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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Stéphane Avequin, Versailles, FR;
Carlos Martins, Montfort L'Amaury, FR;
Inventors:
Stéphane Avequin, Versailles, FR;
Carlos Martins, Montfort L'Amaury, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Thermique Moteur, La Verriere, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F28F 1/24 (2006.01); F28D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A manifold for, e.g. a motor vehicle heat exchanger, has a first part formed from a shaped metal sheet and bottom and two lateral walls folded face-to-face, at least one of which is provided with an aperture for fixing a pipe there. A second part is shaped metal sheet and able to be fitted onto the lateral walls of the first part to form a cover opposite the bottom of this first part. Either the first part or the second part has a manifold plate. The first part, the second part and the pipe are assembled by brazing.