Heat exchanger configured to be mounted on a frame

Abstract

Title: Heat exchanger configured to be mounted on a frame The subject of the invention is a heat exchanger (1) configured to be mounted on a frame (101) of a thermal regulation device (100), in particular of a motor vehicle, the heat exchanger comprising: a manifold (2) and a bundle of tubes communicating with the manifold (2) for the circulation of a heat transfer fluid, at least one tube (5), in particular at least two tubes, fixed to the manifold (2) and in fluid connection with the manifold (2), a first mounting member (10) rigidly secured to the tube (5), in particular by being brazed with the tube (5), and configured to cooperate, in a removable manner, with a first complementary mounting member (110) of the frame (101), a second mounting member rigidly secured to the manifold (2), in particular by being brazed with the manifold (2), and configured to cooperate,in a removable manner, with a second complementary mounting member of the frame (101). Figure for the abstract: Fig. 2,

Description

Title of the invention: Heat exchanger configured to be mounted on a frame

[0001] The present invention relates in particular to a heat exchanger configured to be mounted on a frame of a thermal regulation device, in particular of a motor vehicle.

[0002] Patent application US2016001629 describes a cooling device for a motor vehicle. This cooling device comprises a low-temperature radiator, a high-temperature radiator, a ventilation device and a condenser. These components are mounted together by being placed in parallel planes, one behind the other. Mounting means are provided to allow these components to be connected together.

[0003] The present invention aims to improve and facilitate the mounting of a heat exchanger within a thermal regulation device, in particular which comprises several heat exchangers placed one behind the other, with little accessible space.

[0004] The invention thus relates to a heat exchanger configured to be mounted on a frame of a thermal regulation device, in particular of a motor vehicle, the heat exchanger comprising: - a collector box and a bundle of tubes communicating with the collector box for the circulation of a heat transfer fluid, - at least one tube, in particular at least two tubes, fixed to the manifold and in fluid connection with the manifold, - a first mounting member rigidly secured to the tubing, in particular by being brazed to the tubing, and configured to cooperate, in a removable manner, with a first complementary mounting member of the frame, - a second mounting member rigidly secured to the manifold box, in particular by being brazed to the manifold box, and configured to cooperate, in a removable manner, with a second complementary mounting member of the frame.

[0005] Thanks to the invention, the heat exchanger can be assembled on the frame using its first mounting member and its second mounting member which are both secured to the frame so that the tube(s) and the rest of the heat exchanger are held on the same part (namely the frame). Thus the heat exchanger with the tube(s) is held on the same part (namely the frame) so that differences in deformation / stress which would appear between the manifold and the pipe(s). These differential deformations can lead to damage at the junction between the pipe and the manifold. The invention thus makes it possible to avoid this type of damage, or even a break between the pipe and the manifold. In addition, the mounting members are designed to eliminate the need for screws for mounting. The invention is particularly suitable for small spaces.

[0006] According to one aspect of the invention, the first mounting member of the heat exchanger is configured to cooperate with the first complementary mounting member of the frame by snap-fastening.

[0007] According to one aspect of the invention, the second mounting member of the heat exchanger is configured to cooperate with the second complementary mounting member of the frame by snap-fastening.

[0008] The invention thus allows easy installation and removal of the heat exchanger, by snap-fastening.

[0009] According to one aspect of the invention, the collector box has a substantially cylindrical shape having a main axis.

[0010] According to one aspect of the invention, the first mounting member secured to the tubing and the second mounting member secured to the manifold are arranged to allow mounting of the heat exchanger on the frame following a translation in a mounting direction (Z axis) which is substantially parallel to the main axis of the manifold of the heat exchanger.

[0011] According to one aspect of the invention, the heat exchanger comprises two pipes, one for supplying heat transfer fluid to the heat exchanger, and the other pipe for discharging heat transfer fluid that has circulated in the heat exchanger.

[0012] According to one aspect of the invention, the first mounting member is integral with the two pipes, and comprises a bridge of material which connects the two pipes.

[0013] According to one aspect of the invention, the material bridge between the two tubes comprises rounded portions to partially envelop each of the tubes to define a contact surface between the material bridge and the tube.

[0014] This ensures a rigid junction, particularly during brazing.

[0015] According to one aspect of the invention, the first mounting member is made of metal, for example aluminum, and is brazed onto the pipes.

[0016] According to one aspect of the invention, the first mounting member on the tubing and the second mounting member on the manifold have a spatial arrangement which allows them to be inserted on the frame following a translational movement.

[0017] According to one aspect of the invention, the first mounting member on the tubing comprises at least one rigid tab configured to be inserted into a groove of the first complementary mounting organ of the frame.

[0018] This groove is notably bordered by an elastically deformable tab of the complementary mounting member.

[0019] Thus, when the rigid tab of the first mounting member of the tubing is inserted into the groove, at the end of its travel in the groove, the elastically deformable tab locks the rigid tab in the groove. This immobilizes the heat exchanger relative to the frame, following the direction of mounting of the heat exchanger on the frame.

[0020] According to one aspect of the invention, the first mounting member secured to the tubing comprises an additional rigid tab.

[0021] According to one aspect of the invention, the additional rigid tab is arranged offset from the aforementioned tab so that, when mounting the heat exchanger on the frame, the two rigid tabs are placed on either side of a support plate of the frame.

[0022] According to one aspect of the invention, the first mounting member comprises a bridge of material which connects the two tubes, and the rigid tab(s) connect to the bridge of material, in particular by forming one or two bends for each rigid tab.

[0023] According to one aspect of the invention, the rigid tongue has a U-shaped profile.

[0024] Alternatively, the material bridge of the first mounting member between the two tubing comprises at least one slot configured to each cooperate with a rib, in particular of longitudinal shape, of the first complementary mounting member on the frame.

[0025] The first complementary mounting member on the frame may comprise two ribs, in particular arranged in parallel, to be inserted, in particular by sliding, each into one of the slots in the material bridge of the first mounting member secured to the pipes.

[0026] According to one aspect of the invention, the slots on the first mounting member are parallel to each other. The slots are preferably configured to allow sliding.

[0027] According to one aspect of the invention, the ribs of the first complementary mounting member on the frame have a rectilinear shape and are in particular symmetrical to each other by mirror symmetry.

[0028] According to one aspect of the invention, each longitudinal rib has, in cross section, a substantially L-shaped shape.

[0029] According to one aspect of the invention, the second mounting member on the manifold box comprises a rigid tab.

[0030] According to one aspect of the invention, the rigid tab of the second mounting member on the manifold has a head configured to be inserted into a groove of the second complementary mounting member on the frame.

[0031] According to one aspect of the invention, the groove is bordered by an elastically deformable tab which is configured to, once the head of the second mounting member is inserted into the groove, hold this head in position, inside the groove.

[0032] According to one aspect of the invention, the rigid tab of the second mounting member comprises a rounded foot partially enveloping the manifold to form a brazed contact surface on the manifold.

[0033] According to one aspect of the invention, the leg comprises a flat section which connects the foot to the head of the second mounting member.

[0034] According to one aspect of the invention, the second mounting member on the manifold is made of metal, in particular aluminum, and is brazed onto this manifold.

[0035] According to one aspect of the invention, the second mounting member on the manifold box and the tab(s) of the first mounting member on the pipes are insertable on the frame in the same insertion direction.

[0036] According to another aspect of the invention, the second mounting member on the manifold and the slot(s) of the material bridge forming the first mounting member on the pipes are insertable on the frame in the same insertion direction.

[0037] The invention also relates to a thermal regulation device comprising a frame and at least two heat exchangers, placed in particular one behind the other, and one of the heat exchangers is a heat exchanger as described above, being held on the frame.

[0038] According to one aspect of the invention, the frame comprises at least one upright and the manifold of the heat exchanger runs along this upright when the heat exchanger is mounted within the thermal regulation device.

[0039] According to one aspect of the invention, the first complementary mounting member and the second complementary mounting member on the frame are formed on the upright, in particular in one piece, for example by molding a plastic material.

[0040] According to one aspect of the invention, the frame is configured to hold a plurality of heat exchangers.

[0041] According to one aspect of the invention, the thermal regulation device comprises at least two heat exchangers, in particular at least three heat exchangers, for example arranged one behind the other, in particular in parallel, with one of the exchangers being the heat exchanger according to the invention, which is for example interposed between the other two heat exchangers. Of course, the The total number of exchangers in the thermal control device can be 2, 3 or more. The heat exchangers can be one behind the other, or not (e.g., side by side). The heat exchangers can be arranged parallel to each other, or not.

[0042] According to one aspect of the invention, the assembly of the intermediate heat exchanger and its disassembly can be carried out without having to remove the two other heat exchangers (at least one of which is, for example, a tube bundle radiator), thanks to the assembly members which allow the intermediate exchanger to be inserted by translation between the two other exchangers.

[0043] According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a frame upright is provided on each side of the intermediate heat exchanger, along the two collector boxes.

[0044] The frame comprises at least one cavity for partially housing the manifold of the heat exchanger, so as to maintain the exchanger in the X and Y directions. The maintenance in the Z direction is achieved by the aforementioned mounting members.

[0045] According to one aspect of the invention, a mounting member of the “second mounting member” type described above is present on each manifold of the heat exchanger so as to hold it on the two uprights of the frame.

[0046] According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the heat exchanger is an ATOC exchanger (ATOC for Air-to-Oil Cooler in English), namely a heat exchanger capable of cooling the oil in a circuit coming for example from a component under the hood (for example the gearbox, the engine, etc.). The oil is cooled by the air flow through the heat exchanger.

[0047] The invention also relates to a method for mounting a heat exchanger as described above, within a thermal regulation device, the method comprising the step of inserting the heat exchanger within the thermal regulation device and of bringing into cooperation the first and second mounting members respectively on the pipes and the manifold of the heat exchanger with the complementary mounting members on the frame.

[0048] The invention also relates to a method for removing a heat exchanger as described above, within a thermal regulation device, the method comprising the step of removing the heat exchanger within the thermal regulation device by disengaging the first and second mounting members respectively on the pipes and the manifold of the heat exchanger from the complementary mounting members on the frame.

[0049] According to one aspect of the invention, this disengagement is carried out by separating the complementary mounting members on the frame, which are elastically deformable (being in particular snap-fit ​​shapes).

[0050] According to one aspect of the invention, the first complementary mounting member and the second complementary mounting member on the frame are made of plastic, in particular by molding with the rest of the frame.

[0051] Other characteristics, details and advantages of the invention will emerge more clearly on reading the description which follows on the one hand, and several exemplary embodiments given for informational and non-limiting purposes with reference to the appended schematic drawings on the other hand, in which:

[0052] [Fig-1] [Fig. 1] is a perspective representation of a thermal regulation device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention;

[0053] [Fig.2] [Fig.2] is a perspective representation of the regulating device thermal of [Fig.l], without showing one of the radiators to make the intercalary heat exchanger visible;

[0054] [Fig.3] [Fig.3] shows the details of the heat exchanger assembly in intercalary with the frame, within the thermal regulation device of figures 1 and 2;

[0055] [Fig.4] [Fig.4] illustrates the intercalary heat exchanger of the re thermal regulation of figures 1 and 2;

[0056] [Fig.5] [Fig.5] is a perspective representation of the assembly of the intercalated heat exchanger with the frame, within the thermal regulation device according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention;

[0057] [Fig.6] [Fig.6] is a view similar to [Fig.5], from a different angle;

[0058] [Fig.7] [Fig.7] is a detailed view of the assembly between the second member of assembly and its complementary assembly member, within the device of [Fig.5];

[0059] [Fig.8] [Fig.8] is a detail view of the frame of the device of [Fig.5];

[0060] [Fig.9] [Fig.9] is a view of the intercalary heat exchanger of the device of [Fig.5];

[0061] [Fig. 10] [Fig. 10] is a detailed view of the assembly between the first mounting member and its complementary mounting member, within the device of [Fig.5].

[0062] The features, variants and different embodiments of the invention may be combined with each other, in various combinations, provided that they are not incompatible or mutually exclusive. In particular, variants of the invention may be imagined comprising only a selection of features described below in isolation from the other features described, if this selection of features is sufficient to confer a technical advantage and / or to differentiate the invention from the prior art.

[0063] [Fig.l] shows a thermal regulation device 100 comprising a frame designated overall by the reference 101 and heat exchangers, placed behind the others, as explained below.

[0064] In the succession of heat exchangers, there are two radiators (a high-temperature radiator 102 and a low-temperature radiator 103) and, interposed between these two radiators 102 and 103, a heat exchanger 1 of the air-to-oil cooler type (also designated by the acronym ATOC for “Air-to-oil Cooler” in English).

[0065] The thermal regulation device 100, for a motor vehicle, on the front of the vehicle, is configured to allow the incoming ambient air to flow through the various heat exchangers.

[0066] Other types of thermal regulation device 100 may be applied.

[0067] The heat exchanger 1 inserted between the two radiators 102 and 103 is held on the frame 101.

[0068] The frame 101 comprises two uprights 105 and 106, here made of plastic material, which are configured to be placed vertically, along a vertical axis Z, when the thermal regulation device 100 is assembled on the motor vehicle. These uprights 105 and 106 are generally parallel to each other, and each extend on one side of the heat exchangers.

[0069] In particular, the radiators 102 and 103 each comprise on opposite sides collector boxes 107 which run along these uprights 105 and 106 when the radiators 102 and 103 are mounted within the thermal regulation device 100.

[0070] The frame 101 further comprises two flanges 108, here made of plastic material, extending between the two uprights 105 and 106 so as to form with these uprights 105 and 106, a substantially rectangular perimeter surrounding the succession of heat exchangers.

[0071] The frame 101 is configured to hold the plurality of heat exchangers.

[0072] The heat exchanger 1 interposed between the two radiators 102 and 103 comprises two collector boxes 2 and 3 in which a heat transfer fluid, for example oil, circulates and which are arranged in parallel to each other, on either side, of a bundle of tubes 4 configured for the exchange of heat between the fluid which circulates therein and the air which passes through the bundle of tubes 4. The heat exchanger 1 may be of the brazed exchanger type.

[0073] The intermediate heat exchanger 1 further comprises two pipes 5 (or “jumper Unes” in English), one for the fluid inlet and the other for the fluid outlet, fixed to the manifold 2 and in fluid connection with the manifold 2. The pipes 5 are for example made of aluminum.

[0074] As illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 in particular, the intermediate heat exchanger 1 further comprises a first mounting member 10 rigidly secured to the pipes 5, being brazed with the pipes 5, and configured to cooperate, in a removable manner, with a first complementary mounting member 110 of the frame 101.

[0075] The intermediate heat exchanger 1 comprises a second mounting member 11 rigidly secured to the manifold box 2, being brazed with the manifold box 2, and configured to cooperate, in a removable manner, with a second complementary mounting member 111 of the frame 101, as clearly visible in [Fig. 3].

[0076] Thanks to the invention, the heat exchanger 1 can be assembled on the frame 101 using its first mounting member 10 and its second mounting member 11 which are both secured to the frame 101 so that the pipes 5 and the rest of the heat exchanger 1 are held on the same part (namely the frame 101). Thus the heat exchanger 1 with the pipes 5 is held on the same part (namely the frame 101) so that differences in deformation / stress that would appear between the manifold 2 and the pipes 5 are avoided. These differential deformations can lead to damage at the junction between the pipes 5 and the manifold 2. The invention thus makes it possible to avoid this type of damage, or even a break between the pipes 5 and the manifold 2. In addition, the mounting members 10 and 11 are designed to make it possible to do without screws for mounting.The invention is particularly suitable for small spaces.

[0077] The first mounting member 10 of the heat exchanger 1 is configured to cooperate with the first complementary mounting member 110 of the frame by snap-fastening.

[0078] The second mounting member 11 of the heat exchanger is configured to cooperate with the second complementary mounting member 111 of the frame 101 by snap-fastening.

[0079] The invention thus allows easy installation and easy removal of the heat exchanger, by snap-fastening.

[0080] The collector box 2 has a substantially cylindrical shape having a main axis, here the Z axis.

[0081] The first mounting member 10 secured to the pipes 5 and the second mounting member 11 secured to the manifold 2 are arranged to allow mounting of the heat exchanger 1 on the frame 101 following a translation in a mounting direction (axis Z) which is substantially parallel to the main axis of the manifold of the heat exchanger.

[0082] As stated above, the heat exchanger 1 comprises two pipes 5, one for supplying heat transfer fluid to the heat exchanger, and the other pipe for discharging heat transfer fluid that has circulated in the heat exchanger 1.

[0083] The first mounting member 10 comprises a material bridge 14 which connects the two tubes 5.

[0084] The material bridge 14 between the two tubes 5 comprises rounded portions 15 to partially envelop each of the tubes 5 to define a contact surface between the material bridge 14 and the tube 5.

[0085] This makes it possible to ensure a rigid junction during brazing, between the first mounting member 10 and the two pipes 5.

[0086] The first mounting member 10 is made of metal, here aluminum, and is brazed onto the pipes 5.

[0087] The first mounting member 10 on the pipes 5 and the second mounting member 11 on the manifold 2 have a spatial arrangement which allows them to be inserted on the frame 101 following a translational movement along the Z axis.

[0088] In the example of figures 1 to 4, the first mounting member 10 on the tubing comprises two rigid tabs 17 configured to be inserted into respective grooves 117 of the first complementary mounting member 110 of the frame 101 (see [Fig.3] in particular).

[0089] One of these grooves 117 or these two grooves 117 are bordered by an elastically deformable tab 118 of the complementary mounting member 110.

[0090] Thus, when inserting the rigid tabs 17 of the first mounting member 10 into the grooves 117, at the end of travel in the groove 117, the elastically deformable tab 118 locks the rigid tab 17 in the groove. This immobilizes the heat exchanger 1 relative to the frame 101, along the direction of mounting of the heat exchanger on the frame 101, i.e. along the Z axis.

[0091] The two rigid tabs 17 are arranged offset relative to the direction of the Z axis so that, when mounting the heat exchanger 1 on the frame 101, the two rigid tabs 17 are placed on either side of a support plate 119 of the frame 101.

[0092] The rigid tabs 17 connect to the material bridge 14, forming a U-shaped profile 19, as can be clearly seen in Figures 3 and 4.

[0093] The second mounting member 11 on the manifold box 2 is in the form of a rigid tab 30.

[0094] The rigid tab 30 comprises a head 31 configured to be inserted into a groove 131 of the second complementary mounting member 111 on the frame 101, as can be seen in [Fig.3].

[0095] The rigid tab 30 of the second mounting member 11 comprises a rounded foot 33 partially enveloping the collector box 2 to form a contact surface brazed on the collector box 2.

[0096] The leg 30 comprises a flat section 34 which connects the foot 33 to the head 31 of the second mounting member 11.

[0097] The second mounting member 11 on the collector box 2 is made of metal, here in aluminum, and is brazed onto this collector box 2.

[0098] The second mounting member 11 on the manifold 2 and the tabs 17 of the first mounting member 10 on the pipes 5 are insertable on the frame 101 in the same insertion direction, namely along the Z axis.

[0099] In another example of implementation illustrated in Figures 5 to 10, the material bridge 24 of the first mounting member 20 between the two tubes 5 comprises two slots 28 configured to each cooperate with a rib 128, of longitudinal shape, of the first complementary mounting member 120 on the frame 101.

[0100] The first complementary mounting member 120 on the frame 101 thus comprises two ribs 128, arranged in parallel, to be inserted each into one of the slots 28 of the material bridge 24 of the first mounting member 20 secured to the tubes 5.

[0101] The slots 28 on the first mounting member 20 are parallel to each other. The slots 28 allow insertion by sliding.

[0102] The ribs 128 of the first complementary mounting member 120 on the frame 101 have a rectilinear shape and are symmetrical to each other by mirror symmetry.

[0103] Each longitudinal rib 128 has, in cross section, a substantially L-shaped shape.

[0104] In this example of implementation, as illustrated in [Fig.7], the second mounting member 11 on the manifold box 2 in the form of a rigid tab 30 is inserted by translation, into the groove 131 which is bordered by an elastically deformable tab 133 configured to, once the head 31 of the rigid tab 30 is inserted into the groove 131, hold this head 31 in position, inside the groove 131.

[0105] The second mounting member 11 on the manifold and the slots 28 of the material bridge 24 forming the first mounting member 10 on the tubes 5 are insertable on the frame 101 in the same insertion direction, namely the Z axis.

[0106] The first complementary mounting member 110 and the second complementary mounting member 111 on the frame 101 are formed on the upright 105, in one piece, by molding a plastic material.

[0107] The assembly of the intermediate heat exchanger 1 and its disassembly can be carried out without having to remove the other two heat exchangers 102 and 103, thanks to the assembly members which allow the intermediate exchanger 1 to be inserted by translation (along the Z axis) between the other two exchangers 102 and 103.

[0108] The frame 101 comprises, on the uprights 105 and 106, a cavity 135 (see figure 2), in particular to form a rail, to guide and house each collector box 2 of the heat exchanger 1, so as to maintain the exchanger in the X and Y directions (orthogonal to the Z direction). The maintenance in the Z direction is carried out by the aforementioned mounting organs.

[0109] A mounting member 11 of the “second mounting member” type described above is present on each manifold of the heat exchanger so as to hold it on the two uprights 105 and 106 of the frame 101.

[0110] To mount the heat exchanger 1 within the thermal regulation device 100, it is appropriate to insert the heat exchanger 1 within the thermal regulation device 100 and to bring into cooperation the first and second mounting members 10 and 11 respectively on the pipes 5 and the manifold 2 of the heat exchanger with the complementary mounting members 110 and 111 on the frame 101.

[0111] To remove the heat exchanger 1 from a thermal regulation device 100, the first and second mounting members 10 and 11 are disengaged respectively on the pipes 5 and the manifold 2 of the heat exchanger from the complementary mounting members 110 and 111 on the frame 101.

[0112] This disengagement is done by separating the complementary mounting members 110 and 111 on the frame 101, which are elastically deformable (being snap-fit ​​shapes).

Claims

Claims

1. Heat exchanger (1) configured to be mounted on a frame (101) of a thermal regulation device (100), in particular of a motor vehicle, the heat exchanger comprising: - a manifold (2) and a bundle of tubes communicating with the manifold (2) for the circulation of a heat transfer fluid, - at least one tube (5), in particular at least two tubes, fixed on the manifold (2) and in fluid connection with the manifold (2), - a first mounting member (10;20) rigidly secured to the tubing (5), in particular by being brazed with the tubing (5), and configured to cooperate, in a removable manner, with a first complementary mounting member (110) of the frame (101), - a second mounting member (11) rigidly secured to the manifold box (2), in particular by being brazed with the manifold box (2), and configured to cooperate, in a removable manner, with a second complementary mounting member (111) of the frame (101).;

2. Heat exchanger (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the first mounting member (10) of the heat exchanger is configured to cooperate with the first complementary mounting member (110) of the frame (101) by snap-fastening and / or the second mounting member (11) of the heat exchanger is configured to cooperate with the second complementary mounting member of the frame (101) by snap-fastening.

3. Heat exchanger (1) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the manifold (2) has a substantially cylindrical shape having a main axis, and the first mounting member (10) secured to the tubing (5) and the second mounting member (11) secured to the manifold (2) are arranged to allow mounting of the heat exchanger on the frame (101) following a translation in a mounting direction (Z axis) which is substantially parallel to the main axis of the manifold (2) of the heat exchanger. heat.

4. Heat exchanger (1) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the heat exchanger comprises two pipes (5), one for supplying heat transfer fluid to the heat exchanger, and the other pipe (5) for discharging heat transfer fluid having circulated in the heat exchanger, and the first mounting member (10) is integral with the two pipes, and comprises a material bridge (24) which connects the two pipes.

5. Heat exchanger (1) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the first mounting member (10) on the tubing (5) comprises at least one rigid tongue (17) configured to be inserted into a groove of the first complementary mounting member (110) of the frame (101), this groove being in particular bordered by an elastically deformable tab of the complementary mounting member.

6. Heat exchanger (1) according to claim 4, in which the material bridge (24) of the first mounting member (20) between the two pipes comprises at least one slot (28) configured to each cooperate with a rib, in particular of longitudinal shape, of the first complementary mounting member on the frame (101), in particular the first complementary mounting member on the frame (101) comprising two ribs, in particular arranged in parallel, to be each inserted into one of the slots (28) of the material bridge of the first mounting member (20) secured to the pipes.

7. Heat exchanger (1) according to the preceding claim, in which the second mounting member (11) on the manifold (2) comprises a rigid tab (30), in particular the rigid tab of the second mounting member (11) on the manifold (2) comprising a head configured to be inserted into a groove (131) of the second complementary mounting member on the frame (101).

8. Heat exchanger (1) according to the preceding claim, in which the groove (131) is bordered by an elastically deformable tab (133) which is configured to, once the head of the second mounting member (11) is inserted into the groove (131), hold this head in position, inside the groove.

9. Thermal regulation device (100) comprising a frame (101) and at least two heat exchangers, placed in particular one behind the other, and one of the heat exchangers is a heat exchanger according to one of the preceding claims, being held on the frame (101).

10. Thermal regulation device (100) according to the preceding claim, in which the frame (101) comprises at least one upright and the manifold (2) of the heat exchanger runs along this upright when the heat exchanger is mounted within the thermal regulation device (100), and the first complementary mounting member (110) and the second complementary mounting member on the frame (101) are formed on the upright, in particular in one piece, for example by molding a plastic material.

11. Thermal regulation device (100) according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the thermal regulation device (100) comprises at least two heat exchangers, in particular at least three heat exchangers (1; 102; 103), for example arranged one behind the other, in particular in parallel, with one of the exchangers being the heat exchanger according to one of claims 1 to 8 which is for example interposed between the other two heat exchangers.

12. Method for mounting a heat exchanger according to one of claims 1 to 8, within a thermal regulation device (100), the method comprising the step of inserting the heat exchanger within the thermal regulation device (100) and of bringing into cooperation the first and second mounting members respectively on the pipes (5) and the manifold (2) of the heat exchanger with the complementary mounting members on the frame (101).

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