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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michel Potier, Rambouillet, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Thermique Moteur, La Verriere, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/00 ; F28F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/00 ; F28F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A heat exchanger for an automobile radiator having a matrix of tubes extending through a stack of fins. The matrix has lateral faces having free edges of the fins which are protected by a side cover. The side cover comprises a spine portion and two side branches terminated in anchor hooks which engage with lateral notches on the fins. The spine portion is substantially flat and has on its internal face a longitudinal rib, which makes contact with the free edges of the fins.