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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
David R Howells, Llanelli, GB;
Assignee:
Austin Rover Group Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165149 ; 165153 ; 165175 ;
Abstract
A heat exchanger is provided in which two header tanks (11,12) are structurally connected together by two spaced apart casing members (15,16) therebeing a number of fluid conduits (13) to provide a fluid transfer connection therebetween. Each of the header tanks (11,12) includes a plate member (18) a side wall member (19) which defines in combination with the plate member (18) a fluid manifold each end of which is closed by a respective end cap (20A,20B,21A,21B). Each of the end caps (20A, 20B,21A,21B) includes means (25) used during assembly as an assembly aid. A further feature of the invention is the use of extruded material for several of the structural components.