Modine Manufacturing Company

Modine Manufacturing

James L Wehrman

Daniel J Bosch

Hal W Cousins

Ed L Hendricks

Thomas F Mitchell

Donald R Johnson

A method of installing a baffle in a tubular header for a heat exchanger includes the steps of a) providing a concave-convex baffle with a periphery smaller than the internal periphery of the header; b) locating the baffle at a desired location within the header; and c) applying a compressive force to the baffle to compress the baffle toward a planar shape.

Method of installing a baffle in a header in a heat exchanger

A connection for securing a tank to a header plate in a heat exchanger. A metal header plate is provided with a peripheral groove having a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall. A compressible gasket is received in the groove in a plastic tank as a flange disposed in the groove to compress the gasket. A plurality of tabs are deformed from the side wall to overlie a side of the flange and the side wall bent toward the tank. The tabs are generally egg-shaped or spherical and have free edges engaging the flange to provide excellent resistance to deformation.

Tank-header plate connection

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Kenosha, WI, United States of America

James L Wehrman