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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:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Howard Murray Huddleston, Cambridge City, IN (US);
Ramchandra L Patel, Southgate, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 79 ; 165173 ; 228183 ; 228255 ;
Abstract
A method for making a manifold for a tube and fin type heat exchanger is disclosed wherein the manifold includes a solder strip. The manifold includes a channel having a base member and a pair of vertical walls, a plurality of fluid conducting passageways in the base member, and a solder strip disposed in the channel. The strip is secured in place by bending a portion of the wall over a longitudinal edge of the solder strip.