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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Yilin Tian, Southfield, MI (US);
DENSO International America, Inc, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a heat exchanger that includes a plurality of tubes and a side plate arranged most outside of the plurality of tubes. The side plate extends in a longitudinal direction of the plurality of tubes. The heat exchanger further includes a core plate, and longitudinal ends of the plurality of tubes are connected to the core plate. Furthermore, the heat exchanger includes a tank connected to the core plate, and a thermal expansion joint integrally formed in the core plate. The thermal expansion joint is located on an end portion of the core plate, and includes a wall part, which an end portion of the side plate in the longitudinal direction is brazed with, and a bent part, which is configured to be deformed to allow the thermal expansion joint to have flexibility between the side plate and the core plate.