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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Ken Nakayama, Racine, WI (US);
David M. Scoville, Kenosha, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ken Nakayama, Racine, WI (US);
David M. Scoville, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/26 (2006.01); F28D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A side plate for a heat exchanger and method for making a heat exchanger is provided. The side plate includes at least one localized contact point that can be bonded to a header of the heat exchanger during assembly of the heat exchanger. The localized contact point separates from the header under relatively low tension applied by the thermal expansion and contraction of the heat exchanger under normal operating conditions, thereby allowing the tubes of the heat exchanger to expand and contract.