Heat exchanger assembly for a motor vehicle
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1. A heat exchanger assembly for a motor vehicle comprising;
- a core having opposite ends and opposite sides with a plurality of fins extending between said opposite sides and a plurality of tubes extending between said opposite ends, first and second tanks having open ends and disposed at said opposite ends of said core and in a fluid communication with said tubes, a plurality of tank caps with each tank cap closing one of said open ends to close all of said open ends, a pair of core reinforcing members each extending between terminal ends and disposed along said opposite sides of said core, at least one tab and an opening for receiving said tab for connecting each of said tank caps to an adjacent terminal end of said reinforcing members, and said tab having a head and a neck more narrow in width than said head with said opening smaller than said head for retaining said tab in said opening for connecting said core reinforcing members to said tank caps as said heat exchanger assembly is brazed.
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Abstract
A heat exchanger assembly includes a core having first and second header tanks covered by tank caps. A pair of core reinforcing members presenting terminal ends extend between the first and second header tanks. A least one tab and an opening for receiving the tab are used for connecting the core reinforcing members to the tank caps.
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1. A heat exchanger assembly for a motor vehicle comprising;
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a core having opposite ends and opposite sides with a plurality of fins extending between said opposite sides and a plurality of tubes extending between said opposite ends, first and second tanks having open ends and disposed at said opposite ends of said core and in a fluid communication with said tubes, a plurality of tank caps with each tank cap closing one of said open ends to close all of said open ends, a pair of core reinforcing members each extending between terminal ends and disposed along said opposite sides of said core, at least one tab and an opening for receiving said tab for connecting each of said tank caps to an adjacent terminal end of said reinforcing members, and said tab having a head and a neck more narrow in width than said head with said opening smaller than said head for retaining said tab in said opening for connecting said core reinforcing members to said tank caps as said heat exchanger assembly is brazed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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