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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Thomas Braüning, Stuttgart, DE;
Jörg Soldner, Ehningen, DE;
Thomas Hofmann, Filderstadt, DE;
Brian Merklein, Hartford, WI (US);
Gregg D. Olson, Racine, WI (US);
Mark Kazikowski, Union Grove, WI (US);
Roy J. Ingold, Wind Lake, WI (US);
Jochen Orso, Reutlingen, DE;
Jörg-olaf Wille, Stuttgart, DE;
Joachim Wollmershäuser, Wiernsheim, DE;
Thomas Braüning, Stuttgart, DE;
Jörg Soldner, Ehningen, DE;
Thomas Hofmann, Filderstadt, DE;
Brian Merklein, Hartford, WI (US);
Gregg D. Olson, Racine, WI (US);
Mark Kazikowski, Union Grove, WI (US);
Roy J. Ingold, Wind Lake, WI (US);
Jochen Orso, Reutlingen, DE;
Jörg-Olaf Wille, Stuttgart, DE;
Joachim Wollmershäuser, Wiernsheim, DE;
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes, a collection tank having an inlet port and an internal chamber in fluid communication with the plurality of tubes, a header coupled to the collection tank and having a plurality of apertures each dimensioned to receive a corresponding tube, a gasket separating the header from the collection tank and sealing a gap between the header and the collection tank, and a reinforcement retaining the gasket in position between the header and the collection tank. The reinforcement includes a first web extending across the internal chamber and a second web spaced apart from the first web and extending across the internal chamber. The heat exchanger also includes a baffle coupled to and extending between the first web and the second web. The baffle extends across at least a portion of the internal chamber between the inlet port and the plurality of tubes.