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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karsten Emrich, Stuttgart, DE;
Daniel Hendrix, Stuttgart, DE;
Rainer Richter, Stuttgart, DE;
Eberhard Pantow, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Behr GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/02 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a charge air cooler, especially for motor vehicles, having a finned-tube block. The finned-tube block includes flat tubes through which charge air can flow and at least one fin member attached to the flat tubes. At least one fin member includes rows of webs and web crosspieces, the rows offset relative to each other by a predetermined distance. At least one web and/or one web crosspiece possesses at least one vortex generator.