Valeo Systemes Thermiques

Yann Pichenot

Christian Riondet

Jean-Marc Lesueur

Nicolas Vallee

Yoann Naudin

Xavier Marchadier

Demetrio Onetti

Olivier Schild

Kevin Gahon

Romain Dehaine

Damien Burgaud

Jean-Michel Haincourt

Thierry Camus

The invention relates to a method for producing a heat exchanger tube () by bending a metal strip (), said tube () having an internal partition () formed by joining the ends of opposing edges (), said partition facing a projection () that extends into the heat exchanger tube () at a joining zone (). The method comprises the following steps: locally stamping the metal strip () in order to produce a projection at the joining zone (); and bending the metal strip () in order to form said heat exchanger tube (), such that the projection extends into the tube (). The invention also relates to such a tube () and to a heat exchanger () comprising a bundle of said tubes ().

Heat exchanger tube, heat exchanger and corresponding production method

The invention concerns an intake housingfor an internal combustion engine, capable of receiving a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a feed gas stream circulating in the housing and a coolant, wherein said intake housingincludes a spacefor the circulation of the feed gas and a spacefor receiving the heat exchanger, said receiving spacebeing defined by at least a first metal componentincluding at least one extensionthat is in one piece with the first metal component, said extensionat least partially defining the spacefor the circulation of the feed gas.

Intake housing including a heat exchanger

Growing community of inventors

Longueval, France

Yann Pichenot