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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Franco Ghiani, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Assignee:
Behr GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/02 ;
Abstract
An improved heat transfer assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. Typically, a heat transfer assembly has a fin/tube block consisting of flat tubes and corrugated ribs. The ends of the flat tubes are widened, and collection containers are installed at the widened tube ends. According to the invention, each collection container is kept open laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis. Side parts have end sections with opposing front ends facing the collection container. These opposing front ends close off the open side areas of the collection containers. One use of the heat transfer assembly is as a radiator in a motor vehicle.