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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Patrick Balthazard, Guignicourt, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Thermique Moteur, Le Mesnil-Saint Denis, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 67 ; 165153 ; 165175 ; 165173 ;
Abstract
A heat exchanger, especially a condenser for an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle, includes a tubular header which comprises a tubular wall formed with aligned holes in which the ends of tubes of the heat exchanger are fixed. The header has a fastening lug. The tubular header has a longitudinal slot, and the fastening lug is part of a component which also includes a spine portion from which the fastening lug projects. This component is inserted into the slot and is then brazed to the tubular wall of the header.