EP2106520A4 - Heat exchanger fin - Google Patents

Heat exchanger fin

Info

Publication number: EP2106520A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: heat exchanger; exchanger fin; fin; heat; exchanger
Prior art date: 2007-01-12
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP07853381A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2106520A1 (en

EP2106520B1 (en

Inventor

John A Kolb

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

VISTA-PRO AUTOMOTIVE, LLC

Original Assignee

Proliance International Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2007-01-12

Filing date

2007-12-14

Publication date

2012-08-01

2007-01-12 Priority claimed from US11/622,512 external-priority patent/US7866042B2/en

2007-06-28 Priority claimed from US11/770,210 external-priority patent/US8408283B2/en

2007-12-14 Application filed by Proliance International Inc filed Critical Proliance International Inc

2009-10-07 Publication of EP2106520A1 publication Critical patent/EP2106520A1/en

2012-08-01 Publication of EP2106520A4 publication Critical patent/EP2106520A4/en

2014-11-19 Application granted granted Critical

2014-11-19 Publication of EP2106520B1 publication Critical patent/EP2106520B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2027-12-14 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
- F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
- F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
- F28D1/053—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
- F28D1/0535—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight the conduits having a non-circular cross-section
- F28D1/05366—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
- F28D1/05383—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators with multiple rows of conduits or with multi-channel conduits
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D13/00—Corrugating sheet metal, rods or profiles; Bending sheet metal, rods or profiles into wave form
- B21D13/04—Corrugating sheet metal, rods or profiles; Bending sheet metal, rods or profiles into wave form by rolling
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
- F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
- F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
- F28F1/126—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element consisting of zig-zag shaped fins
- F28F1/128—Fins with openings, e.g. louvered fins
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F2215/00—Fins
- F28F2215/02—Arrangements of fins common to different heat exchange sections, the fins being in contact with different heat exchange media

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Geometry (AREA)
Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)

EP07853381.7A 2007-01-12 2007-12-14 Heat exchanger fin Not-in-force EP2106520B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US11/622,512 US7866042B2 (en)	2007-01-12	2007-01-12	Method for producing a split louver heat exchanger fin
US11/770,210 US8408283B2 (en)	2007-06-28	2007-06-28	Heat exchanger fin with ribbed hem
PCT/US2007/025559 WO2008085279A1 (en)	2007-01-12	2007-12-14	Heat exchanger fin

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2106520A1 EP2106520A1 (en)	2009-10-07
EP2106520A4 true EP2106520A4 (en)	2012-08-01
EP2106520B1 EP2106520B1 (en)	2014-11-19

Family

ID=39608933

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP07853381.7A Not-in-force EP2106520B1 (en)	2007-01-12	2007-12-14	Heat exchanger fin

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP2106520B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2672218A1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2009005538A (en)
WO (1)	WO2008085279A1 (en)

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JP2023072100A (en) *	2020-04-06	2023-05-24	三菱電機株式会社	Heat exchanger, air conditioner equipped with heat exchanger, and manufacturing method of heat exchanger

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2007
- 2007-12-14 WO PCT/US2007/025559 patent/WO2008085279A1/en active Application Filing
- 2007-12-14 CA CA002672218A patent/CA2672218A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2007-12-14 MX MX2009005538A patent/MX2009005538A/en active IP Right Grant
- 2007-12-14 EP EP07853381.7A patent/EP2106520B1/en not_active Not-in-force

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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No further relevant documents disclosed *
See also references of WO2008085279A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2008085279A1 (en)	2008-07-17
MX2009005538A (en)	2009-06-08
CA2672218A1 (en)	2008-07-17
EP2106520A1 (en)	2009-10-07
EP2106520B1 (en)	2014-11-19

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