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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroyasu Shimanuki, Kariya, JP;
Eiichi Torigoe, Anjo, JP;
Masamichi Makihara, Gamagori, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DENSO Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a heat exchanger for cooling air, tubes are disposed vertically and header tanks are connected to the ends of the tubes. The lower side header tank is formed with drains, which are depressions, at positions between the tubes so that condensed water, which accumulates on the lower side header tank, drains away through the drains. Each of the drains has substantially a V-shaped cross-section to facilitate drainage of the water.