Tube for heat exchanger
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- DENSO CORP
- Publication Date
- 2013-08-29
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-252807 filed on Nov. 11, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a tube for a heat exchanger, which can be usefully applied to, for example, a radiator of an automobile or the like.BACKGROUND ART
[0003] A flat tube formed by bending a plate-shaped part (for example, a metal plate) has been known as a tube for a heat exchanger. These flat tubes and corrugated fins are alternately stacked on each other to thereby form a heat exchange core, and a tank and piping for introducing a heat exchange medium are coupled to the heat exchange core, so that a heat exchanger is constructed.
[0004] This kind of flat tube is made of: a pair of flat plate portions which are opposite to each other with a given gap between them in a minor radius direction; a curved portion which is curved and connected to...