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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1994
Filed:
May. 19, 1993
Carlo V Mercurio, Clinton Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Valeo Engine Cooling Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A heat exchanger manifold comprises a tubular manifold, and a plurality of heat exchange tubes connected thereto, the manifold comprising a header part in the form of an elongate member defining a plurality of apertures therein, into which end portions of heat exchanger tubes extend, and a tank part comprising an elongate member which is non-unitarily formed with said header part, and defines a tubular housing with said header part and is joined thereto at longtiduinal engagement surfaces, the said manifold further comprising a plurality of plate-shaped baffles, and an elongate locating rail fitted within said housing and supporting said baffles transversely in said tubular housing.