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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Soichi Kato, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Sugita, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Zexel Corporation, , US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165174 ; 165176 ;
Abstract
In a heat exchanger which comprises by alternately laminating a plurality of tubes 2, 2 and fins 3, 3, communicatively connecting a header tank 4 to both ends of the laminated tubes, forming slits 11 at required points in the header tanks, and providing partition plates 9 in the slits to flow a heat-exchanging medium; recesses 12 are formed on the inner faces of the header tanks and near the slits where the partition plates 9 are positioned, and the partition plates 9 are provided with projections 15 to correspond with the recesses 12. Walls 4a, which are crushed when the partition plate 9 is inserted, are formed between the recess 12 and the slit 11.