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EP2167895B1
EP2167895B1 EP08716457A EP08716457A EP2167895B1 EP 2167895 B1 EP2167895 B1 EP 2167895B1 EP 08716457 A EP08716457 A EP 08716457A EP 08716457 A EP08716457 A EP 08716457A EP 2167895 B1 EP2167895 B1 EP 2167895B1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/0219Arrangements for sealing end plates into casing or header box; Header box sub-elements
    • F28F9/0224Header boxes formed by sealing end plates into covers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00Heat-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
    • F28D1/02Heat-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
    • F28D1/04Heat-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
    • F28D1/053Heat-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
    • F28D1/0535Heat-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
    • F28D1/05366Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/04Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates
    • F28F9/16Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling
    • F28F9/18Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling by welding
    • F28F9/182Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling by welding the heat-exchange conduits having ends with a particular shape, e.g. deformed; the heat-exchange conduits or end plates having supplementary joining means, e.g. abutments
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/008Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for vehicles
    • F28D2021/0082Charged air coolers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/008Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for vehicles
    • F28D2021/0091Radiators
    • F28D2021/0094Radiators for recooling the engine coolant

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  • the invention relates to a heat exchanger, comprising flat and narrow sides having flat tubes and ribs, which form a block and having the other features listed in the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, a corresponding manufacturing method is proposed. Similar heat exchangers are for example from DE 198 19 247 A1 and also from the WO 2006/133748 A1 known. The projections provided in the first-mentioned reference correspond to openings in the tubesheets. As a result, a provisional cohesion of the items is provided before performing the soldering process. The cost of soldering auxiliary device can therefore be reduced. A certain disadvantage of this heat exchanger is that there is still a significant overhang of the tubesheet over the ribbed flat tube block which could be considered unnecessary space requirements.
  • the ratio of the cross-sectional area occupied by the flat tubes is not optimal in comparison to the entire cross-sectional area of the heat exchanger or its tube plates, so that improvements are possible with regard to efficient space utilization of the heat exchanger.
  • this heat exchanger could be regarded as insufficiently equipped for thermal cycling.
  • projections have been provided, which are, however, inserted into the ends of the flat tubes, in each case in the region of the narrow sides thereof. It has already been proven that this heat exchanger has considerable advantages over other solutions. However, it is desirable to have suitable back-up solutions available, for example in the event that the heat exchanger known from this reference should not be able to cope with the most extreme requirements with regard to the thermal cycling.
  • Fig. 14 - 17 show a non-inventive embodiment with grooves in the edges of the header, which serve to embed the narrow sides of the flat tubes.
  • the embodiments shown are directed to completely made of metal, preferably from suitable aluminum sheets, producible heat exchangers, for example for use in motor vehicles.
  • the aluminum sheets have appropriate solder coatings. After the manufacture and assembly of the individual parts of the heat exchanger and after appropriate pretreatment, these are then joined in a single CAB brazing process.
  • the heat exchanger consists of wide and narrow sides having flat tubes 1 and ribs 2, which form a block and, in the embodiment, of two tube sheets 3 each having at least two deformed longitudinal edges 30 and two manifolds 4. In the illustrations, only one side of Heat exchanger shown. At the other end of the heat exchanger, not shown, there are therefore a further tube plate 3 and a collecting box 4 , which may be formed identically to those shown.
  • the openings 31 must be formed in the tube sheets 3 to directly on the longitudinal edge 30 zoom, resulting from the 6 and 7 is best seen, because there in the foreground one of the openings 31 can be seen, in which there is no flat tube 1 .
  • the formed longitudinal edges 30 have been formed as lying below the tube bottom surface 35 channel 30 .
  • the above-mentioned projections 41 engage at the edges 40 of the collecting box 4 in the longitudinal edges 30 , wherein the projections 41 sit between the flat tubes 1 .
  • two projections 41 each support a flat tube 1 at its Broad sides, but directly to the narrow sides, from.
  • the procedure for assembling the heat exchanger is the following:
  • the flat tubes 1 and the ribs 2 are combined to form a flat tube ribbed block.
  • the tube sheets 3 with deformed longitudinal edges 30 are placed at the ends of the flat tubes 1 .
  • the collecting boxes 4 are set with their edges 40, on which projections 41 are arranged at intervals, to the edges 30 of the tubesheets 3 .
  • the longitudinal edges 30 of the tubesheets 3 are brought into contact with the narrow sides of the flat tubes 1 in the course of the so-called "winding up" of the tube plates 3 on the flat tube ends.
  • the projections 41 are brought into contact with the longitudinal edges 30 and with the flat tubes 1 , wherein the projections 41 are inserted into the spaces between the flat tubes 1 .
  • the projections 41 having longitudinal edges 40 of the collecting tank 4 are internally applied to the edges 30 of the tube sheet 3 , wherein the projections 41 are inserted into the spaces between adjacent flat tubes 1 .
  • the longitudinal edges 30 have been provided with a suitable chamfer 33 or the like, so that the edges of the collecting box 4 can be easily inserted into the longitudinal edges 30 of the tube sheet 3 .
  • auxiliary devices are used which either in principle do not differ from the previously customary auxiliary devices or which can be modeled by the person skilled in the art.
  • FIGS. 12 and 13 show a possible non-inventive embodiment of a heat exchanger, in which the tube plate 3 and the collecting box 4 are formed as one piece.
  • This tube sheet / collecting box has a connecting seam, for example a solder joint 45, which is located on the central longitudinal axis of the heat exchanger.
  • the narrow sides of the flat tubes 1 bear against the inside of the longitudinal edges 40 of the tube bottom / collecting tank.
  • the flat tubes are further bordered by the edges of the openings 31 of the inwardly bent tubesheet.
  • This embodiment also has sufficient resistance to thermal cycling for many applications. It is also easy to manufacture.
  • Unlike the FIGS. 12 and 13 were in the non-inventive embodiment according to the Fig. 14 - 17 again at least two-piece tube sheets / collection boxes used.
  • grooves 47 were impressed, which are arranged at intervals corresponding to the distances of the flat tubes 1 .
  • Each groove 47 serves for embedding a narrow side of the flat tubes. 1 Since a solder coating is also present in the grooves 47 , very strong solder joints are expected here, and a comparatively higher resistance to thermal cycling is expected.

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The invention relates to a heat exchanger consisting of flat tubes (1) having wide and narrow sides, and of ribs (2) which form a block, and of at least one tube bottom (3)/collection box (4) with at least two unformed longitudinal edges (30, 40) opposite one another, characterized in that projections (41) are disposed at intervals at edges (40) of the collection box (4), in that the narrow sides of the flat tubes (1) lie against the longitudinal edges (30) of the tube bottom (3) or of the collection box and are connected. The projections (41) engage the longitudinal edges (30) and are located between the flat tubes (1). The invention also relates to a production method. Among other things, the invention leads to heat exchangers which are quite resistant to temperature change loads and which can be produced relatively inexpensively.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Wärmetauscher, bestehend aus Breit - und Schmalseiten aufweisenden Flachrohren und aus Rippen, die einen Block bilden und der die weiteren im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 aufgeführten Merkmale aufweist. Ferner wird ein entsprechendes Herstellungsverfahren vorgeschlagen.
Ähnliche Wärmetauscher sind beispielsweise aus der DE 198 19 247 A1 und auch aus der WO 2006 / 133748 A1 bekannt. Die in der zuerst genannten Referenz vorgesehenen Vorsprünge korrespondieren mit Öffnungen in den Rohrböden. Dadurch wird ein provisorischer Zusammenhalt der Einzelteile vor der Durchführung des Lötprozesses zur Verfügung gestellt. Der Aufwand für Löt-Hilfsvorrichtung kann deshalb reduziert werden. Ein gewisser Nachteil dieses Wärmetauschers besteht darin, dass immer noch ein deutlicher Überstand des Rohrbodens über den Rippen-Flachrohr-Block vorhanden ist, der als unnötiger Raumbedarf angesehen werden könnte. Ferner ist das Verhältnis der von den Flachrohren eingenommenen Querschnittsfläche im Vergleich zur gesamten Querschnittsfläche des Wärmetauschers bzw. dessen Rohrböden nicht optimal, sodass bezüglich einer effizienten Raumausnutzung des Wärmetausches Verbesserungen möglich sind. Darüber hinaus könnte dieser Wärmetauscher gegenüber Temperaturwechselbelastungen als nicht ausreichend gerüstet angesehen werden.
In der an zweiter Stelle genannten Referenz sind ebenfalls Vorsprünge vorgesehen worden, die jedoch in die Enden der Flachrohre gesteckt werden, und zwar jeweils im Bereich von deren Schmalseiten. Es hat sich bereits erwiesen, dass dieser Wärmetauscher erhebliche Vorteile gegenüber anderen Lösungen besitzt. Allerdings ist es wünschenswert, geeignete back - up - Lösungen zur Verfügung zu haben, beispielsweise für den Fall, dass der aus dieser Referenz bekannte Wärmetauscher bezüglich der Temperaturwechselbelastungen extremsten Anforderungen nicht gewachsen sein sollte. Gewöhnlich treten bei extremsten Belastungen Schäden, beispielsweise Brüche oder dergleichen, im Verbindungsbereich der Flachrohre mit den Rohrböden und zwar meistens an oder in der Nähe der Schmalseiten der Flachrohre auf. Der bekannte Wärmetauscher könnte als in dem erwähnten Bereich gefährdet angesehen werden, beispielsweise dann, wenn beabsichtigt wird, die Wanddicke der Flachrohre drastisch zu reduzieren.
The invention relates to a heat exchanger, comprising flat and narrow sides having flat tubes and ribs, which form a block and having the other features listed in the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, a corresponding manufacturing method is proposed.
Similar heat exchangers are for example from DE 198 19 247 A1 and also from the WO 2006/133748 A1 known. The projections provided in the first-mentioned reference correspond to openings in the tubesheets. As a result, a provisional cohesion of the items is provided before performing the soldering process. The cost of soldering auxiliary device can therefore be reduced. A certain disadvantage of this heat exchanger is that there is still a significant overhang of the tubesheet over the ribbed flat tube block which could be considered unnecessary space requirements. Furthermore, the ratio of the cross-sectional area occupied by the flat tubes is not optimal in comparison to the entire cross-sectional area of the heat exchanger or its tube plates, so that improvements are possible with regard to efficient space utilization of the heat exchanger. In addition, this heat exchanger could be regarded as insufficiently equipped for thermal cycling.
In the second reference mentioned also projections have been provided, which are, however, inserted into the ends of the flat tubes, in each case in the region of the narrow sides thereof. It has already been proven that this heat exchanger has considerable advantages over other solutions. However, it is desirable to have suitable back-up solutions available, for example in the event that the heat exchanger known from this reference should not be able to cope with the most extreme requirements with regard to the thermal cycling. Usually occur at extreme loads damage, such as fractures or the like, in the connecting region of the flat tubes with the tube sheets and that usually at or near the narrow sides of the flat tubes. The known heat exchanger could be considered as endangered in the mentioned range, for example, when it is intended to drastically reduce the wall thickness of the flat tubes.

Aus der US2003/0217838A1 ist ein Wärmetauscher bekannt, der nach innen gerichtete Durchzüge an den Rändern der Öffnungen des Rohrbodens aufweist. In bzw. an diesen Durchzügen sitzen die Enden der Flachrohre.
Der dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 entsprechende Wärmetauscher ist aus JP 07-280 488 A bekannt. Dort wurden die bereits erwähnten Vorsprünge zwischen den Flachrohren angeordnet. Die Längsränder des Sammelkastens liegen entweder außen oder innen an den Längsrändern des Rohrbodens an, wobei dort vorgesehen wird, die Tiefe des Kühlnetzes und die Tiefe des Rohrbodens/Sammelkastens identisch auszubilden.
Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht darin, Wärmetauscher zur Verfügung zu stellen, die herstellungsfreundlicher sind.
Die Erfindungsgemäße Lösung ergibt sich bezüglich des Wärmetauschers durch den Einsatz der Merkmale des Anspruchs 1. Das erfindungsgemäße Herstellungsverfahren ist Gegenstand des Anspruchs 12.
Weil die Schmalseiten der Flachrohre an den Längsrändern des Rohrbodens anliegen und weil die Vorsprünge in die Längsränder eingreifen, wobei die Vorsprünge zwischen den Flachrohren sitzen und die Schmalseiten einfassen, wurde auch die Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Temperaturwechselbelastungen vergleichsweise weiter verbessert, denn der besonders gefährdete Bereich der Schmalseiten der Flachrohre wurde deutlich verstärkt, und zwar verstärkt, ohne dass zusätzliche, die Kosten und das Gewicht steigernde, Verstärkungsteile zum Einsatz kommen müssen, wie es in noch anderen Veröffentlichungen bereits mehrfach vorgeschlagen wurde. Einerseits liegen gemäß der Erfindung die Schmalseiten der Flachrohre nämlich an den Längsrändern an und sind damit verbunden und andererseits ist jedes Flachrohrende im Bereich der Schmalseiten von zwei Vorsprüngen eingefasst bzw. abgestützt, sodass die Verbesserung der Widerstandsfähigkeit nachvollziehbar ist.
Das gemäß der Lehre vorgesehene Teilmerkmal, wonach die Vorsprünge zwischen den Flachrohren sitzen, mag zwar aus dem Stand der Technik an sich bekannt gewesen sein, jedoch befinden sich beim bekannten Stand der Technik die Vorsprünge in korrespondierenden Öffnungen (Schlitzen) in den Rohrböden und stellen deshalb ein potentielles Risiko für Undichtigkeiten dar. Vorschlagsgemäß stützen sich hingegen die Vorsprünge am Grund der umgeformten Längsränder ab oder sie sind darin eingeklemmt. Dadurch wird die Vormontage des Wärmetauschers verbessert. Solche Öffnungen sind in den Rohrböden nicht vorgesehen, weshalb das erwähnte Risiko durch die Erfindung eliminiert wird.
Da gemäß der Erfindung - wie bereits erwähnt - die Schmalseiten der Flachrohre am Längsrand der Rohrböden innen anliegen, fällt der Überstand des Rohrbodens über den Block aus Flachrohren und Rippen äußerst minimal aus, weshalb das einleitend erwähnte Verhältnis der von den Flachrohren eingenommenen Querschnitte im Vergleich zum gesamten Querschnitt des Wärmetauschers bzw. zu dessen Rohrböden recht günstig ausgebildet ist.
Weitere Merkmale sind in den abhängigen Patentansprüchen 2 -11 enthalten, die als an dieser Stelle detailliert aufgeführt anzusehen sind. Darüber hinaus ergeben sich die Merkmale und deren weit reichenden Vorteile aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen, die anhand der beiliegenden Zeichnungen vorgenommen wird.
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  • Fig. 1 zeigt eine perspektivische, teilweise auseinander gezogene Darstellung eines Teils eines erfindungsgemäßen Kühlflüssigkeitskühlers. Die Fig. 2 zeigt die Einzelheit F aus Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 zeigt das Teil gemäß Fig. 1 in zusammengebautem Zustand und die Fig. 4 zeigt die Einzelheit A aus Fig. 3. Die Fig. 5 zeigt die Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 2 aus einer anderen Perspektive.
  • Fig. 6 zeigt eine Darstellung ähnlich der Fig. 1 jedoch am Beispiel eines Ladeluftkühlers und die Fig. 7 zeigt die Einzelheit D aus Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 8 zeigt eine Darstellung ähnlich der Fig. 3 jedoch am Beispiel eines Ladeluftkühlers und die Fig. 9 zeigt die Einzelheit C aus Fig. 8.
  • Fig. 10 zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Teils eines Ladeluftkühlers und die
  • Fig. 11 zeigt die Einzelheit E aus Fig. 10.
Die Fig. 12 und 13 zeigen ein nicht erfindungsgemäßes Ausführungsbeispiel mit einem einteiligen Sammelkasten.From the US2003 / 0217838A1 For example, a heat exchanger is known which has inwardly directed passages at the edges of the openings of the tube bottom. In or on these passages sit the ends of the flat tubes.
The corresponding to the preamble of claim 1 heat exchanger is off JP 07-280 488 A known. There, the already mentioned projections between the flat tubes were arranged. The longitudinal edges of the header are either outside or inside of the longitudinal edges of the tube sheet, where it is provided to form the depth of the cooling network and the depth of the tube bottom / header box identical.
The object of the invention is to provide heat exchangers which are more production-friendly.
With regard to the heat exchanger, the solution according to the invention results from the use of the features of claim 1. The production method according to the invention is subject matter of claim 12.
Because the narrow sides of the flat tubes abut against the longitudinal edges of the tube plate and because the projections engage in the longitudinal edges, the projections sitting between the flat tubes and the narrow sides border, the resistance to thermal cycling was comparatively further improved, because the particularly vulnerable area of the narrow sides of the Flat tubes were significantly strengthened, and reinforced, without additional , the cost and weight-increasing, reinforcing parts must be used, as it has been proposed several times in other publications. On the one hand lie according to the invention, the narrow sides of the flat tubes namely at the longitudinal edges and are connected thereto and on the other hand, each flat tube end is bordered or supported in the narrow sides of two projections, so that the improvement of the resistance is comprehensible.
The part feature provided according to the teaching, according to which the protrusions sit between the flat tubes, although known per se from the prior art However, in the prior art, the protrusions are located in corresponding apertures (slots) in the tubesheets and therefore pose a potential risk of leakage. By contrast, the protrusions on the other hand are supported or pinched at the bottom of the deformed longitudinal edges. As a result, the pre-assembly of the heat exchanger is improved. Such openings are not provided in the tubesheets, which is why the mentioned risk is eliminated by the invention.
Since according to the invention - as already mentioned - the narrow sides of the flat tubes lie on the longitudinal edge of the tubesheets inside, the supernatant of the tubesheet over the block of flat tubes and ribs extremely minimal, which is why the initially mentioned ratio of the shallow tubes occupied cross sections compared to entire cross-section of the heat exchanger or to its tube sheets is designed quite cheap.
Further features are contained in the dependent claims 2 -11, which are to be regarded as detailed here at this point. In addition, the features and their far-reaching advantages of the following description of exemplary embodiments, which is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The figures show the following:
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective, partially exploded view of a portion of a Kühlflüssigkeitskühlers invention. The Fig. 2 shows the detail F Fig. 1 ,
  • Fig. 3 shows the part according to Fig. 1 in assembled condition and the Fig. 4 shows the detail A from Fig. 3 , The Fig. 5 shows the detail according to Fig. 2 from a different perspective.
  • Fig. 6 shows a representation similar to the Fig. 1 However, the example of a charge air cooler and the Fig. 7 shows the detail D Fig. 6 ,
  • Fig. 8 shows a representation similar to the Fig. 3 However, the example of a charge air cooler and the Fig. 9 shows the detail C out Fig. 8 ,
  • Fig. 10 shows a perspective view of a portion of an intercooler and the
  • Fig. 11 shows the detail E Fig. 10 ,
The FIGS. 12 and 13 show a non-inventive embodiment with a one-piece collection box.

Die Fig. 14 - 17 zeigen ein nicht erfindungsgemäßes Ausführungsbeispiel mit Nuten in den Rändern des Sammelkastens, die zur Einbettung der Schmalseiten der Flachrohre dienen.The Fig. 14 - 17 show a non-inventive embodiment with grooves in the edges of the header, which serve to embed the narrow sides of the flat tubes.

Die gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiele richten sich auf vollständig aus Metall, vorzugsweise aus geeigneten Aluminiumblechen, herstellbare Wärmetauscher, beispielsweise zur Verwendung in Kraftfahrzeugen. Die Aluminiumbleche weisen zweckmäßige Lotbeschichtungen auf. Nach der Herstellung und Montage der Einzelteile des Wärmetauschers und nach entsprechender Vorbehandlung werden diese dann in einem einzigen CAB - Lötprozess verbunden. (nicht gezeigt)
Der Wärmetauscher besteht aus Breit - und Schmalseiten aufweisenden Flachrohren 1 und aus Rippen 2, die einen Block bilden und, im Ausführungsbeispiel, aus zwei Rohrböden 3 mit jeweils wenigstens zwei umgeformten Längsrändern 30 und mit zwei Sammelkästen 4. In den Darstellungen wurde nur eine Seite des Wärmetauschers gezeigt. Am nicht gezeigten anderen Ende des Wärmetauschers befinden sich demnach ein weiterer Rohrboden 3 und ein Sammelkasten 4, die identisch mit den gezeigten ausgebildet sein können. An den Rändern 40 des Sammelkastens 4 sind in Abständen angeordnete Vorsprünge 41 angeordnet. Die bis hierher beschriebene Ausbildung ist aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt.
Wie vielleicht aus den Darstellungen gemäß den Fig. 1 bzw. 2, hauptsächlich aus Fig. 4 sowie 5 und 6, am besten zu sehen ist, liegen die Schmalseiten der Flachrohre 1 an den im Wesentlichen vertikalen Längsrändern 30 des Rohrbodens 3 innen an. Dort wo die Schmalseiten anliegen, liegt nach dem Löten auch eine haltbare und dichte Verbindung vor, weil durch diese Maßnahme ein ausreichendes Lotangebot bereitgestellt wird. Damit jedoch die Anlage der Schmalseiten gewährleistet werden kann, müssen die Öffnungen 31 in den Rohrböden 3 bis unmittelbar an den Längsrand 30 heran ausgebildet sein, was aus den Fig. 6 und 7 am besten erkennbar ist, weil dort im Vordergrund eine der Öffnungen 31 zu sehen ist, in der sich noch kein Flachrohr 1 befindet. Außerdem hat man die umgeformten Längsränder 30 als unterhalb der Rohrbodenfläche 35 liegende Rinne 30 ausgebildet. Weiter wurde vorgesehen, dass die oben erwähnten Vorsprünge 41 an den Rändern 40 des Sammelkastens 4 in die Längsränder 30 eingreifen, wobei die Vorsprünge 41 zwischen den Flachrohren 1 sitzen. Wie außerdem erkennbar ist, stützen dabei jeweils zwei Vorsprünge 41 jeweils ein Flachrohr 1 an dessen Breitseiten, jedoch unmittelbar zu den Schmalseiten hin, ab. Es versteht sich, dass beim Löten nicht nur eine Verbindung der Schmalseiten am Längsrand, wie vorstehend bereits erläutert wurde, sondern auch eine feste und dichte Verbindung der Vorsprünge 41 im Längsrand 30 und der Vorsprünge 41 mit den Flachrohren 1 vorgenommen wird. Um Letzteres zu ermöglichen, ist vorgesehen, dass die Abmessungen der Abstände zwischen den Vorsprüngen 41 etwa den Außenmaßen zwischen den Breitseiten der Flachrohre 1 entsprechen. Die Formgebung der Vorsprünge 41 wird so vorgesehen, dass das Gleiten der Vorsprünge 41 in die Abstände zwischen den Flachrohren 1 einerseits erleichtert ist, andererseits aber auch zu perfekten Anlagen sowohl an den Flachrohren als auch im Längsrand 30 führt.
Die Vorgehensweise beim Zusammenbau des Wärmetauschers, soweit sie sich nicht bereits aus den vorstehenden Erläuterungen ergeben sollte, ist folgende:
Die Flachrohre 1 und die Rippen 2 werden zu einem Flachrohr - Rippen - Block zusammengelegt. Die Rohrböden 3 mit umgeformten Längsrändern 30 werden an die Enden der Flachrohre 1 gesetzt. Die Sammelkasten 4 werden mit ihren Rändern 40, an denen in Abständen angeordnete Vorsprünge 41 ausgebildet sind, an die Ränder 30 der Rohrböden 3 gesetzt. Die Längsränder 30 der Rohrböden 3 werden im Zuge des so genannten "Aufziehens" der Rohrböden 3 auf die Flachrohrenden in Kontakt mit den Schmalseiten der Flachrohre 1 gebracht. Beim anschließenden Montieren der Sammelkästen 4 werden die Vorsprünge 41 in Kontakt mit den Längsrändern 30 und mit den Flachrohren 1 gebracht, wobei die Vorsprünge 41 in die Abstände zwischen den Flachrohren 1 gesteckt werden.
Konkret werden die die Vorsprünge 41 aufweisenden Längsränder 40 des Sammelkastens 4 innen an die Ränder 30 des Rohrbodens 3 angelegt, wobei die Vorsprünge 41 in die Zwischenräume zwischen benachbarten Flachrohren 1 gesteckt werden. Wie beispielsweise die Fig. 2 zeigt, wurden die Längsränder 30 mit einer geeigneten Abschrägung 33 oder dergleichen versehen, damit sich die Ränder des Sammelkasten 4 leichter in die Längsränder 30 des Rohrbodens 3 einfügen lassen.
Zur Durchführung dieser Herstellungsschritte in der Serienfertigung werden Hilfsvorrichtungen eingesetzt, die sich entweder im Prinzip nicht von den bisher üblichen Hilfsvorrichtungen unterscheiden oder die vom Fachmann nachempfunden werden können.
The embodiments shown are directed to completely made of metal, preferably from suitable aluminum sheets, producible heat exchangers, for example for use in motor vehicles. The aluminum sheets have appropriate solder coatings. After the manufacture and assembly of the individual parts of the heat exchanger and after appropriate pretreatment, these are then joined in a single CAB brazing process. (Not shown)
The heat exchanger consists of wide and narrow sides having flat tubes 1 and ribs 2, which form a block and, in the embodiment, of two tube sheets 3 each having at least two deformed longitudinal edges 30 and two manifolds 4. In the illustrations, only one side of Heat exchanger shown. At the other end of the heat exchanger, not shown, there are therefore a further tube plate 3 and a collecting box 4 , which may be formed identically to those shown. At the edges 40 of the collecting box 4 at intervals arranged projections 41 are arranged. The training described so far is known from the prior art.
As perhaps from the representations according to the Fig. 1 or 2, mainly from Fig. 4 5 and 6, it can best be seen that the narrow sides of the flat tubes 1 bear against the substantially vertical longitudinal edges 30 of the tube bottom 3 on the inside. Where the narrow sides abut, there is also a durable and tight connection after soldering, because by this measure, a sufficient Lotangebot is provided. However, so that the plant of the narrow sides can be guaranteed, the openings 31 must be formed in the tube sheets 3 to directly on the longitudinal edge 30 zoom, resulting from the 6 and 7 is best seen, because there in the foreground one of the openings 31 can be seen, in which there is no flat tube 1 . In addition, the formed longitudinal edges 30 have been formed as lying below the tube bottom surface 35 channel 30 . It was further provided that the above-mentioned projections 41 engage at the edges 40 of the collecting box 4 in the longitudinal edges 30 , wherein the projections 41 sit between the flat tubes 1 . As can also be seen, in each case two projections 41 each support a flat tube 1 at its Broad sides, but directly to the narrow sides, from. It is understood that during soldering not only a connection of the narrow sides of the longitudinal edge, as already explained above, but also a firm and tight connection of the projections 41 in the longitudinal edge 30 and the projections 41 with the flat tubes 1 is made. To allow the latter, it is provided that the dimensions of the distances between the projections 41 correspond approximately to the outer dimensions between the broad sides of the flat tubes 1 . The shape of the projections 41 is provided so that the sliding of the projections 41 is facilitated in the distances between the flat tubes 1 on the one hand, on the other hand but also leads to perfect systems both on the flat tubes and in the longitudinal edge 30.
The procedure for assembling the heat exchanger, if it does not already result from the above explanations, is the following:
The flat tubes 1 and the ribs 2 are combined to form a flat tube ribbed block. The tube sheets 3 with deformed longitudinal edges 30 are placed at the ends of the flat tubes 1 . The collecting boxes 4 are set with their edges 40, on which projections 41 are arranged at intervals, to the edges 30 of the tubesheets 3 . The longitudinal edges 30 of the tubesheets 3 are brought into contact with the narrow sides of the flat tubes 1 in the course of the so-called "winding up" of the tube plates 3 on the flat tube ends. During the subsequent mounting of the manifolds 4 , the projections 41 are brought into contact with the longitudinal edges 30 and with the flat tubes 1 , wherein the projections 41 are inserted into the spaces between the flat tubes 1 .
Specifically, the projections 41 having longitudinal edges 40 of the collecting tank 4 are internally applied to the edges 30 of the tube sheet 3 , wherein the projections 41 are inserted into the spaces between adjacent flat tubes 1 . Such as the Fig. 2 shows, the longitudinal edges 30 have been provided with a suitable chamfer 33 or the like, so that the edges of the collecting box 4 can be easily inserted into the longitudinal edges 30 of the tube sheet 3 .
To carry out these production steps in series production, auxiliary devices are used which either in principle do not differ from the previously customary auxiliary devices or which can be modeled by the person skilled in the art.

Wie beispielsweise die Fig. 1 und 6 weiterhin zeigen, wurde in diesen Ausführungsbeispielen vorgesehen, nicht nur die Längsränder 30 des Rohrbodens 3 umzuformen, sondern auch deren Querränder 32. In nicht gezeigten anderen Ausführungen bleiben die Querränder 32 im Wesentlichen ohne Umformung, sodass die Rohrböden 3 aus endlosen Blechstreifen herstellbar sind, die auf die benötigte Länge zugeschnitten werden. Nicht gezeigte Seitenteile verschließen dann die stirnseitigen Öffnungen der Sammelkästen 4.
Die Fig. 12 und 13 zeigen eine mögliche nicht erfindungsgemäße Ausführung eines Wärmetauschers, bei dem der Rohrboden 3 und der Sammelkasten 4 als ein Stück ausgebildet sind. Dieser Rohrboden/Sammelkasten besitzt eine Verbindungsnaht, beispielsweise eine Lötverbindungsnaht 45, die sich auf der Mittellängsachse des Wärmetauschers befindet. Wie die Abbildungen weiter erkennen lassen, liegen die Schmalseiten der Flachrohre 1 innen an den Längsrändern 40 des Rohrbodens/Sammelkastens an. Die Flachrohre sind ferner von den Rändern der Öffnungen 31 des nach innen gebogenen Rohrbodens eingefasst. Auch diese Ausführung weist für zahlreiche Anwendungen eine ausreichende Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Temperaturwechselbelastungen auf. Sie ist auch herstellungsfreundlich.
Im Unterschied zu den Fig. 12 und 13 wurden im nicht erfindungsgemäßen Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß den Fig. 14 - 17 wieder wenigstens zweiteilige Rohrböden / Sammelkästen eingesetzt. In den Längsrändern 40 des Sammelkastens 4 wurden Nuten 47 eingeprägt, die in Abständen angeordnet sind, die den Abständen der Flachrohre 1 entsprechen. Jede Nut 47 dient zur Einbettung einer Schmalseite der Flachrohre 1. Da auch in den Nuten 47 eine Lotbeschichtung vorhanden ist, werden hier sehr feste Lötverbindungen erwartet, und es wird eine vergleichsweise höhere Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Temperaturwechselbelastungen erwartet.
Such as the Fig. 1 and 6 Furthermore, it has been provided in these exemplary embodiments to not only reshape the longitudinal edges 30 of the tube bottom 3 , but also their transverse edges 32. In other embodiments, not shown, the transverse edges 32 remain substantially without deformation, so that the tubesheets 3 can be produced from endless metal strips be cut to the required length. Not shown side panels then close the frontal openings of the manifolds . 4
The FIGS. 12 and 13 show a possible non-inventive embodiment of a heat exchanger, in which the tube plate 3 and the collecting box 4 are formed as one piece. This tube sheet / collecting box has a connecting seam, for example a solder joint 45, which is located on the central longitudinal axis of the heat exchanger. As the figures show, the narrow sides of the flat tubes 1 bear against the inside of the longitudinal edges 40 of the tube bottom / collecting tank. The flat tubes are further bordered by the edges of the openings 31 of the inwardly bent tubesheet. This embodiment also has sufficient resistance to thermal cycling for many applications. It is also easy to manufacture.
Unlike the FIGS. 12 and 13 were in the non-inventive embodiment according to the Fig. 14 - 17 again at least two-piece tube sheets / collection boxes used. In the longitudinal edges 40 of the collecting box 4 grooves 47 were impressed, which are arranged at intervals corresponding to the distances of the flat tubes 1 . Each groove 47 serves for embedding a narrow side of the flat tubes. 1 Since a solder coating is also present in the grooves 47 , very strong solder joints are expected here, and a comparatively higher resistance to thermal cycling is expected.

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  1. Heat exchanger, consisting of flat tubes (1) having wide and narrow sides and of ribs (2), which form a block, and of at least one tube bottom (3) and of a header (4), both with at least two formed opposite longitudinal margins (30, 40), there being arranged along longitudinal margins (40) of the header (4) projections (41) which are arranged at intervals and are seated between the flat tubes (1), characterized in that the narrow sides of the flat tubes (1) bear against and are connected to the longitudinal margins (30) of the tube bottom (3) on the inside, and in that the formed longitudinal margins (30) of the tube bottom are of gutter-like design, the bottom of the gutter (30) lying below the tube bottom surface (35) pointing into the header (4), the projections (41) engaging into the gutter of the longitudinal margins (30) of the tube bottom.
  2. Heat exchanger according to Claim 1, characterized in that the projections (41) are supported in the bottom of the formed longitudinal margins (30) and are clamped therein.
  3. Heat exchanger according to Claim 1, characterized in that the projections (41) are connected both to the longitudinal margins (30) and to the flat tubes (1).
  4. Heat exchanger according to Claim 1, characterized in that the dimensions of the intervals between the projections (41) correspond approximately to the outer dimensions between the wide sides of the flat tubes (1).
  5. Heat exchanger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tube bottom (3) has orifices (31) in each case for receiving a flat-tube end (1), the orifices (31) extending into the gutter (30) directly up to the margin (30).
  6. Heat exchanger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tube bottoms (3) also have, in addition to the formed longitudinal margins (30), formed margins (32) on their transverse sides.
  7. Heat exchanger according to one of the preceding Claims 1-5, characterized in that the tube bottoms (3) have formed margins (30) only on the two longitudinal sides, so that they can be produced from one sheet metal strip of any length.
  8. Heat exchanger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the header (4) has end-face orifices.
  9. Heat exchanger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the heat exchanger has side parts, known per se, which extend over the length of the flat tubes (1) and close the end-face orifices of the headers (4).
  10. Heat exchanger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the projections (41) are formed such that the introduction of these between the ends of the flat tubes (1) is assisted.
  11. Heat exchanger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the heat exchanger can be used preferably as an air-cooled charge-air cooler or as a cooling-liquid cooler.
  12. Method for producing a heat exchanger, having the following steps:
    flat tubes (1) and ribs (2) are joined together to form a flat-tube/rib block;
    tube bottoms and headers with formed longitudinal margins (30, 40) are placed onto the ends of the flat tubes (1); the headers (4) are placed with their margins, on which projections (41) arranged at intervals are formed, against the margins of the tube bottoms (3); the projections are brought into contact with the longitudinal margins of the tube bottoms and with the flat tubes, the projections (41) being inserted into the intervals between the flat tubes (1),
    characterized in that the longitudinal margins of the tube bottoms are brought into contact with the narrow sides of the flat tubes (1), in that the formed longitudinal margins of the tube bottoms (3) are provided with a gutter (30), the bottom of which lies below the tube-bottom surface pointing into the header,
    and in that the projections (41) are inserted into the bottom of the gutter (30).
  13. Production method according to Claim 12, characterized in that the longitudinal margins of the header (4) which have the projections (41) are laid against the margins of the tube bottom (3) from inside, the projections (41) being inserted into the interspaces between adjacent flat tubes (1).
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