Global Patent Index - EP 1754014 A1

EP 1754014 A1 20070221 - COLLECTOR TANK FOR A MULTI-ROW HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (en)

COLLECTOR TANK FOR A MULTI-ROW HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (de)

SAMMELKASTEN FÜR EINEN MEHRREIHIGEN WÄRMETAUSCHER

Title (fr)

BAC COLLECTEUR POUR ECHANGEUR THERMIQUE A PLUSIEURS LIGNES

Publication

EP 1754014 A1 20070221 (DE)

Application

EP 05748081 A 20050527

Priority

  • EP 2005005759 W 20050527
  • DE 102004026688 A 20040528

Abstract (en)

[origin: US8167026B2] A collector tank for a heat exchanger of an automotive cooling system includes a one-piece tank element comprising a first collecting region and a second collecting region, wherein at least one of the first collecting region and the second collecting region comprises a projection; a base that closes off the collecting regions of the tank element, the base comprising at least one channel; a sealing element disposed within the at least one channel; and a stress generating means located adjacent to the channel and clamping at least a portion of the one-piece tank element to the base such that the sealing element is compressed between the projection and the base within the channel. The stress generating means is a means selected from the group consisting of a tensile stress generating means, a compressive stress generating means, and a combination thereof.

IPC 8 full level

F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F28D 1/053 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F28D 1/05383 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 9/0219 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 9/0226 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2225/08 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2275/085 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2275/205 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005116561 A1 20051208; AT E515672 T1 20110715; DE 102004026688 A1 20051215; EP 1754014 A1 20070221; EP 1754014 B1 20110706; ES 2367708 T3 20111107; US 2008223553 A1 20080918; US 8167026 B2 20120501

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2005005759 W 20050527; AT 05748081 T 20050527; DE 102004026688 A 20040528; EP 05748081 A 20050527; ES 05748081 T 20050527; US 56966205 A 20050527