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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan J Kleve, Canton, MI (US);
Jay D Siegler, Canton, MI (US);
Thomas J Nieman, Livonia, MI (US);
Stephen A Hoynacki, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165153 ; 165167 ; 165178 ;
Abstract
A plate-fin heat exchanger 10 is disclosed including a plurality of flat tubes 14 interleaved with a plurality of fin members 16. The flat tubes 14 are formed from a plurality of plate members 12. The heat exchanger 10 also includes a plurality of fin members 16 and a pair of fluid manifolds 22, 24. The manifolds 22, 24 are formed as one-piece members having a flange formed between the ends. The flange is brazed directly to the endsheet of the evaporator.