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Method and a device for embossing heat exchanger plates
Assignee: REHEAT AB
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Filing: 1981-12-31
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Granted: 1984-03-06
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Expires: 2001-12-31
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method of embossing heat exchanger plates in several steps by a pressing tool, in that after a portion of the sheet blank has been embossed a subsequent portion of the blank is embossed, after this has been positioned and fixed in place between the punch and the die of the press. The positioning and clamping takes place in such a manner that a groove with zigzag extension pressed at the preceding embossing step in the sheet is caused to engage between a groove and, respectively, a bead arranged in the punch and the die which prior to the embossing are moved against each other and inside of the plane of the punch and, respectively, die by spring force.
Inventors
- 👤 Christer Almqvist
- 👤 Lars Lindahl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:13
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F3/00; F28F3/08; F28F3/083; B; B21; B21D; B21D53/00; B21D53/02; B21D53/04; F28D; F28D9/00; F28D9/0031; F28D9/0043; F28D9/005; F28F3/02; F28F3/04; F28F3/042; F28F3/046; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/4935; Y10T29/49366
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
265 words
A method of producing a heat exchanger plate of the kind having opposite end portions each having apertures therethrough for passage of heat exchanger fluids, the plate also having at least one intermediate portion between the end portions, the intermediate portion and each end portion having a gasket-receiving groove along each edge extending longitudinally of the plate, said method comprising: pressing the whole of each portion simultaneously between parts of a pressing tool and pressing each portion sequentially with respect to other portions, the step of pressing the intermediate portion including simultaneously pressing (a) a non-linear aligning groove extending generally traversely of the plate at one end of said intermediate portion to provide for linear and transverse alignment of the plate during a subsequent pressing operation, (b) a plurality of parallel non-linear corrugations over the remainder of the longitudinal dimension of said intermediate portion with said non-linear corrugations having a different pattern than said non-linear aligning groove and (c) a first gasket-receiving groove extending longitudinally along each edge of said intermediate portion; and thereafter moving the plate blank longitudinally of itself relative to the pressing tool, adjusting the position of the plate blank relative to the parts of the pressing tool by fitting said non-linear aligning groove in the blank to a complementary contour of the pressing tool thereby aligning the plate blank linearly and transversely relative to the pressing tool; and pressing another portion of the heat exchanger plate with the pressing tool thereby providing a second gasket-receiving groove extending longitudinally along each edge of said intermediate portion connecting with said first gasket-receiving groove.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
265 words
A method of producing a heat exchanger plate of the kind having opposite end portions each having apertures therethrough for passage of heat exchanger fluids, the plate also having at least one intermediate portion between the end portions, the intermediate portion and each end portion having a gasket-receiving groove along each edge extending longitudinally of the plate, said method comprising: pressing the whole of each portion simultaneously between parts of a pressing tool and pressing each portion sequentially with respect to other portions, the step of pressing the intermediate portion including simultaneously pressing (a) a non-linear aligning groove extending generally traversely of the plate at one end of said intermediate portion to provide for linear and transverse alignment of the plate during a subsequent pressing operation, (b) a plurality of parallel non-linear corrugations over the remainder of the longitudinal dimension of said intermediate portion with said non-linear corrugations having a different pattern than said non-linear aligning groove and (c) a first gasket-receiving groove extending longitudinally along each edge of said intermediate portion; and thereafter moving the plate blank longitudinally of itself relative to the pressing tool, adjusting the position of the plate blank relative to the parts of the pressing tool by fitting said non-linear aligning groove in the blank to a complementary contour of the pressing tool thereby aligning the plate blank linearly and transversely relative to the pressing tool; and pressing another portion of the heat exchanger plate with the pressing tool thereby providing a second gasket-receiving groove extending longitudinally along each edge of said intermediate portion connecting with said first gasket-receiving groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the aligning groove has a zig-zag shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the corrugations are pressed with tools of different patterns.
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