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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
May. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Abdel-Jalil Sahnoun, Guyancourt, FR;
Christian Mahe, Le Tremblay sur Mauldre, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Termique Moteur, La Verriere Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/02 ; F28D 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/02 ; F28D 1/02 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a heat exchanger, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising an array of tubes and fins, whereof the ends of the tubes are inserted in holes of a collector plate. The latter is generally planar and an inserting plate is arranged, directly mounted on the collector plate and provided with openings for allowing through the ends of the tubes and delimited by a peripheral edge forming a lateral stop for a rim of a manifold maintained by crimping means.