Valeo Systemes Thermiques

Lionel Taupin

Laurent Moreau

Alain Bauerheim

Patrick Zanchetta

Jean Lavenu

The present invention relates to a heat exchanger header, wherein said header includes a lower portion () having two longitudinal edges (), an upper portion () forming a cover, and at least one flange (). According to the invention, said flange () has a profile () that enables the longitudinal edges () of the header, which are provided at least locally folded, to be received at the flanks () thereof, so as to simultaneously crimp the flange () onto said cover () and retain the cover () on said lower portion ().

Heat exchanger header

The present invention relates to a brazing method for a component () of an air-conditioning circuit comprising a fluid refrigerant receiver (), said receiver containing a desiccator () for said fluid refrigerant. Said method includes the steps consisting of: equipping said receiver () with confinement means () capable of insulating said desiccator () from said component (); assembling and brazing together said receiver () and said component (); releasing said confinement means (). The invention also relates to a fluid receiver intended in particular for implementing such a method, with application to the air conditioning of motor vehicles.

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