ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMK..AL..............................JDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1100000/1 1100000/2A request for correction to the numbering of the Claims has been filed pursuant to Rule 88 EPC. A decision on the request will be taken during the proceedings before the Examining Division (Guidelines for Examination in the EPO, A-V, 3.).0872698EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319990804EP98302413.419980330enenen113397/97 19970415JP19990804199931199810211998436 6F 28D 1/03 A 6F 28F 9/04 BdeLamellenwärmetauscherenLaminated heat exchangerfrEchangeur de chaleur à lames1BZEXEL CORPORATION0126810066718/0006-7, Shibuya 3-chome, Shibuya-kuTokyoJPInoue, Seiji, c/o Zexel CorporationKonan Factory, 39, Oaza-sendai, Aza-higashiharaKonan-machi, SaitamaJPMatthews, Howard Nicholaset al00033613Page Hargrave, Temple Gate HouseTemple Gate, Bristol BS1 6PLGBATBECHDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSEALLTLVMKROSI19990804199931

The intake / outlet portion (10) which is to be connected to the block type expansion valve (20) is constituted of a first intake / outlet formation portion (10A) for forming a coolant intake (53) and a coolant outlet (54) that is secured at the outside in the direction of lamination of the tube element (2) located at one of the outermost ends in the direction of the lamination and a second intake / outlet formation portion (10B) that is bonded face-to-face with the first intake / outlet formation portion (10A) in the direction of the lamination to form a coolant intake passage (63) communicating with the coolant intake and a coolant outlet passage (64) communicating with the coolant outlet. Tube elements (2), fins (3), the first and second intake / outlet formation portions (10A,10B) and end plates (4,5) are temporarily assembled and then brazed in a furnace to be formed as an integrated unit.