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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Michael Tchang, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Steven Dargel, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David Forsyth, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Michael Tchang, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Steven Dargel, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David Forsyth, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Behr America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A heater core assembly includes a heater core having two tube stubs projecting therefrom. Two heater tubes engage the two tube stubs, respectively, to define respective abutting interfaces therewith. A clamp couples the heater tubes to corresponding ones of the tube stubs. The clamp includes a first bracket half having two arcuately-shaped openings formed therein for accommodating the stub/tube pairs at the abutting interfaces to permit the stub/tube pairs to extend transversely to the clamp. A second bracket half is hinge connected to the first bracket half to permit opening and closing of the clamp. The second bracket half has two arcuately-shaped openings to accommodate the stub/tube pairs when the second bracket half is pivoted onto the first bracket half. A latch latches the first bracket half and the second bracket half to each other when the clamp is closed.