Global Patent Index - EP 1333952 A1

EP 1333952 A1 20030813 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (en)

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES WÄRMETAUSCHERS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN ECHANGEUR THERMIQUE

Publication

EP 1333952 A1 20030813 (EN)

Application

EP 01970199 A 20010925

Priority

  • JP 0108294 W 20010925
  • JP 2000289821 A 20000925
  • JP 2001092122 A 20010328
  • JP 2001265807 A 20010903
  • US 30184801 P 20010702

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0224390A1] Low melting point metal such as Zn is sprayed onto a flat surface (3a) of an aluminum flat tube (3) to form a sprayed metal coating (15) thereon inmediately after extrusion of the flat tube. Inmediately thereafter, a brazing foil (11) is integrally adhered onto the sprayed metal coating (15). The obtained flat tube (3) with the brazing foil is combined with a corrugated fin (4) to form a temporary assembly. Then, the temporary assembly is heated at a predetermined temperature to braze the tube (3) and the fin (4) to thereby form a heat exchanger core. The low melting point metal may be sprayed on both the flat surface (3a) of the flat tube and the surface of the brazing foil (11). Thus, it becomes possible to obtain a lightweight thin fin and to decrease material costs.

IPC 1-7

B23K 1/00; B23K 1/19; B23K 1/20; B23K 101/14; B23K 103/10; F28F 1/30

IPC 8 full level

B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 1/008 (2006.01); B23K 1/19 (2006.01); B23K 1/20 (2006.01); B23K 35/02 (2006.01); B23K 35/28 (2006.01); F28D 1/053 (2006.01); F28F 1/12 (2006.01); F28F 1/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B23K 1/0012 (2013.01); B23K 1/008 (2013.01); B23K 1/20 (2013.01); B23K 35/0233 (2013.01); B23K 35/288 (2013.01); F28D 1/05391 (2013.01); F28F 1/126 (2013.01); B23K 2101/14 (2018.07); B23K 2103/10 (2018.07)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0224390 A1 20020328; AU 9026201 A 20020402; EP 1333952 A1 20030813; EP 1333952 A4 20071031

DOCDB simple family (application)

JP 0108294 W 20010925; AU 9026201 A 20010925; EP 01970199 A 20010925