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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2022
Brazeway, Inc., Adrian, MI (US);
Scot Reagen, Sylvania, OH (US);
Matt Baker, Onsted, MI (US);
David Wayne Skrzypchak, Adrian, MI (US);
Scott C. Peters, Adrian, MI (US);
Brazeway, Inc., Adrian, MI (US);
Abstract
A heat exchanger that includes a microchannel tube having a plurality of straight sections interconnected by a plurality of bent sections; a plurality of accordion-style fins located between adjacent straight sections of the microchannel tube; and a plurality of brackets having a plurality of slots formed therein that are each configured for receipt of a respective straight section of the microchannel tube, wherein the plurality of brackets are configured to compress the accordion-style fins into direct engagement with the adjacent straight sections of microchannel tube, and wherein at least one of the accordion-style fins and the microchannel tube includes a mating feature that prevents lateral movement of the accordion-style fin relative to the adjacent straight sections of the microchannel tube.