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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
James L Wehrman, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Modine Manufacturing, Racine, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165149 ; 165173 ;
Abstract
A connection for securing a tank to a header plate in a heat exchanger. A metal header plate is provided with a peripheral groove having a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall. A compressible gasket is received in the groove in a plastic tank as a flange disposed in the groove to compress the gasket. A plurality of tabs are deformed from the side wall to overlie a side of the flange and the side wall bent toward the tank. The tabs are generally egg-shaped or spherical and have free edges engaging the flange to provide excellent resistance to deformation.