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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick Balthazard, Guignicourt, FR;
Philippe Faille, Reims, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Thermique Moteur, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 4/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 4/100 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns the field of heat exchanger header boxes, in particular in motor vehicle ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning installations. It is more particularly concerned with a connector adapted to be introduced into a header box. To prevent the connector becoming separated from the header box before the assembly is brazed together, the connector in accordance with the inventor includes a lug adapted to prevent movement in translation of the connector towards the outside of the header box.