(19)
(11) EP 1 460 364 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.09.2011 Bulletin 2011/38

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/39

(21) Application number: 04251603.9

(22) Date of filing: 19.03.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F28D 1/047(2006.01)
F28F 9/26(2006.01)
 F28F 1/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 19.03.2003 GB 0306271

(71) Applicant: Calsonic Kansei UK Limited
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA14 8HU (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Yuan, Youming
    Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA14 8HU (GB)

(74) Representative: Davies, Gregory Mark 
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Churchill House Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH
Cardiff CF10 2HH (GB)

   


(54) Automotive heat exchangers


(57) An automotive heat exchanger (1) typically for use as a gas cooler in an automotive HVAC system having refrigerant operating in transcritical or supercritical state has an inlet header (6) and an outlet header (7) and at least two rows of tube lengths (2,3). A first row of tube lengths (2) carry working fluid in a first direction away from the inlet header (6) and a second row of tube lengths (3) carry working fluid in a direction opposed to the first direction toward the outlet header (7). The headers (6,7) are arranged in close proximity on the same side of the heat exchanger (1), an air gap separation or thermal insulator separation being provided between the headers (6,7).







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