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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
John C Cribari, Oakland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Valeo Engine Cooling, Inc., Jamestown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165173 ; 165D / ; 29890052 ;
Abstract
A tank part for a heat exchanger manifold of the type comprising separate tank a header parts joined to form a tubular manifold comprises an elongate channel-shaped member (18) and at least one partition member (6,8) fitted transversely therein, wherein the tank part is provided with inwardly protruding deformed regions on opposite sides of the or each partition to hold this in position, which comprise inwardly protruding dimples (24), and/or tabs (40,42) bent from portions upstanding from edge regions of the tank part.