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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
May. 26, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ali Jalilevand, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ramchandra L Patel, Southgate, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165173 ; 165176 ;
Abstract
A tube supporting member for an automotive heat exchanger is disclosed wherein the support member includes a plurality of apertures each having a cylindrical ferrule portion extending therefrom. The apertures include a curvilinear portion terminating in a discontinuous radius to form a corner at the aperture. The ferrule portions support the tube members of the heat exchanger.