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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8413715 | Refrigerant evaporator with U-turn block and refrigerant-distributing holes A refrigerant evaporator is provided in which a liquid refrigerant can be evenly distributed to a plurality of refrigerant tubes connected to first and second tanks in a U-turn block to improve heat-exchange performance. In the refrigerant evaporator, one of a plura... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8037929 | Evaporator An evaporator includes plural refrigerant flow members and corrugate fins disposed in corresponding air-passing clearances between the adjacent refrigerant flow members. Each refrigerant flow member includes plural flat tubes arranged in the front-rear direction. Ea... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7934541 | Plate for heat exchanger The present invention relates to a heat exchanger plate, more particularly, in which a number of beads for imparting turbulence to refrigerant flowing through a channel of a plate are formed streamlined and guide beads arre formed in refrigerant distributing section... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7878233 | Air-to-air aftercooler An air-to-air aftercooler may include at least one tube body configured to direct a flow of charged air, wherein the at least one tube body includes a first material. The air-to-air aftercooler may also include a header assembly coupled to ends of the at least one t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878234 | Evaporator An evaporator comprises tubes, configured for coolant flow, stacked in regularly spaced relation to one another, each of the tubes formed by coupled tube plates. Also comprising a tank in fluid communication with the tubes at an upper or lower side; inlet and outlet... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7721794 | Fin structure for heat exchanger The invention involves a flat fin heat exchanger configuration 10 with a plurality of louvers 26 that are raised above the plane of the fin 16 between adjacent tube holes 19, 20 that receive tubes 14. Various alternative patterns o... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7617865 | Heat exchanger and method of connecting The invention provides a heat exchanger, such as a charge air cooler, having a connecting plate, which is arranged in a housing into which the charge air flows. Charge air flows through ducts, which are assigned to the charge air and are provided with fins. The hous... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7588072 | Laminated heat exchanger A circular refrigerant outlet is formed in an endmost flat, hollow member of a laminated heat exchanger. An outlet header is fixed to the endmost flat, hollow member, and an outlet pipe having a circular cross section is connected to an open end of the outlet header... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7523781 | Heat exchanger The present invention relates to a heat exchanger, in which inlet and outlet side heat exchange parts are communicated with each other and have the same refrigerant flowing direction by communicating pairs of cups with each other which are located at a predetermined... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7520319 | Stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger A stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes and fins stacked alternately, a tank formed at an end of the heat transfer tubes, and an end plate provided at an end of the tank. The heat exchanger has a projecting portion pro... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7413003 | Plate for heat exchanger The present invention relates to a plate for a heat exchanger, which has beads of refrigerant distributing sections formed asymmetrically and streamlined beads arranged in the same number on flow channels in the form of a zigzag so that refrigerant flowing inside a ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7398820 | Evaporator An evaporator includes a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger includes a first path in which coolant flows downwardly, a second path in which the coolant from the first path flows upwardly, and a third path in which the coolant ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370691 | Heat exchanger and heating or air conditioning unit of a motor vehicle containing said heat exchanger The invention relates to a heat exchanger of a plate-type construction having first flow channels for a first medium, each formed by a pair of plates, and having corrugated ribs, around which a second medium flows, arranged between neighboring plate pairs. In order ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367387 | Tube plate for exhaust heat exchanger A tube plate for exhaust heat exchangers, with punched openings to hold the tube ends of a tube bundle, wherein the openings are arranged grid-like with a web width b, and each of the openings has a shear surface with a height h produced by punching, and a bevel of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367292 | Fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle A fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle includes an outer housing having outer connections connected to an outer supply pipe and an outer discharge pipe for a first fluid with the outer connections being... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367386 | Air cooled oil cooler An air cooled oil cooler has an upper plate, a lower plate and a plurality of tubes and outer fins disposed therebetween. Each tube contains an inner offset fin, and the outer fins formed in a corrugated shape and each having one return louver on an intermediate por... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363949 | Hydrogen station, method of charging hydrogen, and vehicle A hydrogen station includes gas storage equipment for storing hydrogen, a dispenser for charging hydrogen gas supplied from the gas storage equipment into a hydrogen tank of a vehicle, and a blower. When charging hydrogen, the blower blows air towards a radiator of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347064 | Evaporator An evaporator operated with the carbon dioxide gas, comprises at least a unit core including a plurality of heat transmission tubes having a path with a refrigerant flowing therein, a first tank connected to an end opening of the heat transmission tubes and formed w... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347063 | Device for heat exchange A device for exchanging heat is disclosed herein. This device may be used in motor vehicle air-conditioning installations which include at least one distribution or collection chamber for a fluid, at least one flow device which is provided with at least one first fl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341098 | Heat exchanger and method of producing A heat exchanger including a collecting tank having an outwardly extending flange around an edge, a tube plate having a connection edge, tubes having ends extending into openings in the tube plate, and an intermediate plate having an edge lying against the connectio... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337833 | Circuit element for heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicle, and resulting heat exchanger The invention relates to a hydraulic circuit element (20) for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid, which defines a path for the first fluid and comprises at least one tube (22) having two ends and at least one tip (24) at one ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326281 | Hydrogen storage tank A tank main body accommodates a heat exchanger including a heating medium pipe. A plurality of heat exchanger fins are coupled to the heating medium pipe to divide the interior of the tank main body into a plurality of spaces. A hydrogen storage alloy is provided in... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322399 | Heat exchange unit for a motor vehicle and system comprising said unit The heat exchange module, intended for a motor vehicle with internal combustion engine fitted with a high temperature cooling system and a low temperature cooling system, comprises at least one row of heat exchange tubes (102) connected to at least one inlet ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320360 | One-shot brazed aftercooler with hollow beam reinforced mounting feature A heat exchanger assembly includes hollow reinforcing members that define openings for receiving supports therein. An end cap is disposed in each open end of cylindrical header tanks and each of the header tanks includes a tubeless length (X) extending inwardly a pr... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318470 | Device for exchanging heat The invention relates to a device for exchanging heat, particularly for use in motor vehicle air-conditioning systems, comprising at least one coolant, at least one coolant inlet (3), and at least one coolant outlet (4), which lead into at least one he... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316263 | Cold plate A novel cold plate may include one or more of the following features: relatively narrow channel gaps, two or more flow paths, primarily non-linear flow paths, and/or tapered channel walls. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311138 | Stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchangers and methods for manufacturing such heat exchangers A stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger includes heat transfer tubes and fins, which are stacked alternately, an end plate disposed at an outermost position of the stacked heat transfer tubes and fins in a stacking direction, and inlet and outlet pipes connected... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303004 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger adopts a four-pass structure, including two rows of tubes, a first upper tank portion communicating with the upper end of one of the tube rows, a second upper tank portion communicating with the upper end of the other tube row, a first lower tank po... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302997 | Vibration-resistant mounting bracket for heat exchangers A mounting bracket is shown for a heat exchanger core having spaced-apart tubes having peripheral flanges surrounding a manifold. The mounting bracket has a first clip grooved to receive a front edge portion of a selected flange, and a pair of second clips, each gro... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303003 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger employed as an evaporator includes a heat exchange core section and first to fourth headers 5, 6, 9, 11. The headers 5, 6 include hollow header bodies 10, 20 having opposite ends opened, and caps 18a, 18b... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293423 | Method and apparatus for controlling freezing nucleation and propagation An apparatus and method of controlling freezing in a liquid system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a heat exchanger having a initial zone characterized by a surface area to volume ratio. The apparatus also includes means for initiating freezing of a fluid from ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284380 | Method for heat energy transmission The invention relates to a method for heat energy transmission between a gaseous, warmer medium on one hand and a liquid, colder medium on the other hand. In order to provide an improved method for heat energy transmission, the invention suggests a method in which t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281572 | Heat exchanger comprising a connection flange that is joined to the manifold A heat exchanger having tubes and at least one collecting tube is used, especially for air conditioning units of motor vehicles. The heat exchanger has pipes, at least one manifold that communicates with the pipes, and at least one connection flange. The connection ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278549 | Remedies to prevent cracking in a liquid system A liquid cooling system utilizing minimal size and volume enclosures, air pockets, compressible objects, and flexible objects is provided to protect against expansion of water-based solutions when frozen. In such a system, pipes, pumps, and heat exchangers are desig... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275394 | Heat exchanger having a distributer plate A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle is provided, including top and bottom headers and a core extending therebetween. The top header includes a distributor plate extending along the longitudinal axis thereof to separate the top header into first and second chambers.... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273093 | Heat exchanger in particular an evaporator for a vehicle air-conditioning unit A device is provided for heat transfer and in particular an evaporator for an air conditioning system of motor vehicles having at least one header tank including at least two header chambers which are substantially defined by a base device and a top device. The top ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267165 | Heat exchanger of ventilating system A heat exchanger of a ventilating system, including heat exchange plates which are laminated at a predetermined interval and divide an outdoor air path through which outdoor air passes and an indoor air path through which indoor air passes, and a plurality of emboss... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267162 | Laminated evaporator with optimally configured plates to align incident flow The invention provides a heat exchanger having a plurality of plates stacked in alternating mirrored relation with one another. Each of the plurality of plates has a plate length extending along a plate longitudinal axis between first and second ends. Each of the pl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267163 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger comprises: flat tubes laminated on each other, an external fluid flowing in a space formed between the flat tubes arranged adjacent to each other; and fins interposed between the flat tubes, the fins being formed into a protruding and recessing shap... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263848 | Heat pump system A heat pump is operable in a heating mode and a cooling mode and includes two identical heat exchangers. The heat exchangers alternate between operating as a condenser and an evaporator as the heat pump switches between the heating mode and the cooling mode. The hea... | 09/04/2007 |
