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(11) | EP 0 328 414 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Heat exchanger |
(57) A heat exchanger (1), e.g. an evaporator for a vehicle air conditioning system, comprises
a plurality of finned U-shaped tubes (3) having free ends (3a, 3b) permanently fixed, e.g. adhesively bonded, to an end plate assembly formed of a
number of end plate means (6-9) defining connecting channels (10) connecting together
pairs of free ends of the tubes (3) to provide at least one flow channel for heat
exchange fluid. The end plate means (6-9) are permanently united, e.g. adhesively
bonded, together to form with the end portions of the U-shaped tubes (3) a permanently
united integral end plate assembly. |