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US4458749A
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Radiator having reinforced tubes
Assignee: MCCORD HEAT TRANSFER Corp A DE CORP
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Filing: 1983-04-18
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Granted: 1984-07-10
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Expires: 2003-04-18
Abstract
Abstract The drawings and description disclose a radiator having top and bottom tanks with their respective headers, and a core assembly therebetween. The latter includes a group of fins and tubes, wherein each tube has a flattened, oblong body section, cylindrical end sections for connection with the respective headers, and transition sections between the flattened body and the cylindrical ends. Reinforcement means is provided for preventing collapsing or pinching at the ends of the flattened body section due to stressing of the tube or flexing of the headers. The reinforcement means is in the form of various shaped pairs of outwardly extending reinforcement ribs formed on opposite sides of the transition section, or inwardly extending dimples formed on opposite sides of the flattened body section adjacent the transition section.
Inventors
- 👤 William Melnyk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:00
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F9/00; F28F9/02; F28F9/04; F28F9/16; F28F9/18; F28F9/182; F28D; F28D1/00; F28D1/02; F28D1/03; F28D1/0391; F28D1/04; F28D1/053; F28D1/0535; F28D1/05366; F28F1/00; F28F1/02; F28F1/025; F28F2225/00; F28F2225/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/454; Y10S165/471; Y10S165/489; Y10S165/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A radiator comprising upper and lower tanks, including respective upper and lower headers, a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes having a body section with flattened, parallel sides and interconnecting rounded edges, a cylindrical end section, and a transition section therebetween terminating at junctures with each of said cylindrical end section and said flattened, parallel sides, means for connecting each of said plurality of tubes at their cylindrical ends to the respective upper and lower headers, and rib type reinforcing means formed on opposite sides of said tubes in an oppositely disposed relationship adjacent the juncture between each transition section and the adjacent flattened, parallel side to prevent collapsing of said tubes tending to pinch off the flow area through said last mentioned juncture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A radiator comprising upper and lower tanks, including respective upper and lower headers, a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes having a body section with flattened, parallel sides and interconnecting rounded edges, a cylindrical end section, and a transition section therebetween terminating at junctures with each of said cylindrical end section and said flattened, parallel sides, means for connecting each of said plurality of tubes at their cylindrical ends to the respective upper and lower headers, and rib type reinforcing means formed on opposite sides of said tubes in an oppositely disposed relationship adjacent the juncture between each transition section and the adjacent flattened, parallel side to prevent collapsing of said tubes tending to pinch off the flow area through said last mentioned juncture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
The radiator described in claim 1, wherein said rib type reinforcing means is a pair of substantially V-shaped ribs formed on said transition section with the wide end of each V-shape terminating at the juncture with the respective flattened, parallel sides of said body section and the narrow end of each V-shaped terminating at the edge of the juncture with the cylindrical end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The radiator described in claim 1, wherein said rib type reinforcing means is a pair of narrow, outwardly projecting ribs formed on the transition section adjacent the flattened sides of the body section along the centerline thereof for a predetermined distance, and extending across the juncture with the flattened, parallel sides for a distance therealong less than said predetermined distance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The radiator described in claim 3, wherein said predetermined distance is approximately three-eighths of the length of the transition section, and said distance less than said predetermined distance is approximately one-fifth of said predetermined distance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The radiator described in claim 1, wherein said rib type reinforcing means is a pair of dimples formed directly opposite one another on said flattened, parallel sides of said body at substantially the centerline thereof immediately adjacent the juncture with said transition section, said dimples abutting against one another at their respective inner ends.
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