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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1993
Jean-Claude Naty, Argenteuil, FR;
Jean-Francois Iem, Meudon, FR;
Valeo Thermique Moteur, Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, FR;
Abstract
A heat exchanger comprises a bundle of tubes opening at the bottom into a fluid header extending transversely and secured through a pair of side support structures to an upper fluid header. Each side support structure extends along a flank of the tube bundle, and has a lower portion in the form of a fastening lug formed with fastening holes for securing to the lower header at different levels, so that heat exchangers of different lengths can be made using the same headers and side support structure. This fastening lug is offset away from the flank of the tube bundle so as to accommodate a header having a length longer than the width of the tube bundle, and baffles are cut out in the fastening lug so that they can be bent towards the tube bundle where appropriate in order to form a barrier to the passage of air between the tubes and the lug if a fastening position other than that furthest away from the lower end of the support structure is chosen.