HEAT EXCHANGER
First Claim
1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
- a collector pipe comprising a mounting hole; and
a flat tube comprising a main body section that is substantially flat, a first distal section, and a second distal section, the first distal section and the second distal section being twisted towards a same side with respect to the main body section, and at least a portion of the first distal section and at least a portion of the second distal section being inserted into and connected to the mounting hole;
wherein an angle located between a plane defined by a length direction and a width direction of the main body section and a plane defined by a length direction and a width direction of the first distal section or the second distal section is α
, where α
≠
90°
; and
wherein the length direction of the main body section is substantially perpendicular to an axis of the collector pipe, and an angle defined between a length direction of the mounting hole and the axis of the collector pipe is β
, where β
≠
90°
.
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Abstract
A heat exchanger can include a plurality of flat tubes each having a heat exchange channel for a flow of a heat exchange medium, and a first collector pipe and a second collector pipe connected to distal sections of the plurality of flat tubes and disposed side by side. Chambers of the first collector pipe and the second collector pipe can be in communication with the heat exchange channels of the flat tubes. The flat tube includes a main body section, a distal section, and a torsion section connected therebetween. The main body section and the distal sections can be straight sections. The first collector pipe and the second collector pipe can be provided with mounting holes for the distal section being inserted into. A length direction of the mounting hole can be inclined to the axis of the first collector pipe or the axis of the second collector pipe.
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20 Claims
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1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
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a collector pipe comprising a mounting hole; and a flat tube comprising a main body section that is substantially flat, a first distal section, and a second distal section, the first distal section and the second distal section being twisted towards a same side with respect to the main body section, and at least a portion of the first distal section and at least a portion of the second distal section being inserted into and connected to the mounting hole; wherein an angle located between a plane defined by a length direction and a width direction of the main body section and a plane defined by a length direction and a width direction of the first distal section or the second distal section is α
, where α
≠
90°
; andwherein the length direction of the main body section is substantially perpendicular to an axis of the collector pipe, and an angle defined between a length direction of the mounting hole and the axis of the collector pipe is β
, where β
≠
90°
. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A heat exchanger, comprising:
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a collector pipe defining a mounting hole and a partition plate groove; a flat tube comprising a main body section, a first distal section, and a second distal section, at least one of the first distal section and the second distal section being twisted with respect to the main body section, and at least one of the first distal section and the second distal section being inserted into and connected to the mounting hole; and a partition plate inserted into and connected to the partition plate groove to divide the collector pipe into at least two chambers that are separated from each other; wherein the partition plate groove is not perpendicular to an axis of the collector pipe, the mounting hole is not perpendicular to an axis of the collector pipe, and the partition plate is parallel with at least one of the first distal section and the second distal section. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification