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Method of manufacturing a laminated fitting for a heat exchanger
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1988-06-30
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Granted: 1990-08-28
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Expires: 2008-06-30
Abstract
Abstract An end fitting for a serpentine heat exchanger couples an inlet or outlet port to a pair of flat tubes comprising the heat exchanger core. The fitting comprises three laminated plates and a nipple coupled to an opening in the outermost of the plates. The inner plate is a header plate with the slots for receiving the flat tubing. A spacer plate interconnects the outer and inner plates and has an aperture shaped to couple the port to the slots for defining a fluid flow path. The plates are stamped from aluminum sheet stock clad with a brazing alloy. The plates are assembled and secured by a steel rivet and the nipple is attached. The parts are joined by brazing. The fitting can be brazed to the exchanger core at the same time.
Inventors
- 👤 Dominic N. Dalo
- 👤 Peter G. Wolf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:10
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F9/00; F28F9/02; F28F9/0246; F16; F16L; F16L25/00; F16L25/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/4935; Y10T29/49366; Y10T29/49393; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49885; Y10T29/49947; Y10T29/49954; Y10T29/49956; Y10T29/4998; Y10T29/49982; Y10T29/49986
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
The method of making a fitting for a heat exchanger having flat tubing comprising the steps of; stamping from sheet stock first, second and third flat plates forming at least one oval shaped slot in the first plate to conform to flat heat exchanger tubing of oval shaped cross section, forming an opening in the second plate with an inwardly projecting nib adapted to block entry of the tubing, forming a port opening in the third plate, stacking the first, second and third plates with the second plate between the first and third plates and the second plate opening communicating with the port opening and the slot, and, bonding the plates at portions outboard of the opening and slot.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
The method of making a fitting for a heat exchanger having flat tubing comprising the steps of; stamping from sheet stock first, second and third flat plates forming at least one oval shaped slot in the first plate to conform to flat heat exchanger tubing of oval shaped cross section, forming an opening in the second plate with an inwardly projecting nib adapted to block entry of the tubing, forming a port opening in the third plate, stacking the first, second and third plates with the second plate between the first and third plates and the second plate opening communicating with the port opening and the slot, and, bonding the plates at portions outboard of the opening and slot.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
161 words
The method of making a fitting for a heat exchanger having flat tubing comprising the steps of; stamping from aluminum sheet stock first, second and third flat plates, at least the first and third plates being stamped from braze clad stock, stamping a pair of oval shaped slots in the first plate to conform to flat heat exchanger tubing of oval shaped cross section, stamping an opening in the second plate, stamping a port opening in the third plate, stacking the first, second and third plates with the second plate between the first and third plates and the second plate opening communicating with the port opening and the slots, mechanically securing the plates together with rivets having a lower coefficient of expansion than aluminum to enhance contact between the plates during brazing, assembling a nipple to the port opening, said plates having corresponding margins, and brazing the plates at the margins and at the port opening to achieve fluid tight joints.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
161 words
The method of making a fitting for a heat exchanger having flat tubing comprising the steps of; stamping from aluminum sheet stock first, second and third flat plates, at least the first and third plates being stamped from braze clad stock, stamping a pair of oval shaped slots in the first plate to conform to flat heat exchanger tubing of oval shaped cross section, stamping an opening in the second plate, stamping a port opening in the third plate, stacking the first, second and third plates with the second plate between the first and third plates and the second plate opening communicating with the port opening and the slots, mechanically securing the plates together with rivets having a lower coefficient of expansion than aluminum to enhance contact between the plates during brazing, assembling a nipple to the port opening, said plates having corresponding margins, and brazing the plates at the margins and at the port opening to achieve fluid tight joints.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein the plates are stamped from the same stock.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The invention as defined in claim 2 comprising the step of assembling the fitting to the flat tubing of the heat exchanger after the plates are mechanically secured so that the fitting is brazed to the tubing during the step of brazing the plates.
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