EP 1515105 A2 20050316 - An integrated heat exchanger and a method of assembling thereof
Title (en)
An integrated heat exchanger and a method of assembling thereof
Title (de)
Wärmetauscher und Herstellungsverfahren
Title (fr)
Echangeur de chaleur combiné et procédé de fabrication
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 0321092 A 20030910
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to an integrated heat exchanger (1), in particular a vehicle radiator-condenser integrated module, comprising two heat exchangers (2, 3), each having a cooling core comprised of fins (23, 33) and tubes (22, 32), two header tanks (21, 31) fluidly connected with reciprocal ends of cooling core tubes, where said heat exchangers (2, 3) are coupled and parallel to each other. To enable detaching of heat exchangers forming the integrated module, top ends of the header tanks (21) of the radiator (2) are provided with top end caps (4) having projections (41) with openings (43) adapted to receive the top ends of the header tanks (31) of the condenser (3); bottom ends of the header tanks (21) of the radiator (2) are provided with bottom end caps (5) having projections (51) with sockets (53) adapted to receive the bottom ends of the header tanks (31) of the condenser (3); where the bottom ends of the header tanks (31) of the condenser (3) are supported on retaining rings (52) resting in sockets (53) of the projections (51) of the bottom end caps (5); and the top ends of the header tanks (31) of the condenser (3), are locked with retaining plugs (42) pushed upwardly into the openings (43) of the projections (41) of the top end caps (4). The invention relates also to a method of assembling such integrated heat exchanger.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F28D 1/04 (2006.01); F28F 9/00 (2006.01); F28F 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F28D 1/0435 (2013.01); F28F 9/002 (2013.01); F28F 9/02 (2013.01); F28F 9/0202 (2013.01); F28D 1/05366 (2013.01); F28F 2220/00 (2013.01); F28F 2275/14 (2013.01)
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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1515105 A2 20050316; EP 1515105 A3 20090506; EP 1515105 B1 20101020; AT E479067 T1 20100915; AT E485486 T1 20101115; DE 602004028784 D1 20101007; DE 602004029637 D1 20101202; GB 0321092 D0 20031008
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04460028 A 20040628; AT 04460017 T 20040531; AT 04460028 T 20040628; DE 602004028784 T 20040531; DE 602004029637 T 20040628; GB 0321092 A 20030910