Global Patent Index - EP 1515109 A2

EP 1515109 A2 20050316 - A heat exchanger and method of manufacturing of a heat exchanger header tank

Title (en)

A heat exchanger and method of manufacturing of a heat exchanger header tank

Title (de)

Wärmetauscher und Herstellungsverfahren für ein Wärmetauschersammelrohr

Title (fr)

Echangeur de chaleur et procédé de fabrication d'un collecteur d'un échangeur de chaleur

Publication

EP 1515109 A2 20050316 (EN)

Application

EP 04460018 A 20040531

Priority

  • EP 04460018 A 20040531
  • GB 0321092 A 20030910

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a cooling core consisting of plurality of parallel tubes (3) and cooling fins (4), and two header tanks (5) fluidly connected with the reciprocal ends of each tube. More particularly the invention relates to an improved header tank (5) of such a heat exchanger having a flat face (6) and two flat walls (8) extending perpendicularly from side ends of the flat face. Flat face (6) comprises a plurality of stamped slots (7), wherein each slot (7) has a width corresponding to that of the cooling core tube (2) and comprises grooves (10) going through the thickness of flat walls (8) of the header tank (5) and ending with edges (9) substantially perpendicular to the flat walls (8) of a header tank. The invention relates also to a method of manufacturing such a header tank.

IPC 1-7

F28F 9/02; F28F 9/04

IPC 8 full level

F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F28F 9/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F28F 9/02 (2013.01); F28F 9/182 (2013.01); F28F 2220/00 (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 1515109 A2 20050316; EP 1515109 A3 20090506

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04460018 A 20040531