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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1995
Wen F Yu, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Eugene E Rhodes, Belleville, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed herein a heat exchanger tube having an elongated, generally rectangular member including a planar base, a top, and pair of arcuate opposed side portions interposed between the base and the top. A partition extends from the top to the base to define a pair of fluid passageways, the partition including a pair of opposing, contacting bend portions and a leg portion depending from each of the bend portions which contact the base. Each of the leg portions is disposed at an acute angle relative to a vertical plane and spaced apart a predetermined distance so as define a braze receiving fillet therebetween. A method of manufacturing such a tube is also disclosed.