• Douglas C. Wintersteen · Burt, US
• Yanping Xia · North Tonawanda, US
• Joseph B. Czach · Lockport, US
• Joel T. Hambruch · Burt, US
• Wayne Oliver Forrest · Gasport, US
• Shrikant Mukund Joshi · Williamsville, US
• David E. Samuelson · North Tonawanda, US
• Donald Robert Pautler · Lockport, US
• Russell S. Johnson · Tonawanda, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 20, 2013
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2018
• Expiry date: Jan 14, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F25D2321/146
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure presents a heat exchanger assembly having a first manifold, a second manifold spaced from the first manifold, a plurality of refrigerant tubes extending between and in hydraulic communication with the first and second manifolds, a plurality of corrugated fins inserted between the plurality of refrigerant tubes, and a condensate extractor having a comb baffle portion with fingers inserted between the plurality of refrigerant tubes and a conveyance portion. The comb baffle portion is configured to extract condensate from between the plurality of refrigerant tubes and the conveyance portion is configured to convey condensate away from the heat exchanger assembly.