Valeo Autosystemy Sp. Z O.o.

Valeo Systemes Thermiques

Adam Kolacz

Kamel Azzouz

Andrzej Fudala

Robert Bieniek

Tomasz Lis

Wojciech Matyszkowicz

Dariusz Potok

Marcin Malik

Jacek Chlipala

Przemyslaw Lachowicz

Mohamed Asri

A header () for a heat exchanger, in particular for a charge air cooler, comprising an opening plane () with plurality of openings () for attachment of tubes, a collar () encircling the perimeter of the opening plane () and protruding at least partially above the opening plane (), wherein the header () further comprises guiding protrusions () located along inner perimeter of the collar () adjacent to said openings () and configured to guide the tubes into the openings () upon insertion, wherein the openings () have substantially rectangular shape with longer sides () and shorter sides () and are arranged in series along their longer sides (), wherein a first group of guiding protrusions () is located adjacent the longer sides () of the openings (), while a second group of guiding protrusions () is located adjacent the shorter sides () of the openings ().

Header for a heat exchanger

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Skawina, Poland

Adam Kolacz