HEAT EXCHANGER SUPPORT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A HEAT EXCHANGER
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1. A heat exchanger comprising:
- a heat exchanger core including a plurality of stacked tubes defining a fluid flow path;
a housing substantially surrounding the heat exchanger core; and
an elastomeric member positioned between the heat exchanger housing and the heat exchanger core and deformable to allow movement of one of the heat exchanger core and the housing relative to an other of the heat exchanger core and the housing in at least two substantially perpendicular directions.
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Abstract
A heat exchanger that includes a heat exchanger core including a plurality of stacked tubes defining a fluid flow path, a housing substantially surrounding the heat exchanger core, and an elastomeric member positioned between the heat exchanger housing and the heat exchanger core and deformable to allow movement of one of the heat exchanger core and the housing relative to an other of the heat exchanger core and the housing in at least two substantially perpendicular directions.
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31 Claims
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1. A heat exchanger comprising:
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a heat exchanger core including a plurality of stacked tubes defining a fluid flow path; a housing substantially surrounding the heat exchanger core; and an elastomeric member positioned between the heat exchanger housing and the heat exchanger core and deformable to allow movement of one of the heat exchanger core and the housing relative to an other of the heat exchanger core and the housing in at least two substantially perpendicular directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cantilevered heat exchanger comprising:
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a housing; a heat exchanger core including a plurality of stacked tubes and extending through the housing, a first end of the core being secured to prevent relative movement between the housing and the core; and an elastomeric member positioned between the housing and the core adjacent a second end of the core. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A heat exchanger comprising:
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a heat exchanger core including a plurality of stacked tubes defining a fluid flow path; a housing substantially surrounding the heat exchanger core; and a protrusion extending outwardly from one of the heat exchanger housing and the heat exchanger core configured to engage a correspondingly shaped recess in the other of the heat exchanger housing and the heat exchanger core to accommodate relative movement in at least two substantially perpendicular directions while supporting an end of the core in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of assembling a heat exchanger, the method including the acts of:
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positioning a heat exchanger core in a housing; positioning an elastomeric member between a distal end of the core and an interior of the housing; and accommodating movement of the distal end of the core relative to the housing by selectively deforming the elastomeric member between the core and the housing. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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