EP 1447636 A1 20040818 - Heat exchanger
Title (en)
Heat exchanger
Title (de)
Wärmetauscher
Title (fr)
Echangeur de chaleur
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 03100286 A 20030211
Abstract (en)
Heat exchanger (10), in particular for an automotive vehicle, comprising an inlet header tank (12), a return header tank (14) and an outlet header tank (13), theinlet header tank (12) comprising an inlet port (24) for receiving refrigerant from a refrigeration circuit and the outlet header tank (13) comprising an outlet port (26) for returning refrigerant to the refrigeration circuit. The heat exchanger (10) further comprises a plurality of flat tubes (16, 16') extending between the inlet and outlet header tanks (12, 13) and the return header tank (14) and being in fluid connection therewith, for leading refrigerant from the inlet header tank (12) to the outlet header tank (13) via the return header tank (14). According to an important aspect of the invention, a partition wall (34) is arranged in the return header tank (14), the partition wall (34) dividing the return header tank (14) into a first chamber (30) and a second chamber (32), the partition wall (34) comprising openings (38) therein for fluidly connecting the first chamber (30) to the second chamber (32). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F28D 1/053 (2006.01); F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F25B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F28D 1/05375 (2013.01); F28F 9/0214 (2013.01); F25B 9/008 (2013.01); F28F 2225/08 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- EP 0608439 A1 19940803 - MODINE MFG CO [US]
- US 6155340 A 20001205 - FOLKEDAL LEIF [NO], et al
Citation (search report)
- [X] DE 19826881 A1 19991223 - BEHR GMBH & CO [DE]
- [XY] WO 02103263 A1 20021227 - SHOWA DENDO K K [JP], et al
- [Y] WO 02079708 A2 20021010 - SHOWA DENKO KK [JP], et al
- [X] US 2002066553 A1 20020606 - FISCHER EWALD [DE], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03100286 A 20030211