Global Patent Index - EP 1878990 A1

EP 1878990 A1 20080116 - Heat exchanger having integral elastic regions

Title (en)

Heat exchanger having integral elastic regions

Title (de)

Wärmetauscher mit eingebauten elastischen Bereichen

Title (fr)

Echangeur thermique ayant des régions élastiques intégrales

Publication

EP 1878990 A1 20080116 (EN)

Application

EP 07013679 A 20070712

Priority

US 83023206 P 20060712

Abstract (en)

The invention provides, among other things, a heat exchanger including a header (18), a number of tubes (11) extending outwardly from the header, and an elastic sleeve (15) supported between the header (18) and one of the tubes (11) to allow movement of the tube (11) relative to the header in a direction substantially parallel to a length of the tube defined between a first end of the tube adjacent to the header and a second end of the tube spaced away from the header. Together, the tube, the header, and the elastic sleeve can at least partially define a flow path for a working fluid.

IPC 8 full level

F28F 9/06 (2006.01); F28F 9/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F02M 26/11 (2016.02 - EP US); F02M 26/32 (2016.02 - EP US); F28F 9/14 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 9/185 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 21/0003 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2265/26 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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 LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1878990 A1 20080116; CN 101105379 A 20080116; US 2008011456 A1 20080117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07013679 A 20070712; CN 200710128465 A 20070712; US 77549907 A 20070710