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A heat exchanger includes a flow passage pipe that has a flat shape having a predetermined thickness, a heat medium flowing in the flow passage pipe, the heat medium exchanging heat with a heat exchange target, and an inner fin located inside the flow passage pipe. The inner fin includes a wavy fin

A heat exchanger includes a flow passage pipe that has a flat shape having a predetermined thickness, a heat medium flowing in the flow passage pipe, the heat medium exchanging heat with a heat exchange target, and an inner fin located inside the flow passage pipe. The inner fin includes a wavy fin that partitions a main passage into multiple partitioned passages, and a guide wall connected to the wavy fin. An x-direction is a lengthwise direction of the flow passage pipe, a z-direction is a thickness direction of the flow passage pipe, and a y-direction is a direction perpendicular to both the x-direction and the z-direction. The wavy fin includes a first convex portion convex to a first side in the y-direction, and a second convex portion convex to a second side in the y-direction. The wavy fin has an opening portion through which two partitioned passages adjacent to each other communicate with each other. The guide wall protrudes from the wavy fin into the partitioned passage. The heat exchanger is capable of enhancing a heat transfer and improving a thermal performance of the heat exchanger.

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1. A heat exchanger comprising: a flow passage pipe that has a flat shape having a predetermined thickness, a heat medium flowing in the flow passage pipe, the heat medium exchanging heat with a heat exchange target; andan inner fin that is located inside the flow passage pipe, the inner fin increas

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A heat exchanger comprising: a flow passage pipe that has a flat shape having a predetermined thickness, a heat medium flowing in the flow passage pipe, the heat medium exchanging heat with a heat exchange target; andan inner fin that is located inside the flow passage pipe, the inner fin increasing an area for heat transfer between the heat exchange target and the heat medium, whereinthe inner fin includes a wavy fin which is one of a plurality of wavy fins that partitions a main passage into a plurality of partitioned passages, the heat medium flowing in the main passage, anda guide wall connected to the wavy fin,an x-direction is a lengthwise direction of the flow passage pipe,a z-direction is a thickness direction of the flow passage pipe,a y-direction is a direction perpendicular to both the x-direction and the z-direction,the wavy fin includes first convex portions that are curved toward a first side in the y-direction, andsecond convex portions that are curved toward a second side in the y-direction,the first convex portions and the second convex portions are arranged in alternating manner and interconnected by intermediate portions so as to have a wavy shape in cross-section perpendicular to the z-direction,the wavy fin has an opening portion through which two partitioned passages of the plurality of partitioned passages adjacent to each other across the wavy fin communicate with each other,the guide wall is connected to an edge of the wavy fin defining a downstream side of the opening portion in flow of the heat medium in one of the two partitioned passages, the guide wall protruding from the wavy fin into the one of the two partitioned passages, an end of the guide wall facing upstream in flow of the heat medium in the one of the two partitioned passages, orthe guide wall is connected to an edge of the wavy fin defining an upstream side of the opening portion in flow of the heat medium in the one of the two partitioned passages, the guide wall protruding from the wavy fin into the one of the two partitioned passages, an end of the guide wall facing downstream in flow of the heat medium in the one of the two partitioned passages,a width in the y-direction of each of the plurality of partitioned passages varies in the z-direction,the each of the plurality of partitioned passages includes a first region in which the width in the y-direction is smaller than a predetermined width, anda second region in which the width in the y-direction is larger than the predetermined width,the opening portion is provided in at least two wavy fins of the plurality of wavy fins, andthe opening portion provided in one of the two wavy fins has an opening which gradually enlarges in the z-direction while the opening portion provided in another of the two wavy fins has an opening which gradually enlarges in an opposite direction from the z-direction. 2. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion having the opening which gradually enlarges in the z-direction and the opening portion having the opening which gradually enlarges in the opposite direction from the z-direction are arranged in alternating manner in the y-direction. 3. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the opening of the opening portion gradually enlarges in the z-direction or the opposite direction from the z-direction, such that the heat medium flows from the first region of the one of the two partitioned passages into the second region of the other one of the two partitioned passages when the end of the guide wall faces upstream in flow of the heat medium, andthe heat medium flows from the second region of the one of the two partitioned passages into the first region of the other one of the two partitioned passages when the end of the guide wall faces downstream in flow of the heat medium. 4. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion is provided in the second convex portion,the wavy fin includes a first continuous portion that includes one first convex portion,one intermediate portion directly connected to the one first convex portion,one second convex portion directly connected to the one intermediate portion, andthe guide wall connected to the one second convex portion,a distance in the y-direction between a first outermost end in the y-direction and a second outermost end in the y-direction on a surface of the first continuous portion facing to the first side is defined as a distance d1,the wavy fin includes a second continuous portion that includes one first convex portion,one intermediate portion directly connected to the one first convex portion, andone second convex portion directly connected to the one intermediate portion,a distance in the y-direction between a first outermost end in the y-direction and a second outermost end in the y-direction on a surface of the second continuous portion facing to the first side is defined as a distance d2, andthe guide wall protrudes in the y-direction from the wavy fin to the second side such that the distance d1 is larger than the distance d2. 5. The heat exchanger according to claim 4, wherein a part extending from the intermediate portion to an edge of the wavy fin that defines an opposite side of the opening portion of the second convex portion opposite from the guide wall has a rounded shape convex to the second side in the y-direction in cross-section perpendicular to the z-direction. 6. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion is provided in the first convex portion,the wavy fin includes a third continuous portion that includes one first convex portion,one intermediate portion directly connected to the one first convex portion,one second convex portion directly connected to the one intermediate portion, andthe guide wall connected to the one first convex portion,a distance in the y-direction between a first outermost end in the y-direction and a second outermost end in the y-direction on a surface of the third continuous portion facing to the first side is defined as a distance d3, andthe guide wall protrudes in the y-direction from the wavy fin toward the first side such that the distance d3 is larger than the distance d2. 7. The heat exchanger according to claim 6, wherein a part extending from the intermediate portion to an edge of the opening portion opposite from and facing the guide wall of the first convex portion has a rounded shape convex to the first side in the y-direction in cross-section perpendicular to the z-direction. 8. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the inner fin further includes a plurality of crest portions curved toward one side in the z-direction, anda plurality of bottom portions curved toward another side in the z-direction, andthe plurality of the crest portions and the plurality of the bottom portions are arranged in alternating manner and interconnected by the plurality of wavy fins so as to have a wavy shape in cross-section perpendicular to the x-direction. 9. The heat exchanger according to claim 8, wherein the guide wall has a straight line shape connecting one of the plurality of crest portions and one of the plurality of bottom portions in cross-section perpendicular to the x-direction, anda length of a part of the opening portion defined by the guide wall is different in size than a length of a part of the opening portion defined by the inner fin. 10. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the flow passage pipe includes a pair of outer plates that face to each other, andan inner plate that is between the pair of outer plates and faces to the pair of outer plates, andthe inner fin is disposed between the inner plate and one outer plate of the pair of outer plates. 11. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the inner fin has a plate shape. 12. A heat exchanger comprising: a flow passage pipe that has a flat shape having a predetermined thickness, a heat medium flowing in the flow passage pipe, the heat medium exchanging heat with a heat exchange target; andan inner fin that is located inside the flow passage pipe, the inner fin increasing an area for heat transfer between the heat exchange target and the heat medium, whereinthe inner fin includes a wavy fin which is one of a plurality of wavy fins that partition a main passage into a plurality of partitioned passages, the heat medium flowing in the main passage, anda guide wall connected to the wavy fin,an x-direction is a lengthwise direction of the flow passage pipe,a z-direction is a thickness direction of the flow passage pipe,a y-direction is a direction perpendicular to both the x-direction and the z-direction,the wavy fin includes a plurality of first convex portions that protrude in the y-direction to a first side of the flow passage pipe, anda plurality of second convex portions that protrude in the y-direction to a second side of the flow passage pipe,the plurality of first convex portions and the plurality of second convex portions are arranged in alternating manner such that the wavy fin has a wavy shape in cross-section perpendicular to the z-direction,the wavy fin includes an opening portion through which the two partitioned passages of the plurality of partitioned passages adjacent to each other across the wavy fin communicate with each other,the guide wall protrudes into the plurality of the partitioned passages from an edge of the wavy fin defining a downstream side or an upstream side of the opening portion in flow of the heat medium in the plurality of partitioned passages,a width in the y-direction of each of the plurality of partitioned passages varies in the z-direction,the each of the plurality of partitioned passages includes a first region in which the width in the y-direction is smaller than a predetermined width, anda second region in which the width in the y-direction is larger than the predetermined width,the opening portion is provided in at least two wavy fins of the plurality of wavy fins, andthe opening portion provided in one of the two wavy fins has an opening which gradually enlarges in the z-direction while the opening portion provided in another of the two wavy fins has an opening which gradually enlarges in an opposite direction from the z-direction.