Heat exchanger with an adapter unit fixed to an endplate, and associated method of manufacture
US9939213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2275/122
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a bundle for the exchange of heat between fluids, an endplate of said bundle provided with orifices for the distribution of fluid through the bundle, and an adapter unit with an external fluid circuit having one or more fluid-distribution ducts corresponding with one of said or with said distribution orifices of the endplate and being fixed by one face to the endplate, characterized in that the endplate comprises at least one semi-cutout held by crimping in a housing formed in the face of the unit in contact with the plate.
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