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(11) EP 0 328 414 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.09.1989 Bulletin 1989/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.08.1989 Bulletin 1989/33

(21) Application number: 89301310.2

(22) Date of filing: 10.02.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4F28F 9/02, F28F 9/26, F25B 39/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 12.02.1988 GB 8803300
06.05.1988 GB 8810796

(71) Applicant: ACR HEAT TRANSFER MANUFACTURING LIMITED
Darlington, Co. Durham DL3 OUP (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bray, David James
    Bromsgrove Worcestershire, B61 8HZ (GB)
  • Marshall, Peter Edward George
    Warwickshire, CV37 7DX (GB)

(74) Representative: Newby, Martin John et al
J.Y. & G.W. Johnson Furnival House 14-18 High Holborn
London WC1V 6DE
London WC1V 6DE (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (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.







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