(19)
(11) EP 0 840 083 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/19

(21) Application number: 97307762.1

(22) Date of filing: 02.10.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: F28F 9/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV RO SI

(30) Priority: 30.10.1996 US 739558

(71) Applicant: Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI 48126 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Patel, Ramchandra L.
    Southgate, Michigan 48195 (US)
  • Rhodes, Eugene
    Belleville, Michigan 48111 (US)

(74) Representative: Messulam, Alec Moses et al
A. Messulam & Co. 24 Broadway
Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 1BN
Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 1BN (GB)

   


(54) A baffle for a heat exchanger


(57) A method for forming an internal, integral baffle for a tube and fin type heat exchanger is disclosed. The baffles are formed by plastically deforming a top wall (50) of the manifold against the bottom wall (52) of the manifold to form a depression (58). A slit (59) is formed in the depression, the slit (59) allowing a bonding agent to secure the top wall (50) to the bottom wall (52) to secure the baffle within the manifold.






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