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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darryl L Young, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Josef Hirmann, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Eugene E Rhodes, Belleville, MI (US);
David L Brightwell, Brentwood, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 81 ; 165149 ;
Abstract
A heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle is disclosed including a frame having a pair of headers and a pair of side supports disposed between the headers at opposite ends thereof. Each of the side supports includes a generally planar base and a pair of flanges extending from the based portion. The side supports including a thermal stress relieving zone defined by an elliptical aperture disposed in the based portion.