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- 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
- F28D1/03—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 plate-like or laminated conduits
- F28D1/0391—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 plate-like or laminated conduits a single plate being bent to form one or more conduits
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F3/00—Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
- F28F3/02—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations
- F28F3/025—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being corrugated, plate-like elements
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- 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
- F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
- F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
- F28D2021/008—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for vehicles
- F28D2021/0085—Evaporators
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- the present invention relates to an evaporator, and particularly, to an evaporator installed in an air conditioner for a vehicle.
- An evaporator evaporates coolant inside the evaporator to thereby cool air passing outside the evaporator.
- An example of an evaporator includes a pair of header tanks and a plurality of tubes, as heat exchange tubes, that are arranged between and connected to the header tanks. Between the tubes, corrugated outer fins are arranged.
- the tubes occupy a large part of the volume of the evaporator, and therefore, it is particularly required to reduce the weight of the tubes.
- the tubes are structurally classified into the following two types:
- the type-2 tube that does not have a joint is more preferable than the type-1 tube having joints between the two metal plates.
- the tubes of the evaporator tend to condense moisture in the air passing around the tubes. Accordingly, compared with tubes of other heat exchangers, the tubes of the evaporator easily get foreign matter, such as dust, passing around the tubes. Such foreign matter adhering to the tubes may be the starting point for corrosion. In particular, the type-2 tube is susceptible to corrosion when the tube is made thinner for weight reduction.
- the present application relates to an evaporator employing light and corrosion-resistive (durable) tubes.
- An aspect of the present invention provides an evaporator having at least one core.
- the core has tubes and a pair of tanks.
- the tube is configured to internally pass coolant, each of the tubes formed by bending a plate material and joining both edges of the bent plate material to each other.
- a pair of header tanks is connected to and communicates with each open end of the tubes.
- the jointed edge of the tubes is arranged on the windward side.
- the tube having only one joint can achieve weight reduction comparable to the type-2 tube made by extrusion.
- the joint of the tube is arranged on the windward side to further improve corrosion resistance as compared to the type-2 tube made by extrusion.
- the tubes of this aspect of the invention can achieve weight reduction and high corrosion resistance, to thereby provide an evaporator that is light and corrosion resistive.
- FIGS 1 to 6 show an evaporator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the evaporator 10 is installed in an air conditioner for a vehicle and is arranged downstream from a fan and upstream of a heater core in a casing of the air conditioner.
- the evaporator 10 exchanges heat between coolant flowing through tubes and air passing outside the tubes, to thereby dehumidify and cool air sent from the fan.
- the evaporator 10 has a core 10A and a core 10B arranged inline in an airflow direction.
- the first core 10A is on the windward side and the second core 10B is on the leeward side.
- a reference numeral 18 represents a reinforcing side plate.
- the first core 10A includes corrugated outer fins 11, tubes 12 alternated with the fins 11 for internally passing coolant, and a pair of header tanks 13 connected to and communicating with each open end of the tubes 12.
- the second core 10B includes the corrugated outer fins 11, tubes 15 alternated with the fins 11 and internally passing coolant, and a pair of header tanks 16 connected to and communicating with each open end of the tubes 15.
- the outer fins 11 extend along the cores 12 and 15 through the first core 10A and second core 10B in the airflow direction. As another way of explaining, each outer fin 11 is shared by the first and second cores 10A and 10B.
- the structure of the tube 12 will be explained in detail with reference to Figs. 2 to 6.
- the tubes 12 of the first core 10A and the tubes 15 of the second core 10B have an identical structure, and therefore, the tube 12 will be explained representatively.
- the tube 12 is made of a long aluminum plate.
- the aluminum plate has a core material (aluminum alloy having a relatively high melting point) 12A and brazing materials (aluminum alloy having a relatively low melting point) 12B and 12C that are on each face of the core material 12A.
- the aluminum plate may be replaced with any material having a good heat transfer characteristic.
- the tube 12 is formed by bending a metal plate in the width direction and joining both edges 21 of the bent plate to each other. More precisely, in Fig. 5A, a metal plate is formed by rolling or pressing the metal plate into a depressed shape with two flat edges 21. In Fig. 5B, the metal plate is bent along a center bend line 22, indicated by a dotted line, into a tube-shape having a roundness of a given radius along the center bend line 22. At this time, the edges 21 are fitted or joined to each other. A corrugated inner fin 25 (Fig. 3) is inserted into the tube 12. The tube 12 is heated to fix or join the edges 21 to each other by brazing, to complete the long flat tube 12 shown in Fig. 5C.
- the completed tube 12 has a flat tube body 20, the joint 21 protruding from the tube body 20, and the inner fin 25 arranged in the tube body 20.
- the joint 21 of the most windward side tubes 12 are oriented windward.
- the tube 12 having the thick joint 21 on the windward side has improved corrosion resistance compared with the type-2 tube made by extrusion, and due to this, the tube body 20 of the tube 12 may be made thinner, to make the tube 12 light and corrosion resistive.
- a windward end face 12a of the tube 12 and a windward end face 11a of the outer fin 11 is flush with each other facing an airflow direction.
- Figure 6B shows a comparison example with a windward end face 12a (end face of a joint 21) of a tube 12 being displaced from a windward end face 11a of an outer fin 11 in an airflow direction.
- a distance d3 (> d4) between the foreign matter and the tube body 20 of the first embodiment of Fig. 6A is longer than any other arrangements, including the arrangement of Fig. 6B. Accordingly, the first embodiment can effectively prevent corrosion of the tube body 20.
- the inner fin 25 has a corrugated shape. More precisely, the inner fin 25 comprises first parallel sections 26 that are substantially parallel to and connected to a first side wall 23 of the tube 12, second parallel sections 27 that are substantially parallel to and connected to a second side wall 24 of the tube 12, and orthogonal sections 28 that are substantially orthogonal to the first and second side walls 23 and 24 and link the first and second parallel sections 26 and 27 with each other.
- the orthogonal sections 28 function as supports of the tube 12 to improve the pressure resistance of the tube 12.
- a plate thickness d5 of the inner fin 25 is thinner than a plate thickness d1 of the tube 12 as shown in Fig. 3.
- the tubes 12 are each formed by bending a metal plate 19 and joining both edges 21 of the bent plate 19 to each other, to reduce the number of joints to less than that of the type-1 tube made by joining two metal plates together.
- the thick joint 21 of the tube 12 of the most windward side core 10A is arranged on the windward side (Figs. 2 and 6) where corrosion may start. This structural arrangement improves corrosion resistance of the tube 12 and 15 compared with the type-2 tube made by extrusion.
- the improved corrosion resistance of the tube 12 (15) enables the tube body 20 to be thinned. As a result, the tube 12 (15) can achieve weight reduction and improved corrosion resistance. Therefore, the evaporator 10 according to the first embodiment employing the tubes 12 and 15 is light and corrosion resistive.
- each tube 12 is substantially made flush with the windward end face 11a of each outer fin 11 in an airflow direction (Fig. 6A).
- foreign matter may adhere to the windward end of the tube 12 that is farthest from the tube body 20.
- An erosion of the tube 12 from the windward takes more time. This structural arrangement effectively prevents the tube body 20 from corroding.
- the cores 10A and 10B are arranged in line in an airflow direction, to greatly improve the heat exchange efficiency of the evaporator 10 per unit airflow area.
- the outer fins 11 are extended along the tubes 12 and 15 that are arranged in line in the airflow direction. Alternating the outer fins 11 with the tubes 12 and 15 enables easy assembling of the evaporator 10.
- each of the tubes 12 and 15 has the inner fin 25 to improve the heat exchange efficiency and pressure resistance of the tube.
- the plate thickness d5 of the inner fin 25 is thinner than the plate thickness d1 of the tube 12 (Fig. 3). This configuration helps reduce the weight of the tubes 12 and 15.
- the inner fin 25 has the orthogonal sections 28 that are substantially orthogonal to the first and second side walls 23 and 24 of the tube 12 (15) and link the first and second parallel sections 26 and 27 of the inner fin 25 with each other.
- the orthogonal sections 28 function as supports of the tube 12 (15) to improve the pressure resistance of the tube 12 (15).
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view partly showing an evaporator according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the same parts as those of the first embodiment are represented with like reference numerals and will not be explained in detail.
- a difference from the first embodiment is that the second embodiment orients joints 21 of the most leeward tubes 15 leeward. That is, in the evaporator 30, joints 21 of the most windward tubes 12 are oriented windward and the joints 21 of the most leeward tubes 15 are oriented leeward. Since the joints 21 are present at windward and leeward ends, the evaporator 30 can provide the same effects as the first embodiment even if the evaporator 30 is turned around in the airflow direction. This provides a greater the degree of freedom in positioning the evaporator 30.
- FIG. 8 shows an evaporator 40 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the evaporator 40 has a single core 10A instead of a plurality of cores (two or more cores) arranged in line in an airflow direction.
- the structure of a joint of a tube used for an evaporator according to the present invention is not limited the above embodiments.
- Other tube structures such as those shown in Figs. 9A to 9C are also possible according to the present Invention.
- the most preferable structure for the joint 21 of the tube 12 (15) is that explained in any one of the first to third embodiments.
- a tube 50 has edges 51 and 52 where the edge 51 (upper edge in Fig. 9A) is longer than the edge 52 (lower edge in Fig. 9A) and is folded along the edge 52 into a U-shape to cover the edge 52.
- a tube 60 has edges 61 and 62 that are inwardly folded in advance and are joined together. Instead of folding each of the edges 61 and 62 inwardly, each may be folded outwardly.
- a tube 70 has edges 71 and 72 with each of their ends 71a and 72a being outwardly bent in an L-shape to form an inverted T-shape joint in an airflow direction.
- Figure 10 shows an evaporator serving as a comparison example.
- the evaporator of Fig.10 employs tubes 100, each being the type-1 tube made by joining two metal plates 101 together.
- Numeral 102 represents an inner fin and 103 an outer fin arranged between the adjacent tubes 100.
- Figure 11 shows an evaporator serving as another comparison example.
- the evaporator of Fig. 11 employs tubes 200, each being the type-2 tube made by extrusion.
Abstract
An evaporator (10) has at least one core (10A,10B). The core (10A,10B)
has tubes (15) and a pair of tanks (13). The tube (15) is configured to
internally pass coolant, each of the tubes (15) formed by bending
a plate material and joining both edges of the bent plate material
to each other. The pair of header tanks (13) is connected to and
communicating with each open end of the tubes (15). In the most
windward core (10A), the jointed edge (21) of the tubes (15) is
arranged on the windward side.
Description
- This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-057354 filed on March 4, 2003; the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates to an evaporator, and particularly, to an evaporator installed in an air conditioner for a vehicle.
- An evaporator evaporates coolant inside the evaporator to thereby cool air passing outside the evaporator. An example of an evaporator includes a pair of header tanks and a plurality of tubes, as heat exchange tubes, that are arranged between and connected to the header tanks. Between the tubes, corrugated outer fins are arranged. In recent years, there has been a request to reduce the weight of the evaporator as well as other vehicle-mounted devices. In the evaporator, the tubes occupy a large part of the volume of the evaporator, and therefore, it is particularly required to reduce the weight of the tubes.
- The tubes are structurally classified into the following two types:
- Type-1 tube: comprise two metal plates joined together into a tube-shape
- Type-2 tube: having a tube-shape formed by extrusion
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- In terms of weight reduction, the type-2 tube that does not have a joint is more preferable than the type-1 tube having joints between the two metal plates.
- The tubes of the evaporator tend to condense moisture in the air passing around the tubes. Accordingly, compared with tubes of other heat exchangers, the tubes of the evaporator easily get foreign matter, such as dust, passing around the tubes. Such foreign matter adhering to the tubes may be the starting point for corrosion. In particular, the type-2 tube is susceptible to corrosion when the tube is made thinner for weight reduction.
- The inventor of the present invention found that the windward side of a tube easily gets foreign matter to start corrosion. As a result, the present application relates to an evaporator employing light and corrosion-resistive (durable) tubes.
- An aspect of the present invention provides an evaporator having at least one core. The core has tubes and a pair of tanks. The tube is configured to internally pass coolant, each of the tubes formed by bending a plate material and joining both edges of the bent plate material to each other. A pair of header tanks is connected to and communicates with each open end of the tubes. In the most windward side core, the jointed edge of the tubes is arranged on the windward side. According to this aspect, the tube having only one joint can achieve weight reduction comparable to the type-2 tube made by extrusion. Additionally the joint of the tube is arranged on the windward side to further improve corrosion resistance as compared to the type-2 tube made by extrusion. In short, the tubes of this aspect of the invention can achieve weight reduction and high corrosion resistance, to thereby provide an evaporator that is light and corrosion resistive.
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- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an evaporator according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing tubes and outer fins arranged one upon another in the evaporator of the first embodiment;
- Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the details of the tube of the first embodiment;
- Fig. 4 is a model view showing a structure of the tube of the first embodiment;
- Figs. 5A, 5B, and 5C are model views showing a method of forming the tube of the first embodiment;
- Figs. 6A and 6B are schematic views showing foreign matter adhering to a windward end of a tube;
- Fig. 7 is a sectional view partly showing an evaporator according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
- Fig. 8 is a sectional view partly showing an evaporator according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
- Figs. 9A, 9B, and 9C are enlarged sectional views showing examples of tube structures according to the present invention;
- Fig. 10 is a view showing an evaporator as a comparison example having the type-1 tubes each made of two metal plates joined together; and
- Fig. 11 is a view showing an evaporator as a comparison example having the type-2 tubes each made by extrusion.
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- Evaporators according to the embodiments of the present invention will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- Figures 1 to 6 show an evaporator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The
evaporator 10 is installed in an air conditioner for a vehicle and is arranged downstream from a fan and upstream of a heater core in a casing of the air conditioner. Theevaporator 10 exchanges heat between coolant flowing through tubes and air passing outside the tubes, to thereby dehumidify and cool air sent from the fan. - In Fig. 1, the
evaporator 10 has acore 10A and acore 10B arranged inline in an airflow direction. Thefirst core 10A is on the windward side and thesecond core 10B is on the leeward side. In Fig. 1, areference numeral 18 represents a reinforcing side plate. - The
first core 10A includes corrugatedouter fins 11,tubes 12 alternated with thefins 11 for internally passing coolant, and a pair ofheader tanks 13 connected to and communicating with each open end of thetubes 12. Like thefirst core 10A, thesecond core 10B includes the corrugatedouter fins 11,tubes 15 alternated with thefins 11 and internally passing coolant, and a pair ofheader tanks 16 connected to and communicating with each open end of thetubes 15. - In Fig- 2, the
outer fins 11 extend along thecores first core 10A andsecond core 10B in the airflow direction. As another way of explaining, eachouter fin 11 is shared by the first andsecond cores - The structure of the
tube 12 will be explained in detail with reference to Figs. 2 to 6. Thetubes 12 of thefirst core 10A and thetubes 15 of thesecond core 10B have an identical structure, and therefore, thetube 12 will be explained representatively. Thetube 12 is made of a long aluminum plate. In Fig. 4, the aluminum plate has a core material (aluminum alloy having a relatively high melting point) 12A and brazing materials (aluminum alloy having a relatively low melting point) 12B and 12C that are on each face of thecore material 12A. The aluminum plate may be replaced with any material having a good heat transfer characteristic. - In Figs. 5A, 5B, and 5C, the
tube 12 is formed by bending a metal plate in the width direction and joining bothedges 21 of the bent plate to each other. More precisely, in Fig. 5A, a metal plate is formed by rolling or pressing the metal plate into a depressed shape with twoflat edges 21. In Fig. 5B, the metal plate is bent along acenter bend line 22, indicated by a dotted line, into a tube-shape having a roundness of a given radius along thecenter bend line 22. At this time, theedges 21 are fitted or joined to each other. A corrugated inner fin 25 (Fig. 3) is inserted into thetube 12. Thetube 12 is heated to fix or join theedges 21 to each other by brazing, to complete the longflat tube 12 shown in Fig. 5C. - In Figs. 2 and 3, the completed
tube 12 has aflat tube body 20, the joint 21 protruding from thetube body 20, and theinner fin 25 arranged in thetube body 20. In Fig. 2, the joint 21 of the mostwindward side tubes 12 are oriented windward. Thetube 12 having the thick joint 21 on the windward side has improved corrosion resistance compared with the type-2 tube made by extrusion, and due to this, thetube body 20 of thetube 12 may be made thinner, to make thetube 12 light and corrosion resistive. - In Fig. 6A, a
windward end face 12a of thetube 12 and a windward end face 11a of theouter fin 11 is flush with each other facing an airflow direction. Figure 6B shows a comparison example with awindward end face 12a (end face of a joint 21) of atube 12 being displaced from a windward end face 11a of anouter fin 11 in an airflow direction. When foreign matter traveling in the air flow from the fan adheres to the windward end face, a distance d3 (> d4) between the foreign matter and thetube body 20 of the first embodiment of Fig. 6A is longer than any other arrangements, including the arrangement of Fig. 6B. Accordingly, the first embodiment can effectively prevent corrosion of thetube body 20. - The
inner fin 25 has a corrugated shape. More precisely, theinner fin 25 comprises firstparallel sections 26 that are substantially parallel to and connected to afirst side wall 23 of thetube 12, secondparallel sections 27 that are substantially parallel to and connected to asecond side wall 24 of thetube 12, andorthogonal sections 28 that are substantially orthogonal to the first andsecond side walls parallel sections orthogonal sections 28 function as supports of thetube 12 to improve the pressure resistance of thetube 12. A plate thickness d5 of theinner fin 25 is thinner than a plate thickness d1 of thetube 12 as shown in Fig. 3. - Effects of the
evaporator 10 according to the first embodiment will be explained. - First, the tubes 12 (Figs. 3 and 5) are each formed by bending a
metal plate 19 and joining bothedges 21 of thebent plate 19 to each other, to reduce the number of joints to less than that of the type-1 tube made by joining two metal plates together. The thick joint 21 of thetube 12 of the mostwindward side core 10A is arranged on the windward side (Figs. 2 and 6) where corrosion may start. This structural arrangement improves corrosion resistance of thetube - The improved corrosion resistance of the tube 12 (15) enables the
tube body 20 to be thinned. As a result, the tube 12 (15) can achieve weight reduction and improved corrosion resistance. Therefore, theevaporator 10 according to the first embodiment employing thetubes - Second, the
windward end face 12a of eachtube 12 is substantially made flush with the windward end face 11a of eachouter fin 11 in an airflow direction (Fig. 6A). As a result, foreign matter may adhere to the windward end of thetube 12 that is farthest from thetube body 20. An erosion of thetube 12 from the windward takes more time. This structural arrangement effectively prevents thetube body 20 from corroding. - Third, the
cores outer fins 11 are extended along thetubes outer fins 11 with thetubes evaporator 10. - Fourth, each of the
tubes inner fin 25 to improve the heat exchange efficiency and pressure resistance of the tube. The plate thickness d5 of theinner fin 25 is thinner than the plate thickness d1 of the tube 12 (Fig. 3). This configuration helps reduce the weight of thetubes - Fifth, the
inner fin 25 has theorthogonal sections 28 that are substantially orthogonal to the first andsecond side walls parallel sections inner fin 25 with each other. Theorthogonal sections 28 function as supports of the tube 12 (15) to improve the pressure resistance of the tube 12 (15). - Figure 7 is a sectional view partly showing an evaporator according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those of the first embodiment are represented with like reference numerals and will not be explained in detail.
- A difference from the first embodiment is that the second embodiment orients
joints 21 of the mostleeward tubes 15 leeward. That is, in theevaporator 30, joints 21 of the mostwindward tubes 12 are oriented windward and thejoints 21 of the mostleeward tubes 15 are oriented leeward. Since thejoints 21 are present at windward and leeward ends, theevaporator 30 can provide the same effects as the first embodiment even if theevaporator 30 is turned around in the airflow direction. This provides a greater the degree of freedom in positioning theevaporator 30. - Figure 8 shows an
evaporator 40 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Theevaporator 40 has asingle core 10A instead of a plurality of cores (two or more cores) arranged in line in an airflow direction. - The structure of a joint of a tube used for an evaporator according to the present invention is not limited the above embodiments. Other tube structures such as those shown in Figs. 9A to 9C are also possible according to the present Invention. In terms of reducing weight of an evaporator, the most preferable structure for the joint 21 of the tube 12 (15) is that explained in any one of the first to third embodiments.
- In Fig. 9A, a
tube 50 hasedges edge 52 into a U-shape to cover theedge 52. - In Fig. 9B, a
tube 60 hasedges edges - In Fig. 9C, a
tube 70 hasedges ends - Figure 10 shows an evaporator serving as a comparison example. The evaporator of Fig.10 employs
tubes 100, each being the type-1 tube made by joining twometal plates 101 together.Numeral 102 represents an inner fin and 103 an outer fin arranged between theadjacent tubes 100. Figure 11 shows an evaporator serving as another comparison example. The evaporator of Fig. 11 employstubes 200, each being the type-2 tube made by extrusion. - Although the present invention has been explained in connection with the embodiments, the present invention should not be limited to them as is apparent for those skilled in the art. The embodiments may allow many modifications and alterations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention defined in claims. The descriptions in this specification are only for explanatory purposes and are not intended to restrict the present invention.
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- An evaporator comprising:a core;tubes configured to internally pass a coolant therethrough, each of the tubes formed by a bent plate material and in which edges of the bent plate material are joined to each other; anda pair of header tanks connected to and communicating with open ends of the tubes,
- An evaporator comprising:a plurality of cores in which a core located at a position closest to windward includes:tubes configured to internally pass coolant, each of the tubes formed by bending a plate material and joining both edges of the bent plate material to each other; anda pair of header tanks connected to and communicating with each open end of the tubes,
- An evaporator comprising:a plurality of cores, each of said cores comprising:tubes configured to internally pass a coolant therethrough, each of the tubes formed by a bent plate material and in which edges of the bent plate material are joined to each other; anda pair of header tanks connected to and communicating with open ends of the tubes,
- The evaporator of claim 3, further comprising:outer fins alternating with the tubes, whereina windward end face of each of the tubes is substantially aligned with a windward end face of each of the outer fins in the core located to the closest windward position.
- The evaporator of claim 3, further comprising:outer fins alternating with the tubes,
- The evaporator of claim 3, wherein:the joined edge of the tubes of in the core located closest to windward are oriented windward; andthe joined edges of the tubes of the core located closest to leeward are oriented leeward.
- The evaporator of claim 3, further comprising:an inner fin arranged in each of the tubes, a material thickness of the inner fin being thinner than a material thickness of the tube.
- The evaporator of claim 7, wherein the inner fin comprises:first parallel sections substantially parallel to and connected to a first side wall of the tube;second parallel sections substantially parallel to and connected to a second side wall of the tube; andorthogonal sections substantially orthogonal to the first and second side walls of the tube and linking the first and second parallel sections with each other.
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