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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
Eugene E. Rhodes, Belleville, MI (US);
Wen Fei Yu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory A. Whitlow, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Keith E. Liederman, Brighton, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for supporting and sealing a heat exchanger unit. Specifically, a unitary header and tank unit is disclosed comprising a condenser header and tank unit arranged in parallel relation to a radiator header and tank unit. The unitary header and tank unit is formed from a single piece of stamped material. The single piece of material is stamped to include a perpendicular extrusion and two base portions, each base portion being perforated. The partial separation of the perpendicular extrusion into two flange portions allows the base portions to be folded over onto the flange portions thereby forming two header and tank units with a single internal partition. Additionally, a fin unit is disclosed that is capable of traversing the heat exchange fins of multiple heat exchangers.