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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mark Holmes, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/02 (2006.01); F28D 1/053 (2006.01); F28F 1/14 (2006.01); F28F 1/24 (2006.01); F28F 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/0233 (2013.01); F28D 1/05308 (2013.01); F28F 1/128 (2013.01); F28F 1/14 (2013.01); F28F 1/24 (2013.01); F28F 2265/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a header and a side plate. The header has a face plate that defines a plurality of orifices. The header has a protrusion that extends outward from the header and down such that a gap is formed between the header and the protrusion. An external portion of the protrusion is configured to break away from the header during thermal expansion. The side plate is disposed adjacent to an array of alternating tubes and fins. Each tube extends into one of the orifices of the plurality of orifices. The side plate has an end that is secured to the external portion of the protrusion.