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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Pascal Bradu, Compiegne, FR;
Xiaoyang Rong, Toronto, CA;
Thomas Chan, Oakville, CA;
Dana Canada Corporation, Oakville, CA;
Abstract
A reinforcing element for a heat exchanger of the type having nested dish plates with inclined, peripheral, overlapping walls, where at least one of the nested dish plates is attached to a mounting plate, the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element has a base flange attached to the mounting plate extending beyond the outer periphery of the walls of the nested dish plates. The reinforcing element also has a peripheral flange located in parallel, overlapping engagement with the inclined peripheral wall of the at least one dish plate attached to the mounting plate.