Heat exchanger with improved tank and tube construction
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F28F-009/02
F28F-009/04
F28F-001/42
F28F-001/02
F28F-013/12
F28F-009/22
F28F-013/02
F28D-001/053
F28F-009/26
출원번호
US-0249931
(2011-09-30)
등록번호
US-9671181
(2017-06-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Janezich, Robert
Morgan, Aaron Patrick
Cedar, Jr., Charles Eugene
Dosen, Todd Gregory
출원인 / 주소
L&M Radiator, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
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초록▼
A heat exchanger assembly includes a first tank having a tube side wall and a first reservoir. A first row of apertures extends through the tube side wall of the first tank. A first mounting block is secured to the first tank and has a first aperture. A second tank has a tube side wall and a second
A heat exchanger assembly includes a first tank having a tube side wall and a first reservoir. A first row of apertures extends through the tube side wall of the first tank. A first mounting block is secured to the first tank and has a first aperture. A second tank has a tube side wall and a second reservoir with a second row of apertures extending through its tube side wall. A second mounting block is secured to the second tank with a second aperture extending therethrough. A flow tube with a plurality of fins is received in the first aperture of the first block and the second aperture of the second block.
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1. A heat exchanger assembly comprising: a first tank having a tube side wall and a first reservoir formed therein; a first row of constant diameter apertures extending through the tube side wall of the first tank;a first mounting block secured to the first tank and having a first aperture extending
1. A heat exchanger assembly comprising: a first tank having a tube side wall and a first reservoir formed therein; a first row of constant diameter apertures extending through the tube side wall of the first tank;a first mounting block secured to the first tank and having a first aperture extending therethrough and a first channel formed in a tank side of the first mounting block, the first channel being spaced from an exterior of the first mounting block and from the first aperture, and a second channel formed on a surface of the first aperture, the second channel being spaced from a top and a bottom of the aperture;a flow tube having a plurality of fins on an exterior surface thereof, a first end, and a second end, the first end being received in the first aperture of the first mounting block and positioned outwardly of an exterior surface of the tube side wall of the first tank;a first mounting block seal seated in the first channel of the first mounting block and engaging the first tank;a second mounting block seal seated in the second channel of the first mounting block and engaging the first end of the flow tube;a second tank having a tube side wall and a second reservoir formed therein; a second row of constant diameter apertures extending through the tube side wall of the second tank; anda second mounting block secured to the second tank and having a second aperture extending therethrough and a second first channel formed in a tank side of the second mounting block, the second first channel being spaced from an exterior of the second mounting block and from the second aperture, and a second second channel formed on a surface of the second aperture, the second second channel being spaced from a top and a bottom of the second aperture, the second end of the flow tube being received in the second aperture of the second mounting block and positioned outwardly of an exterior surface of the tube side wall of the second tank;a second first mounting block seal seated in the second first channel of the second mounting block and engaging the second tank; anda second second mounting block seal seated in the second second channel of the second mounting block and engaging the second end of the flow tube;wherein the flow tube is in fluid communication with the first reservoir by way of the first row of apertures and in fluid communication with the second reservoir by way of the second row of apertures. 2. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1, further comprising: at least one additional first row of apertures extending through the tube side wall of the first tank, each additional first row of apertures extending substantially parallel to the first row of apertures;at least one additional first mounting block secured to the first tank having a tube side wall and a first aperture extending through the tube side wall of the at least one additional first mounting block;at least one additional flow tube having a plurality of fins on an exterior surface thereof, a first end, and a second end, the first end of each additional flow tube being received in a corresponding first aperture of a corresponding additional first mounting block;at least one additional second row of apertures extending through the tube side wall of the second tank; andat mounting least one additional second mounting block secured to the second tank, having a tube side wall and a second aperture extending through the tube side wall of the second additional block, the second end of each additional flow tube being received in a corresponding second aperture of a corresponding additional second mounting block. 3. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1, wherein the flow tube includes a plurality of channels formed therein. 4. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 3, further comprising at least one baffle plate positioned in one of the channels. 5. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 4, wherein each baffle plate includes a first surface, an opposed second surface, a plurality of tabs, each tab extending outwardly from one of the first and second surfaces of the baffle plate, and a plurality of plate apertures extending through the baffle plate. 6. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 5, wherein each of the tabs comprises a portion of the baffle plate which is bent outwardly away from one of the first and second surfaces and defines one of the plate apertures. 7. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 5, wherein each of the tabs is substantially hemispherical. 8. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second mounting block seals are O-rings. 9. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1, wherein the first mounting block is secured to the first tank with at least one first fastener and the second mounting block is secured to the second tank with at least one second fastener. 10. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 5, wherein a tube side of each of the first aperture formed in the first mounting block and the second aperture formed in the second mounting block is beveled. 11. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a first web formed in the first tank and defining a first portion and a second portion of the first reservoir; anda second web formed in the second tank and defining a first portion and a second portion of the second reservoir. 12. The heat exchanger of claim 11, wherein the first web extends between the tube side wall and a tank side wall of the first tank, and the second web extends between the tube side wall and a tank side wall of the second tank. 13. A heat exchanger assembly comprising: a first tank having a tube side wall, a tank side wall, a first reservoir formed therein, and a first web extending between the tube side wall and the tank side wall defining first and second portions of the first reservoir;a plurality of first rows of constant diameter apertures extending through the tube side wall of the first tank;a plurality of first mounting blocks secured to the first tank, each first mounting block having a first aperture extending therethrough and a first channel formed in a tank side of the first mounting block, the first channel being spaced from an exterior of the first mounting block and from the first aperture, and a second channel formed on a surface of the first aperture, the second channel being spaced from a top and a bottom of the first mounting block;a first mounting block seal seated in the first channel of each first mounting block and engaging the first tank;a plurality of flow tubes, each flow tube having a plurality of fins on an exterior surface thereof, a first end, and a second end, the first end being received in the first aperture of a corresponding first mounting block and positioned outwardly of an exterior surface of the tube side wall of the first tank;a second mounting block seal seated in the second channel of each first mounting block and engaging the first end of the flow tube;a second tank having a tube side wall, a tank side wall, a second reservoir formed therein, and a second web extending between the tube side wall and the tank side wall defining first and second portions of the second reservoir;a plurality of second rows of constant diameter apertures extending through the tube side wall of the second tank;a plurality of second mounting blocks secured to the second tank, each second mounting block having a second aperture extending therethrough and a second first channel formed in a tank side of the second mounting block, the second first channel being spaced from an exterior of the second mounting block and from the second aperture, and a second second channel formed on a surface of the second aperture, the second second channel being spaced from a top and a bottom of the second mounting block, the second end of one of the flow tubes being received in the second aperture of each of the second mounting blocks and positioned outwardly of an exterior surface of the tube side wall of the second tank;a second first mounting block seal seated in the second first channel of each second mounting block and engaging the second tank; anda second second mounting block seal seated in the second second channel of each second mounting block and engaging the second end of the flow tube;wherein the flow tube is in fluid communication with the first reservoir by way of the first row of apertures and in fluid communication with the second reservoir by way of the second row of apertures. 14. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 13, wherein the first and second tank mounting block seals are O-rings. 15. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 13, further comprising; a plurality of channels formed in each of the flow tubes; anda plurality of baffle plates, each baffle plate positioned in one of the channels and including a first surface, an opposed second surface, a plurality of tabs, each tab extending outwardly from one of the first and second surfaces of the baffle plate, and a plurality of plate apertures extending through the baffle plate. 16. A heat exchanger assembly comprising: a first tank having a tube side wall and a first reservoir formed therein;at least one constant diameter aperture extending through the tube side wall of the first tank;a first mounting block secured to the first tank and having a first aperture extending therethrough and a first channel formed in a tank side of the first mounting block, the first channel being spaced from an exterior of the first mounting block and from the first aperture, and a second channel formed on a surface of the first aperture, the second channel being spaced from a top and a bottom of the first aperture;a flow tube having a plurality of fins on an exterior surface thereof, a first end, and a second end, the first end being received in the first aperture of the first mounting block and positioned outwardly of an exterior surface of the tube side wall of the first tank;a first mounting block seal seated in the first channel of the first mounting block and engaging the first tank;a second mounting block seal seated in the second channel of the first mounting block and engaging the first end of the flow tube;a second tank having a tube side wall and a second reservoir formed therein;at least one constant diameter aperture extending through the tube side wall of the second tank;a second mounting block secured to the second tank and having a second aperture extending therethrough and a second first channel formed in a tank side of the second mounting block, the second first channel being spaced from an exterior of the second mounting block and from the second aperture, and a second second channel formed on a surface of the second aperture, the second second channel being spaced from a top and a bottom of the second aperture, the second end of the flow tube being received in the second aperture of the second mounting block and positioned outwardly of an exterior surface of the tube side wall of the second tank;a second first mounting block seal seated in the second first channel of the second mounting block and engaging the second tank;a second second mounting block seal seated in the second second channel of the second mounting block and engaging the second end of the flow tube;a first end mounting block secured to the first tank adjacent the first mounting block and free of apertures that receive flow tubes; anda second end mounting block secured to the second tank adjacent the second mounting block and free of apertures that receive flow tubes.
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