EP2729751A1 - Heat exchanger tube, and exchanger including such tubes - Google Patents

Heat exchanger tube, and exchanger including such tubes

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EP2729751A1
EP2729751A1 EP12735257.3A EP12735257A EP2729751A1 EP 2729751 A1 EP2729751 A1 EP 2729751A1 EP 12735257 A EP12735257 A EP 12735257A EP 2729751 A1 EP2729751 A1 EP 2729751A1
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tube
contact
edge portion
portions
strip
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Christophe Denoual
Alain Pourmarin
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Valeo Systemes Thermiques SAS
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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
    • F28D1/0308—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 the conduits being formed by paired plates touching each other
    • F28D1/035—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 the conduits being formed by paired plates touching each other with U-flow or serpentine-flow inside the conduits
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • F28F3/04—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element
    • F28F3/042—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element in the form of local deformations of the element

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  • Heat exchanger tube and heat exchanger comprising such tubes.
  • the invention relates to a heat exchanger tube and a heat exchanger comprising such tubes.
  • the invention applies to any type of heat exchanger, especially for a motor vehicle, such as heating radiators or air conditioning evaporators of motor vehicles.
  • tubes formed from a metal strip folded on itself so as to define an internal volume of the tube.
  • the tube then comprises two longitudinal walls opposite to the internal volume of the tube and two side walls connecting between them the longitudinal walls.
  • US6513586B1 provides a leg, defined by the strip, connecting the longitudinal walls of the tube.
  • the leg is perpendicular to the two longitudinal walls to provide sufficient mechanical support to withstand the pressures exerted by the fluid flowing in the tubes.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome this disadvantage.
  • a heat exchanger tube comprising a strip folded on itself so as to define an internal volume of the tube, said strip comprising first and second edge portions joining to divide said internal volume into at least two channels.
  • said first edge portion has two distinct parts, said first and second contact portions, in contact with the second edge portion and a third contact portion, located between said first and second contact portions, said third contact portion being in contact with a zone of the strip opposite the second edge portion with respect to the internal volume of the tube.
  • the second edge portion is flat. It is thus not necessary to perform a specific folding and / or stamping operation to obtain the second edge portion.
  • the first contact portion and the second contact portion are flat. In this way, the contacts between the second edge portion and firstly the first contact portion and secondly the second contact portion, are plane-to-plane contacts so that the connection of these elements is optimized.
  • the tube has two flat walls opposite to the internal volume, the second edge portion defining a portion of one of said walls.
  • the first contact portion is in contact with the two flat walls.
  • the first edge portion comprises a shoulder directed towards the inside of the tube so that a distal end of the second edge portion is located opposite said shoulder.
  • said first contact portion is connected to said third contact portion via a first inclined leg and said second contact portion is connected to said third contact portion by through a second inclined leg.
  • the first inclined leg, the third contact portion and the second inclined leg are in the continuity of one another and form a "V" section in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal extension axis of the tube. Depending on the inclination of each leg inclined to the vertical, the "V" section will be more or less open.
  • the distance between the two plane walls is less than or equal to 1.5 mm and in particular less than or equal to 1.0 mm.
  • Such a dimension can be used while guaranteeing the mechanical strength of the flat walls thanks, in particular, to the presence of the two legs, in particular in the case of inclined legs.
  • the invention however also applies to tubes of greater internal height.
  • the third contact portion is located in a central zone of the tube.
  • the channels defined inside the tube on either side of the first edge portion are of substantially identical section.
  • said strip has portions contacting opposite portions of the strip with respect to the internal volume of the tube to define additional channels.
  • said strip has stamped portions, whether or not in contact with opposite portions of the strip relative to the internal volume of the tube.
  • the stamped portions thus create disturbances in the circulation of the fluid inside the tubes in order, in particular, to improve the efficiency of the heat exchange between the two fluids circulating in the exchanger.
  • the invention also relates to a heat exchanger comprising at least one tube according to any one of the preceding claims.
  • Figure 1 is an overall view of a radiator to which a tube according to the present invention is intended.
  • FIG. 2 represents a tube according to the invention, according to section II - II of FIG. Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing in detail a first and a second edge portion of the strip used to define the tube.
  • Figure 4 is a bottom view of a tube according to the invention.
  • Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing an alternative embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a view partially showing an alternative embodiment of the tube of FIG. 4.
  • the invention can be applied in a heat exchanger 1 as shown in FIG. It is, in particular, a heating radiator of passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. It comprises a bundle of parallel tubes 2. Each tube 2 has a first end 2A 'and a second end 2A' connected, in a fixed and sealed manner, to manifolds, which are here respectively input boxes 3 and output 4 according to the direction of circulation of a heat transfer fluid flowing in the tubes 2. At these manifolds 3, 4 are respectively reported inlet flanges 5 and outlet 6.
  • the tubes 2 in which the coolant circulates extend longitudinally along an axis A, called the longitudinal extension axis A of the tube 2.
  • interleaves 7 increasing the heat exchange surface between the heat transfer fluid circulating in the tubes 2 and a second fluid, in particular air, passing through the exchanger 1.
  • the heat exchanger comprises, for example, two cheeks 8, also called sleepers, which frame the bundle of tubes 2 and are arranged parallel thereto.
  • the tubes 2, the manifolds 3, 4 and the cheeks 8 are, for example, aluminum or aluminum alloy.
  • a tube 2 according to the invention is shown in FIG. 2.
  • Such a tube 2 comprises a metal strip 9, folded on itself so as to define an internal volume 10 of the tube 2.
  • the strip 9 has two flat walls, said lower wall 1 1 and upper wall 12. These flat walls are substantially parallel to each other.
  • the tube 2 also comprises two side walls, said left wall 13 to the left of Figure 2 and right wall 14 to the right of Figure 2, connecting the two planar walls 1 1, 12 between them.
  • the side walls 13, 14 are, in particular, semicircular in shape so that the tube 2 has a substantially oblong cross section.
  • the thickness of the walls of the strip 9 is, for example, between 0.15 and 0.3 mm, in particular 0.2 mm.
  • the strip 9 has an internal face directed towards the internal volume 10 of the tube 2 and an external face directed towards the outside of the tube 2.
  • the outer face of the strip 9 may be coated with a fusible alloy, intended for sealing the tube 2 to other elements of the heat exchanger such as for example interlayer and / or the manifolds and brazing different parts of the tube together as will be discussed in more detail below.
  • the inner face of the strip 9 may have an anti-corrosion coating in order to limit the risk of leakage due to corrosion inside the tube 2. It may also have a fusible alloy covering the anti-corrosion coating intended for the brazing of certain areas of the inner face of the strip 9 between them.
  • the strip 9 also comprises a first edge portion 15 and a second edge portion 16 joining so as to divide the internal volume 10 into at least two channels over all or part of the length of the tube 2.
  • First side 41 of the tube 2 the side of the tube 2 located between the first edge portion 15 and the left wall 13 and the second side 42 of the tube 2 the side located between the first edge portion 15 and the right wall 14.
  • the strip 9 also has folds 17, in particular two folded portions 17, situated at the level of the flat walls and coming into contact with opposite parts of the strip 9 with respect to the internal volume 10. in order to improve the mechanical strength of the plane walls 1 1, 12 of the tube 2.
  • Such folded portions 17 are located here on all or part of the length of the tube 2 and allow to define additional channels to the two channels defined by the portions
  • the strip 9 comprises two folded portions 17, the tube 2 is thus divided into four channels.
  • one of the two folded portions 17 is located at the first side 41 of the tube 2 on the upper wall 12 while the other is located at the second side 42 of the tube 2 on the bottom wall January 1.
  • the first channel 30 is the channel located between the left wall 13 and the folded portion 17 located on the upper wall 12, the second channel 31 the channel located between this folded portion 17 and the first edge portion 15.
  • the third channel 33 is called the channel located between the folded portion 17 located on the bottom wall 1 1 and the first edge portion 15, fourth channel 32 the channel located between the right wall 14 and this folded portion 17.
  • the strip 9 here comprises stamped portions 27, 28 made by stamping, continuous and / or punctual. These stamped portions may come into contact with opposite parts of the strip 9 with respect to the internal volume 10 of the tube 2. In this case, they are referred to as pressed portions in contact 27.
  • pressed portions in contact 27 In FIG. 2, two examples of portions pressed in contact 27, from a flat wall of the tube and in connection with the opposite plane wall, are represented in the first 30 and fourth 32 channels. Two portions pressed in contact 27 may also be in facing relation with each other, as in the third channel 33.
  • Other stamped portions 27, 28 may not be in contact with opposite parts of the strip 9 with respect to the internal volume 10 of the tube 2, in this case they are called free stamped portions 28.
  • Two examples of free stamped portions 28 are represented in FIG. 2 in the second channel 31. These free stamped portions 28 may be located on the bottom wall 1 1 and / or on the upper wall 12. They may be located vis-a-vis each other relative to the internal volume 10 or not.
  • the first edge portion 15, the folded portion or portions 17 and the stamped portion or portions 27, 28 are obtained, for example, by a folding operation and / or by a stamping operation.
  • FIG. 3 shows in more detail the zone of the tube 2 where the first and second edge portions 15, 16 meet.
  • the first edge portion 15 is located inside the tube 2. It will be noted here that the first edge portion 15 has a first contact portion 18, in particular a flat portion and in contact with the second edge portion 16.
  • the first edge portion 15 is then extended via a second leg 21, inclined relative to the vertical and ends with a second contact portion 22, for example planar and in contact with the second edge portion 16.
  • the first inclined leg 19, the third contact portion 20 and the second inclined leg 21 are in continuity with one another and have a "V" section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal extension axis A. 2.
  • the first inclined leg 19, the third contact portion 20 and the second inclined leg 21 have a "V" profile in a section made in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal extension axis A of the tube 2.
  • the height of the tube 2 thus depends on the inclination of the inclined legs 19,
  • the face of the first and third contact portions 18, 22 in contact with the second edge portion 16 is coated with the fusible alloy, as previously explained, which makes it possible to improve the quality of the connection between the first and second the second edge portion 15, 16.
  • the face of the first edge portion 15 intended to be in contact with the fluid coolant circulating inside the tube 2 is here coated with the anti-corrosion material and possibly the fusible alloy as explained above.
  • first and second edge portions 15, 16 meet at a central zone of the tube.
  • the third contact portion 20 is located in the middle of the tube 2 so that the first edge portion 15 and the second edge portion 16 divide the tube 2 into two substantially identical cross-sectional channels. These channels of identical cross section can also be subdivided, as previously seen, by the folded portions.
  • the first edge portion 15 also includes a shoulder 23 directed inwardly of the tube 2 so that a distal end 24 of the second edge portion 16 is located opposite the shoulder 23.
  • the shoulder 23 thus comprises a first fold 25 directed towards the inside of the tube 2 and a second fold 26 directed towards the second edge portion 16 so that the first contact portion 18 of the first edge portion 15 can be contact with the second edge portion 16.
  • FIG. 4 represents the external face of the lower wall 1 1 of an alternative embodiment of the tube.
  • the third contact portion 20 is symbolized in dotted lines.
  • the coolant circulates here in a "U" loop inside the tube 2.
  • This type of tube 2 is intended to be mounted in a heat exchanger provided with a single manifold (not shown), located on the side of the first end 2A 'and comprising partitions for compartmentalizing it. More specifically, the partitions of the manifold separate the coolant entering and exiting the same tube 2.
  • the heat transfer fluid and passes a first compartment of the manifold inside the first side 41 of the tube 2 It then flows along the axis of longitudinal extension A to the second end 2A "of the tube 2 and then in opposite directions for the second side 42 of the tube to a second compartment of the manifold.
  • the tube 2 comprises two portions stamped in continuous contact 27 on a longitudinal portion of the tube, said first longitudinal portion 51 extending along a longitudinal majority of the tube 2, from the first longitudinal end 2A 'of so that the two continuous stamped portions 27 define, with the first edge portion 15, the channels 30, 31, 32, 33.
  • the tube 2 also comprises point-contacting portions 27 situated at a second longitudinal portion 52 of the tube 2 which extends the first longitudinal portion 51 to the second end 2A ".
  • the pointed portions 27 are, for example, located in the extension of the continuous stamped portions 27. The pointed portions 27 thus create circulation passages of the fluid between the first channel 30 and the second channel 31 and between the third channel 33 and the fourth channel 32.
  • the third contact portion 20 extends here continuously along the first longitudinal portion 51 of the tube 2.
  • point portions of the third contact portion 20 so as to create fluid passage windows between the first and second channels 30, 31 and the third and fourth channels 33, 32.
  • the fluid can thus pass from the first side 41 to the second side 42 of the tube 2.
  • These point portions of the third contact portion 20 may be obtained by stamping once the first edge portion 15 formed. They can also be obtained by slitting, prior to the formation of the first edge portion 15. In the latter case, forming the first edge portion 15, the areas where the slots are located will form the windows able to leave passing the heat transfer fluid from the first side 41 to the second side 42 of the tube 2.
  • the coolant passes from the first side 41 to the second side 42 and then travels the tube 2 in the opposite direction to exit at the first end 2A ' and enter the compartmentalized collection box.
  • the third contact portion 20 and the two folded portions 17 are continuous and extend from the first longitudinal end 2A 'to the second longitudinal end 2A ".
  • the exchanger in which the tube 2 is intended to be inserted here is provided with two manifolds (not shown), a first manifold, compartmentalized, being located at the first longitudinal end 2A 'and a second manifold being located at the second longitudinal end 2A ".
  • the heat transfer fluid enters here through the first manifold at the first longitudinal end 2A 'inside the first and second channel 30, 31. It traverses the tube 2 and leaves at the second longitudinal end 2A "in the second manifold It passes into the third and fourth channels 33, 32 of the same tube 2. The heat transfer fluid then travels the tube 2 in the Another direction to exit at the first longitudinal end 2A 'and enter the first manifold, the partitions of the first manifold then direct it to an outlet.
  • FIG. 6 represents an exemplary embodiment in which the strip 9 comprises pressed contact portions 27, in particular four stamped portions 27, situated at the level of the first longitudinal end 2A 'and / or the second longitudinal end 2A ". stamped 27, are configured so that the resistance of the flat walls of the tube 2 near the one or both ends 2 ⁇ ', 2A "is enhanced. Thus, during the insertion of the end of the tubes 2 into the collector box or boxes, the good mechanical strength of the tubes 2 is guaranteed. According to the various examples envisaged, it is found that the first 18 and second 22 contact part are provided continuously along the tube while the third contact portion 20 may also be continuous along the tube or be interrupted.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a tube (2) for a heat exchanger (1), including a strip (9) which is folded onto itself so as to define an inner space (10) of the tube (2), said strip (9) including a first edge portion and a second edge portion (15, 16) which are joined together so as to divide said inner space (10) into at least two channels. According to the invention, said first edge portion (15) has two separate portions, referred to as the first and second contact portions (18, 22), which contact the second edge portion (16), and a third contact portion (20), located between said first and second contact portions (18, 22), said third contact portion (20) being in contact with an area of the strip (9) opposite the second edge portion (10) with respect to the inner space (10) of the tube (2). The invention also relates to a heat exchanger (1) including such tubes (2).

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Tube d'échangeur de chaleur et échangeur de chaleur comprenant de tels tubes.  Heat exchanger tube and heat exchanger comprising such tubes.
L'invention concerne un tube d'échangeur de chaleur et un échangeur de chaleur comprenant de tels tubes. The invention relates to a heat exchanger tube and a heat exchanger comprising such tubes.
L'invention s'applique à tout type d'échangeur de chaleur, notamment pour véhicule automobile, comme par exemple des radiateurs de chauffage ou des évaporateurs de climatisation de véhicules automobiles. Dans ce domaine, il est connu des tubes formés à partir d'un feuillard métallique plié sur lui-même de façon à définir un volume interne du tube. Le tube comprend alors deux parois longitudinales opposées par rapport au volume interne du tube et deux parois latérales raccordant entres elles les parois longitudinales. Pour les tubes de ce genre, se pose le problème d'éviter la déformation des parois sous la pression du fluide circulant les tubes, une telle déformation conduisant à un travail du tube pouvant aller jusqu'à provoquer une fuite. The invention applies to any type of heat exchanger, especially for a motor vehicle, such as heating radiators or air conditioning evaporators of motor vehicles. In this field, it is known tubes formed from a metal strip folded on itself so as to define an internal volume of the tube. The tube then comprises two longitudinal walls opposite to the internal volume of the tube and two side walls connecting between them the longitudinal walls. For tubes of this kind, there is the problem of avoiding the deformation of the walls under the pressure of the fluid flowing the tubes, such deformation leading to a work of the tube which can go as far as to cause a leak.
Pour résoudre ce problème, le document US6513586B1 prévoit une jambe, définie par le feuillard, reliant les parois longitudinales du tube. La jambe est perpendiculaire aux deux parois longitudinales pour assurer un maintien mécanique suffisant pour résister aux pressions exercées par le fluide circulant dans les tubes. To solve this problem, US6513586B1 provides a leg, defined by the strip, connecting the longitudinal walls of the tube. The leg is perpendicular to the two longitudinal walls to provide sufficient mechanical support to withstand the pressures exerted by the fluid flowing in the tubes.
Or, en dessous d'une valeur minimum de la hauteur interne du tube, c'est-à- dire une distance minimum entre les deux parois longitudinales, il n'est mécaniquement pas possible d'obtenir une jambe entre les deux parties de contact qui soit perpendiculaire aux deux parois longitudinales. However, below a minimum value of the internal height of the tube, that is to say a minimum distance between the two longitudinal walls, it is not mechanically possible to obtain a leg between the two contact parts perpendicular to the two longitudinal walls.
Le but de l'invention est de remédier à cet inconvénient. The object of the invention is to overcome this disadvantage.
Elle propose à cet effet un tube d'échangeur de chaleur, comprenant un feuillard plié sur lui-même de façon à définir un volume interne du tube, ledit feuillard comprenant une première et une deuxième portions de bord se rejoignant de façon à diviser ledit volume interne en au moins deux canaux. It proposes for this purpose a heat exchanger tube, comprising a strip folded on itself so as to define an internal volume of the tube, said strip comprising first and second edge portions joining to divide said internal volume into at least two channels.
Selon l'invention, ladite première portion de bord possède deux parties distinctes, dites première et deuxième parties de contact, en contact avec la deuxième portion de bord et une troisième partie de contact, située entre lesdites première et deuxième parties de contact, ladite troisième partie de contact étant en contact avec une zone du feuillard opposée à la deuxième portion de bord par rapport au volume interne du tube. According to the invention, said first edge portion has two distinct parts, said first and second contact portions, in contact with the second edge portion and a third contact portion, located between said first and second contact portions, said third contact portion being in contact with a zone of the strip opposite the second edge portion with respect to the internal volume of the tube.
Selon un aspect de l'invention, la deuxième portion de bord est plane. Il n'est ainsi pas nécessaire d'effectuer une opération spécifique de pliage et/ou d'emboutissage pour obtenir la deuxième portion de bord. Selon un autre aspect de l'invention, la première partie de contact et la deuxième partie de contact sont planes. De cette manière, les contacts entre la deuxième portion de bord et d'une part la première partie de contact et d'autre part la deuxième partie de contact, sont des contacts plan sur plan de sorte que la liaison de ces éléments est optimisée. According to one aspect of the invention, the second edge portion is flat. It is thus not necessary to perform a specific folding and / or stamping operation to obtain the second edge portion. According to another aspect of the invention, the first contact portion and the second contact portion are flat. In this way, the contacts between the second edge portion and firstly the first contact portion and secondly the second contact portion, are plane-to-plane contacts so that the connection of these elements is optimized.
Selon un exemple de réalisation, le tube présente deux parois planes opposées par rapport au volume interne, la deuxième portion de bord définissant une partie de l'une desdites parois. Ainsi, la première portion de contact est en contact avec les deux parois planes. According to an exemplary embodiment, the tube has two flat walls opposite to the internal volume, the second edge portion defining a portion of one of said walls. Thus, the first contact portion is in contact with the two flat walls.
Selon un aspect de l'invention, la première portion de bord comprend un épaulement dirigé vers l'intérieur du tube de sorte qu'une extrémité distale de la deuxième portion de bord est située en vis-à-vis dudit épaulement. Selon un autre aspect, ladite première partie de contact est reliée à ladite troisième partie de contact par l'intermédiaire d'une première jambe inclinée et ladite deuxième partie de contact est reliée à ladite troisième partie de contact par l'intermédiaire d'une deuxième jambe inclinée. Ainsi, grâce à la présence de deux jambes inclinées par rapport à la verticale il est possible de diminuer la hauteur interne du tube, tout en gardant une tenue mécanique du tube suffisante. Selon un exemple de réalisation la première jambe inclinée, la troisième partie de contact et la deuxième jambe inclinée sont dans la continuité l'une de l'autre et forment une section en « V » dans un plan perpendiculaire à un axe d'extension longitudinale du tube. En fonction de l'inclinaison de chaque jambe inclinée par rapport à la verticale, la section en « V » sera plus ou moins ouverte. According to one aspect of the invention, the first edge portion comprises a shoulder directed towards the inside of the tube so that a distal end of the second edge portion is located opposite said shoulder. In another aspect, said first contact portion is connected to said third contact portion via a first inclined leg and said second contact portion is connected to said third contact portion by through a second inclined leg. Thus, thanks to the presence of two legs inclined relative to the vertical it is possible to reduce the internal height of the tube, while keeping a mechanical strength of the tube sufficient. According to an exemplary embodiment, the first inclined leg, the third contact portion and the second inclined leg are in the continuity of one another and form a "V" section in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal extension axis of the tube. Depending on the inclination of each leg inclined to the vertical, the "V" section will be more or less open.
Selon un autre exemple de réalisation la distance entre les deux parois planes est inférieure ou égale à 1 ,5 mm et, notamment, inférieure ou égale à 1 ,0 mm. On parle ici de la distance mesurée selon un axe perpendiculaire aux plans dans lesquels s'étendent les deux parois planes. On peut utiliser une telle dimension tout en garantissant la tenue mécanique des parois planes grâce, notamment, à la présence des deux jambes, en particulier dans le cas de jambes inclinées. L'invention s'applique cependant aussi à des tubes de plus grande hauteur interne. According to another exemplary embodiment, the distance between the two plane walls is less than or equal to 1.5 mm and in particular less than or equal to 1.0 mm. We speak here of the distance measured along an axis perpendicular to the planes in which the two flat walls extend. Such a dimension can be used while guaranteeing the mechanical strength of the flat walls thanks, in particular, to the presence of the two legs, in particular in the case of inclined legs. The invention however also applies to tubes of greater internal height.
Selon un autre exemple de réalisation de l'invention, la troisième partie de contact est située dans une zone centrale du tube. De cette manière, les canaux définis à l'intérieur du tube de part et d'autre de la première portion de bord sont de section sensiblement identiques. According to another embodiment of the invention, the third contact portion is located in a central zone of the tube. In this way, the channels defined inside the tube on either side of the first edge portion are of substantially identical section.
Selon un aspect de l'invention, ledit feuillard présente des portions venant en contact avec des parties opposées du feuillard par rapport au volume interne du tube pour définir des canaux supplémentaire. According to one aspect of the invention, said strip has portions contacting opposite portions of the strip with respect to the internal volume of the tube to define additional channels.
Selon un autre aspect, ledit feuillard présente des portions embouties, venant ou non en contact avec des parties opposées du feuillard par rapport au volume interne du tube. Les portions embouties créent ainsi des perturbations dans la circulation du fluide à l'intérieur des tubes afin, notamment, d'améliorer l'efficacité de l'échange thermique entre les deux fluides circulant dans l'échangeur. L'invention concerne aussi un échangeur de chaleur comprenant au moins un tube selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes. Les figures annexées feront bien comprendre comment l'invention peut être réalisée. Sur ces figures, des références identiques désignent des éléments semblables. In another aspect, said strip has stamped portions, whether or not in contact with opposite portions of the strip relative to the internal volume of the tube. The stamped portions thus create disturbances in the circulation of the fluid inside the tubes in order, in particular, to improve the efficiency of the heat exchange between the two fluids circulating in the exchanger. The invention also relates to a heat exchanger comprising at least one tube according to any one of the preceding claims. The appended figures will make it clear how the invention can be realized. In these figures, identical references designate similar elements.
La figure 1 est une vue d'ensemble d'un radiateur auquel un tube conforme à la présente invention est destiné. Figure 1 is an overall view of a radiator to which a tube according to the present invention is intended.
La figure 2 représente un tube conforme à l'invention, selon la coupe II - Il de la figure 1 . La figure 3 est une vue similaire à la figure 2 représentant de manière détaillée une première et une deuxième portion de bord du feuillard utilisé pour définir le tube. FIG. 2 represents a tube according to the invention, according to section II - II of FIG. Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing in detail a first and a second edge portion of the strip used to define the tube.
La figure 4 est une vue de dessous d'un tube conforme à l'invention. La figure 5 est une vue similaire à la figure 4 représentant une variante de réalisation. Figure 4 is a bottom view of a tube according to the invention. Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing an alternative embodiment.
La figure 6 est une vue représentant partiellement une variante de réalisation du tube de la figure 4. FIG. 6 is a view partially showing an alternative embodiment of the tube of FIG. 4.
L'invention peut trouver son application dans un échangeur de chaleur 1 tel que représenté sur la figure 1 . Il s'agit, notamment, d'un radiateur de chauffage d'habitacle de véhicule automobile. Il comprend un faisceau de tubes parallèles 2. Chaque tube 2 possède une première extrémité 2A' et une deuxième extrémité 2A" reliées, de manière fixe et étanche, à des boîtes collectrices. Il s'agit ici respectivement de boîtes d'entrée 3 et de sortie 4 selon le sens de circulation d'un fluide caloporteur circulant dans les tubes 2. A ces boîtes collectrices 3, 4 sont respectivement rapportées des brides d'entrée 5 et de sortie 6. The invention can be applied in a heat exchanger 1 as shown in FIG. It is, in particular, a heating radiator of passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. It comprises a bundle of parallel tubes 2. Each tube 2 has a first end 2A 'and a second end 2A' connected, in a fixed and sealed manner, to manifolds, which are here respectively input boxes 3 and output 4 according to the direction of circulation of a heat transfer fluid flowing in the tubes 2. At these manifolds 3, 4 are respectively reported inlet flanges 5 and outlet 6.
En particulier, les tubes 2 dans lesquels circule le fluide caloporteur s'étendent longitudinalement selon un axe A, dit axe d'extension longitudinale A du tube 2. Entre les tubes 2 sont agencés des intercalaires 7 augmentant la surface d'échange thermique entre le fluide caloporteur circulant dans les tubes 2 et un deuxième fluide, notamment de l'air, traversant l'échangeur 1 . L'échangeur de chaleur comprend, par exemple, deux joues 8, encore appelées traverses, qui encadrent le faisceau de tubes 2 et sont disposées parallèlement à ceux-ci. In particular, the tubes 2 in which the coolant circulates extend longitudinally along an axis A, called the longitudinal extension axis A of the tube 2. Between the tubes 2 are arranged interleaves 7 increasing the heat exchange surface between the heat transfer fluid circulating in the tubes 2 and a second fluid, in particular air, passing through the exchanger 1. The heat exchanger comprises, for example, two cheeks 8, also called sleepers, which frame the bundle of tubes 2 and are arranged parallel thereto.
Les tubes 2, les boîtes collectrices 3, 4 et les joues 8 sont, par exemple, en aluminium ou en alliage d'aluminium. The tubes 2, the manifolds 3, 4 and the cheeks 8 are, for example, aluminum or aluminum alloy.
Un tube 2 conforme à l'invention est représenté à la figure 2. Un tel tube 2 comprend un feuillard métallique 9, plié sur lui-même de façon à définir un volume interne 10 du tube 2. Le feuillard 9 présente deux parois planes, dites paroi inférieure 1 1 et paroi supérieure 12. Ces parois planes sont sensiblement parallèles entre elles. Le tube 2 comprend également deux parois latérales, dites paroi gauche 13 située à gauche de la figure 2 et paroi droite 14 située à droite de la figure 2, reliant les deux parois planes 1 1 , 12 entres elles. Les parois latérales 13, 14 sont, notamment, de forme semi-circulaire de sorte que le tube 2 possède une section transversale sensiblement oblongue. L'épaisseur des parois du feuillard 9 est, par exemple, comprise entre 0,15 et 0,3 mm, notamment 0,2 mm. A tube 2 according to the invention is shown in FIG. 2. Such a tube 2 comprises a metal strip 9, folded on itself so as to define an internal volume 10 of the tube 2. The strip 9 has two flat walls, said lower wall 1 1 and upper wall 12. These flat walls are substantially parallel to each other. The tube 2 also comprises two side walls, said left wall 13 to the left of Figure 2 and right wall 14 to the right of Figure 2, connecting the two planar walls 1 1, 12 between them. The side walls 13, 14 are, in particular, semicircular in shape so that the tube 2 has a substantially oblong cross section. The thickness of the walls of the strip 9 is, for example, between 0.15 and 0.3 mm, in particular 0.2 mm.
Le feuillard 9 présente une face interne dirigé vers le volume interne 10 du tube 2 et une face externe dirigée vers l'extérieur du tube 2. La face externe du feuillard 9 pourra être revêtue d'un alliage fusible, destiné au brasage étanche du tube 2 à d'autres éléments de l'échangeur de chaleur comme par exemple les intercalaire et/ou les boîtes collectrices ainsi qu'un brasage de différentes parties du tube entre elles comme il sera exposé plus en détail dans la suite. The strip 9 has an internal face directed towards the internal volume 10 of the tube 2 and an external face directed towards the outside of the tube 2. The outer face of the strip 9 may be coated with a fusible alloy, intended for sealing the tube 2 to other elements of the heat exchanger such as for example interlayer and / or the manifolds and brazing different parts of the tube together as will be discussed in more detail below.
La face interne du feuillard 9 pourra présenter un revêtement anti-corrosion afin de limiter le risque de fuites dues à la corrosion à l'intérieur du tube 2. Elle pourra présenter en outre un alliage fusible, recouvrant le revêtement anti-corrosion, destiné au brasage de certaines zones de la face interne du feuillard 9 entre elles. The inner face of the strip 9 may have an anti-corrosion coating in order to limit the risk of leakage due to corrosion inside the tube 2. It may also have a fusible alloy covering the anti-corrosion coating intended for the brazing of certain areas of the inner face of the strip 9 between them.
Le feuillard 9 comprend également une première portion de bord 15 et une deuxième portion de bord 16 se rejoignant de façon à diviser le volume interne 10 en au moins deux canaux sur tout ou partie de la longueur du tube 2. On appelle premier coté 41 du tube 2, le coté du tube 2 situé entre la première portion de bord 15 et la paroi gauche 13 et deuxième coté 42 du tube 2 le coté situé entre la première portion de bord 15 et la paroi droite 14. The strip 9 also comprises a first edge portion 15 and a second edge portion 16 joining so as to divide the internal volume 10 into at least two channels over all or part of the length of the tube 2. First side 41 of the tube 2, the side of the tube 2 located between the first edge portion 15 and the left wall 13 and the second side 42 of the tube 2 the side located between the first edge portion 15 and the right wall 14.
Dans l'exemple illustré à la figure 2, le feuillard 9 présente en outre des plis 17, notamment deux portions pliées 17, se situant au niveau des parois planes et venant en contact avec des parties opposées du feuillard 9 par rapport au volume interne 10 de manière à améliorer la tenue mécanique des parois planes 1 1 , 12 du tube 2. De telles portions pliées 17 se situent ici sur tout ou partie de la longueur du tube 2 et permettent de définir des canaux supplémentaires aux deux canaux définis par les portions de bord 15, 16. Dans le cas représenté où le feuillard 9 comprend deux portions pliées 17 le tube 2 est ainsi divisé en quatre canaux. Ici, une des deux portions pliées 17 est située au niveau du premier coté 41 du tube 2 sur la paroi supérieure 12 alors que l'autre est située au niveau du deuxième coté 42 du tube 2 sur la paroi inférieure 1 1 . In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the strip 9 also has folds 17, in particular two folded portions 17, situated at the level of the flat walls and coming into contact with opposite parts of the strip 9 with respect to the internal volume 10. in order to improve the mechanical strength of the plane walls 1 1, 12 of the tube 2. Such folded portions 17 are located here on all or part of the length of the tube 2 and allow to define additional channels to the two channels defined by the portions In the illustrated case where the strip 9 comprises two folded portions 17, the tube 2 is thus divided into four channels. Here, one of the two folded portions 17 is located at the first side 41 of the tube 2 on the upper wall 12 while the other is located at the second side 42 of the tube 2 on the bottom wall January 1.
On appelle premier canal 30 le canal situé entre la paroi gauche 13 et la portion pliée 17 située sur la paroi supérieure 12, deuxième canal 31 le canal situé entre cette portion pliée 17 et la première portion de bord 15. On appelle troisième canal 33 le canal situé entre la portion pliée 17 située sur la paroi inférieure 1 1 et la première portion de bord 15, quatrième canal 32 le canal situé entre la paroi droite 14 et cette portion pliée 17. The first channel 30 is the channel located between the left wall 13 and the folded portion 17 located on the upper wall 12, the second channel 31 the channel located between this folded portion 17 and the first edge portion 15. The third channel 33 is called the channel located between the folded portion 17 located on the bottom wall 1 1 and the first edge portion 15, fourth channel 32 the channel located between the right wall 14 and this folded portion 17.
Le feuillard 9 comprend ici des portions embouties 27, 28 réalisées par emboutissage, continu et/ou ponctuel . Ces portions embouties peuvent venir en contact avec des parties opposées du feuillard 9 par rapport au volume interne 10 du tube 2. On les appelle dans ce cas portions embouties en contact 27. Sur la figure 2, deux exemples de portions embouties en contact 27, issues d'une paroi plane du tube et en liaison avec la paroi plane opposée, sont représentés dans les premier 30 et quatrième 32 canaux. Deux portions embouties en contact 27 peuvent aussi être en vis-à-vis et en contact l'une avec l'autre, comme dans le troisième canal 33. The strip 9 here comprises stamped portions 27, 28 made by stamping, continuous and / or punctual. These stamped portions may come into contact with opposite parts of the strip 9 with respect to the internal volume 10 of the tube 2. In this case, they are referred to as pressed portions in contact 27. In FIG. 2, two examples of portions pressed in contact 27, from a flat wall of the tube and in connection with the opposite plane wall, are represented in the first 30 and fourth 32 channels. Two portions pressed in contact 27 may also be in facing relation with each other, as in the third channel 33.
D'autres portions embouties 27, 28 peuvent ne pas être en contact avec des parties opposées du feuillard 9 par rapport au volume interne 10 du tube 2, on les appelle dans ce cas portions embouties libre 28. Deux exemples de portions embouties libre 28 sont représentés sur la figure 2 dans le deuxième canal 31 . Ces portions embouties libres 28, peuvent être situées sur la paroi inférieure 1 1 et/ou sur la paroi supérieure 12. Elles peuvent être situées en vis-à-vis l'une de l'autre par rapport au volume interne 10 ou non. Other stamped portions 27, 28 may not be in contact with opposite parts of the strip 9 with respect to the internal volume 10 of the tube 2, in this case they are called free stamped portions 28. Two examples of free stamped portions 28 are represented in FIG. 2 in the second channel 31. These free stamped portions 28 may be located on the bottom wall 1 1 and / or on the upper wall 12. They may be located vis-a-vis each other relative to the internal volume 10 or not.
La première portion de bord 15, la ou les portions pliées 17 et la ou les portions embouties 27, 28 sont obtenues, par exemple, par une opération de pliage et/ou par une opération d'emboutissage. La figure 3 représente de manière plus détaillée la zone du tube 2 où se rejoignent la première et la deuxième portion de bord 15, 16. The first edge portion 15, the folded portion or portions 17 and the stamped portion or portions 27, 28 are obtained, for example, by a folding operation and / or by a stamping operation. FIG. 3 shows in more detail the zone of the tube 2 where the first and second edge portions 15, 16 meet.
La première portion de bord 15 se trouve à l'intérieur du tube 2. On remarque ici, que la première portion de bord 15 possède une première partie de contact 18, notamment plane et en contact avec la deuxième portion de bord 16. Une première jambe inclinée 19, inclinée par rapport à la verticale, prolonge la première partie de contact 18 jusqu'à une troisième partie de contact 20, en contact avec la face interne de la paroi supérieure 12 opposée à la deuxième portion de bord 16 par rapport au volume interne 10 du tube 2. La première portion de bord 15 se prolonge ensuite par l'intermédiaire d'une deuxième jambe 21 , inclinée par rapport à la verticale et se termine par une deuxième partie de contact 22, par exemple plane et en contact avec la deuxième portion de bord 16. Selon l'invention, la troisième partie de contactThe first edge portion 15 is located inside the tube 2. It will be noted here that the first edge portion 15 has a first contact portion 18, in particular a flat portion and in contact with the second edge portion 16. A first inclined leg 19, inclined relative to the vertical, extends the first contact portion 18 to a third contact portion 20, in contact with the inner face of the upper wall 12 opposite to the second edge portion 16 with respect to the internal volume 10 of the tube 2. The first edge portion 15 is then extended via a second leg 21, inclined relative to the vertical and ends with a second contact portion 22, for example planar and in contact with the second edge portion 16. According to the invention, the third contact part
20 est située entre les première et deuxième partie de contact 18, 22 et en particulier entre les première et deuxième jambes inclinées 19, 21 . On renforce ainsi la tenue mécanique du tube. La première jambe inclinée 19, la troisième partie de contact 20 et la deuxième jambe inclinée 21 sont dans la continuité l'une de l'autre et présentent une section en « V » dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe d'extension longitudinale A du tube 2. Autrement dit, la première jambe inclinée 19, la troisième partie de contact 20 et la deuxième jambe inclinée 21 possèdent un profile en « V » selon une coupe effectuée dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe d'extension longitudinale A du tube 2. 20 is located between the first and second contact portions 18, 22 and in particular between the first and second inclined legs 19, 21. This strengthens the mechanical strength of the tube. The first inclined leg 19, the third contact portion 20 and the second inclined leg 21 are in continuity with one another and have a "V" section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal extension axis A. 2. In other words, the first inclined leg 19, the third contact portion 20 and the second inclined leg 21 have a "V" profile in a section made in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal extension axis A of the tube 2.
La hauteur du tube 2, dépend ainsi de l'inclinaison des jambes inclinées 19,The height of the tube 2 thus depends on the inclination of the inclined legs 19,
21 par rapport à la verticale de manière à aplatir la forme du profile en « V ». On peut ainsi obtenir une hauteur interne du tube 2, c'est-à-dire une distance entre la face interne de la paroi inférieure 1 1 et la face interne de la paroi supérieure 12, inférieure à 1 ,5 mm, et notamment inférieure à 1 ,0 mm, tout en garantissant un maintien mécanique des parois du tube 2 nécessaire pour résister à la pression exercée par le fluide circulant dans les tubes 2. On remarque ici que la deuxième portion de bord 16 est plane. Elle fait notamment partie de la paroi inférieure 1 1 . Le brasage entre la deuxième portion de bord 16 et les première et troisième parties de contact 18, 22, elles aussi planes est ainsi favorisé. De plus la face des première et troisième parties de contact 18, 22 en contact avec la deuxième portion de bord 16 est revêtue de l'alliage fusible, comme expliqué précédemment, ce qui permet d'améliorer la qualité de la liaison entre la première et la deuxième portion de bord 15, 16. En outre, dans cette configuration, la face de la première portion de bord 15 destiné à être en contact avec le fluide caloporteur circulant à l'intérieur du tube 2 est ici revêtue du matériau anti-corrosion et éventuellement de l'alliage fusible comme expliqué précédemment. 21 relative to the vertical so as to flatten the shape of the "V" profile. It is thus possible to obtain an internal height of the tube 2, that is to say a distance between the inner face of the lower wall 1 1 and the inner face of the upper wall 12, less than 1.5 mm, and in particular lower at 1, 0 mm, while ensuring a mechanical maintenance of the walls of the tube 2 necessary to withstand the pressure exerted by the fluid flowing in the tubes 2. It is noted here that the second edge portion 16 is flat. It is part of the lower wall 1 1. Brazing between the second edge portion 16 and the first and third contact portions 18, 22, also flat is thus favored. In addition, the face of the first and third contact portions 18, 22 in contact with the second edge portion 16 is coated with the fusible alloy, as previously explained, which makes it possible to improve the quality of the connection between the first and second the second edge portion 15, 16. In addition, in this configuration, the face of the first edge portion 15 intended to be in contact with the fluid coolant circulating inside the tube 2 is here coated with the anti-corrosion material and possibly the fusible alloy as explained above.
Dans l'exemple illustré, la première et la deuxième portion de bord 15, 16 se rejoignent au niveau d'une zone centrale du tube. En particulier, la troisième partie de contact 20 se situe au milieu du tube 2 de sorte que la première portion de bord 15 et la deuxième portion de bord 16 divisent le tube 2 en deux canaux de section transversale sensiblement identique. Ces canaux de section transversale identique peuvent également être subdivisés, comme vu précédemment, par les portions pliées. In the illustrated example, the first and second edge portions 15, 16 meet at a central zone of the tube. In particular, the third contact portion 20 is located in the middle of the tube 2 so that the first edge portion 15 and the second edge portion 16 divide the tube 2 into two substantially identical cross-sectional channels. These channels of identical cross section can also be subdivided, as previously seen, by the folded portions.
La première portion de bord 15 comprend également un épaulement 23 dirigé vers l'intérieur du tube 2 de sorte qu'une extrémité distale 24 de la deuxième portion de bord 16 est située en vis-à-vis de l'épaulement 23. The first edge portion 15 also includes a shoulder 23 directed inwardly of the tube 2 so that a distal end 24 of the second edge portion 16 is located opposite the shoulder 23.
L'épaulement 23 comprend ainsi un premier pli 25 dirigé vers l'intérieur du tube 2 et un deuxième pli 26 dirigé vers la deuxième portion de bord 16 de sorte que la première partie de contact 18 de la première portion de bord 15 puisse être en contact avec la deuxième portion de bord 16. The shoulder 23 thus comprises a first fold 25 directed towards the inside of the tube 2 and a second fold 26 directed towards the second edge portion 16 so that the first contact portion 18 of the first edge portion 15 can be contact with the second edge portion 16.
La figure 4 représente la face externe de la paroi inférieure 1 1 d'une variante de réalisation du tube. La troisième partie de contact 20 est symbolisée en pointillés. FIG. 4 represents the external face of the lower wall 1 1 of an alternative embodiment of the tube. The third contact portion 20 is symbolized in dotted lines.
Le fluide caloporteur circule ici selon une boucle en « U » à l'intérieur du tube 2. Ce type de tube 2 est destiné à être monté dans un échangeur de chaleur muni d'une seule boîte collectrice (non représentée), située du coté de la première extrémité 2A' et comprenant des cloisons permettant de la compartimenter. Plus précisément, les cloisons de la boîte collectrice séparent le fluide caloporteur qui entre et qui sort d'un même tube 2. Le fluide caloporteur passe ainsi d'un premier compartiment de la boîte collectrice à l'intérieur du premier coté 41 du tube 2. Il circule ensuite selon l'axe d'extension longitudinale A jusqu'à la deuxième extrémité 2A" du tube 2 puis en sens inverse pour le deuxième coté 42 du tube jusqu'à un second compartiment de la boîte collectrice. The coolant circulates here in a "U" loop inside the tube 2. This type of tube 2 is intended to be mounted in a heat exchanger provided with a single manifold (not shown), located on the side of the first end 2A 'and comprising partitions for compartmentalizing it. More specifically, the partitions of the manifold separate the coolant entering and exiting the same tube 2. The heat transfer fluid and passes a first compartment of the manifold inside the first side 41 of the tube 2 It then flows along the axis of longitudinal extension A to the second end 2A "of the tube 2 and then in opposite directions for the second side 42 of the tube to a second compartment of the manifold.
Dans cet exemple de réalisation, le tube 2 comprend deux portions embouties en contact 27 continues sur une portion longitudinale du tube, dite première portion longitudinale 51 s'étendant selon une majorité longitudinale du tube 2, à partir de la première extrémité longitudinale 2A' de sorte que les deux portions embouties 27 continues définissent avec la première portion de bord 15, les canaux 30, 31 , 32, 33. Le tube 2 comprend également des portions embouties en contact 27 ponctuelles situées au niveau d'une deuxième portion longitudinale 52 du tube 2 qui prolonge la première portion longitudinale 51 jusqu'à la deuxième extrémité 2A". Les portions embouties 27 ponctuelles sont, par exemple, situées dans le prolongement des portions embouties 27 continues. Les portions embouties 27 ponctuelles créent ainsi des passages de circulation du fluide entre le premier canal 30 et le deuxième canal 31 et entre le troisième canal 33 et le quatrième canal 32. In this embodiment, the tube 2 comprises two portions stamped in continuous contact 27 on a longitudinal portion of the tube, said first longitudinal portion 51 extending along a longitudinal majority of the tube 2, from the first longitudinal end 2A 'of so that the two continuous stamped portions 27 define, with the first edge portion 15, the channels 30, 31, 32, 33. The tube 2 also comprises point-contacting portions 27 situated at a second longitudinal portion 52 of the tube 2 which extends the first longitudinal portion 51 to the second end 2A ".The pointed portions 27 are, for example, located in the extension of the continuous stamped portions 27. The pointed portions 27 thus create circulation passages of the fluid between the first channel 30 and the second channel 31 and between the third channel 33 and the fourth channel 32.
La troisième partie de contact 20 s'étend ici de façon continue le long de la première portion longitudinale 51 du tube 2. Au niveau de la deuxième portion longitudinale 52 et dans le prolongement de la partie continue de la première portion de bord 15 se situe des portions ponctuelles de troisième partie de contact 20 de manière à créer des fenêtres de passage du fluide entre les premier et deuxième canaux 30, 31 et les troisième et quatrième canaux 33, 32. Le fluide peut ainsi passer du premier coté 41 au deuxième coté 42 du tube 2. Ces portions ponctuelles de la troisième partie de contact 20 peuvent être obtenues par emboutissage une fois la première portion de bord 15 formée. Elles peuvent, également, être obtenues par fentage, préalablement à la formation de la première portion de bord 15. Dans ce dernier cas, en formant la première portion de bord 15, les zones où se situent les fentes vont former les fenêtres aptes à laisser passer le fluide caloporteur du premier coté 41 au deuxième coté 42 du tube 2. Ainsi, comme déjà dit, une fois arrivée au niveau de la deuxième extrémité longitudinale 2A" le fluide caloporteur passe du premier coté 41 au deuxième coté 42 et parcourt ensuite le tube 2 en sens inverse pour en sortir au niveau de la première extrémité 2A' et entrer dans la boîte collectrice compartimentée. The third contact portion 20 extends here continuously along the first longitudinal portion 51 of the tube 2. At the second longitudinal portion 52 and in the extension of the continuous portion of the first edge portion 15 is point portions of the third contact portion 20 so as to create fluid passage windows between the first and second channels 30, 31 and the third and fourth channels 33, 32. The fluid can thus pass from the first side 41 to the second side 42 of the tube 2. These point portions of the third contact portion 20 may be obtained by stamping once the first edge portion 15 formed. They can also be obtained by slitting, prior to the formation of the first edge portion 15. In the latter case, forming the first edge portion 15, the areas where the slots are located will form the windows able to leave passing the heat transfer fluid from the first side 41 to the second side 42 of the tube 2. Thus, as already said, once arrived at the second longitudinal end 2A "the coolant passes from the first side 41 to the second side 42 and then travels the tube 2 in the opposite direction to exit at the first end 2A ' and enter the compartmentalized collection box.
Dans l'exemple illustré à la figure 5, la troisième partie de contact 20 et les deux portions pliées 17 sont continues et s'étendent de la première extrémité longitudinale 2A' à la deuxième extrémité longitudinale 2A". L'échangeur dans lequel le tube 2 est destiné à être inséré est ici muni de deux boîtes collectrices (non représentée), une première boîte collectrice, compartimentée, étant située au niveau de la première extrémité longitudinale 2A' et une deuxième boîte collectrice étant située au niveau de la deuxième extrémité longitudinale 2A". In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the third contact portion 20 and the two folded portions 17 are continuous and extend from the first longitudinal end 2A 'to the second longitudinal end 2A ".The exchanger in which the tube 2 is intended to be inserted here is provided with two manifolds (not shown), a first manifold, compartmentalized, being located at the first longitudinal end 2A 'and a second manifold being located at the second longitudinal end 2A ".
Le fluide caloporteur rentre ici par la première boîte collectrice au niveau de la première extrémité longitudinale 2A' à l'intérieur du premier et du deuxième canal 30, 31 . Il parcourt le tube 2 et sort au niveau de la deuxième extrémité longitudinale 2A" dans la deuxième boîte collectrice. Il passe dans le troisième et le quatrième canal 33, 32 du même tube 2. Le fluide caloporteur parcourt alors le tube 2 dans l'autre sens pour ressortir au niveau de la première extrémité longitudinale 2A' et entrer dans la première boîte collectrice. Les cloisons de la première boîte collectrice le dirigent ensuite vers un orifice de sortie. The heat transfer fluid enters here through the first manifold at the first longitudinal end 2A 'inside the first and second channel 30, 31. It traverses the tube 2 and leaves at the second longitudinal end 2A "in the second manifold It passes into the third and fourth channels 33, 32 of the same tube 2. The heat transfer fluid then travels the tube 2 in the Another direction to exit at the first longitudinal end 2A 'and enter the first manifold, the partitions of the first manifold then direct it to an outlet.
La figure 6 représente un exemple de réalisation dans lequel le feuillard 9 comprend des portion embouties de contact 27, notamment quatre portions embouties 27, situées au niveau de la première extrémité longitudinale 2A' et/ou de la deuxième extrémité longitudinale 2A". Ces portions embouties 27, sont configurées de sorte que la résistance des parois planes du tube 2 proche de la ou des extrémités 2Α', 2A" est renforcée. Ainsi, lors de l'insertion de l'extrémité des tubes 2 dans la ou les boîtes collectrices, on garantit la bonne tenue mécanique des tubes 2. Selon les différents exemples envisagés, on constate que les premières 18 et deuxième 22 partie de contact sont prévues en continue le long du tube tandis que la troisième partie de contact 20 pourra elle aussi être continue tout le long du tube ou bien être interrompue. FIG. 6 represents an exemplary embodiment in which the strip 9 comprises pressed contact portions 27, in particular four stamped portions 27, situated at the level of the first longitudinal end 2A 'and / or the second longitudinal end 2A ". stamped 27, are configured so that the resistance of the flat walls of the tube 2 near the one or both ends 2Α ', 2A "is enhanced. Thus, during the insertion of the end of the tubes 2 into the collector box or boxes, the good mechanical strength of the tubes 2 is guaranteed. According to the various examples envisaged, it is found that the first 18 and second 22 contact part are provided continuously along the tube while the third contact portion 20 may also be continuous along the tube or be interrupted.
Sur les figures 4, 5 et 6, des traits pointillés 60 perpendiculaire à l'axe d'extension longitudinale A et proche des extrémités 2Α', 2A" du tube 2 délimitent avec celles-ci une zone du tube 2 destinée à être insérée dans la ou les boîtes collectrices. In FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, dashed lines 60 perpendicular to the axis of longitudinal extension A and close to the ends 2Α ', 2A "of the tube 2 define therewith an area of the tube 2 intended to be inserted into the collector box or boxes.

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1 . Tube (2) d'échangeur de chaleur (1 ), comprenant un feuillard (9) plié sur lui- même de façon à définir un volume interne (10) du tube (2), ledit feuillard (9) comprenant une première et une deuxième portions de bord (15, 16) se rejoignant de façon à diviser ledit volume interne (10) en au moins deux canaux, caractérisé par le fait que ladite première portion de bord (15) possède deux parties distinctes, dites première et deuxième parties de contact (18, 22), en contact avec la deuxième portion de bord (16) et une troisième partie de contact (20), située entre lesdites première et deuxième parties de contact (18, 22), ladite troisième partie de contact (20) étant en contact avec une zone du feuillard (9) opposée à la deuxième portion de bord (16) par rapport au volume interne (10) du tube (2). 1. Tube (2) heat exchanger (1), comprising a strip (9) folded on itself to define an internal volume (10) of the tube (2), said strip (9) comprising a first and a second edge portions (15, 16) joining to divide said internal volume (10) into at least two channels, characterized in that said first edge portion (15) has two distinct portions, said first and second portions contact (18, 22), in contact with the second edge portion (16) and a third contact portion (20), located between said first and second contact portions (18, 22), said third contact portion ( 20) being in contact with an area of the strip (9) opposite the second edge portion (16) relative to the internal volume (10) of the tube (2).
2. Tube (2) selon la revendication 1 , dans lequel la deuxième portion de bord (16) est plane. 2. Tube (2) according to claim 1, wherein the second edge portion (16) is flat.
3. Tube (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la première partie de contact (18) et la deuxième partie de contact (22) sont planes. 3. Tube (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first contact portion (18) and the second contact portion (22) are planar.
4. Tube (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le tube (2) présente deux parois planes (1 1 , 12) opposées par rapport au volume interne (10), la deuxième portion de bord (16) définissant une partie de l'une desdites parois (1 1 , 12). 4. Tube (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tube (2) has two planar walls (1 1, 12) opposite to the internal volume (10), the second edge portion (16). defining a portion of one of said walls (1 1, 12).
5. Tube (2) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la distance entre les deux parois planes (1 1 , 12) est inférieure ou égale à 1 ,5 mm. 5. Tube (2) according to claim 4, wherein the distance between the two planar walls (1 1, 12) is less than or equal to 1, 5 mm.
6. Tube (2) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la distance entre les deux parois planes (1 1 , 12) est inférieure ou égale à 1 ,0 mm. 6. Tube (2) according to claim 5, wherein the distance between the two planar walls (1 1, 12) is less than or equal to 1.0 mm.
7. Tube (2) selon l'une quelconques des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la première portion de bord (15) comprend un épaulement (23) dirigé vers l'intérieur du tube (2) de sorte qu'une extrémité distale (24) de la deuxième portion de bord (16) est située en vis-à-vis dudit épaulement (23). The tube (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first edge portion (15) comprises a shoulder (23) directed inwardly of the tube (2) so that a distal end (24) ) of the second edge portion (16) is located vis-à-vis said shoulder (23).
8. Tube (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite première partie de contact (18) est reliée à ladite troisième partie de contact (20) par l'intermédiaire d'une première jambe inclinée (19) et ladite deuxième partie de contact (22) est reliée à ladite troisième partie de contact (20) par l'intermédiaire d'une deuxième jambe inclinée (21 ). The tube (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said first contact portion (18) is connected to said third contact portion (20) through a first inclined leg (19) and said second contact portion (22) is connected to said third contact portion (20) via a second inclined leg (21).
9. Tube (2) selon la revendication 8, dans lequel la première jambe inclinée (19), la troisième partie de contact (20) et la deuxième jambe inclinée (21 ) sont dans la continuité l'une de l'autre et forment une section en « V » dans un plan perpendiculaire à un axe d'extension longitudinale (A) du tube (2). 9. Tube (2) according to claim 8, wherein the first inclined leg (19), the third contact portion (20) and the second inclined leg (21) are in continuity with one another and form a "V" section in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal extension axis (A) of the tube (2).
10. Tube (2) selon l'une quelconque des inventions précédentes, dans lequel la troisième partie de contact (20) est située dans une zone centrale du tube (2). 10. Tube (2) according to any one of the preceding inventions, wherein the third contact portion (20) is located in a central zone of the tube (2).
1 1 . Tube (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit feuillard (9) présente des portions (17) venant en contact avec des parties opposées du feuillard (9) par rapport au volume interne (10) du tube (2) pour définir des canaux supplémentaire (30, 31 , 32, 33). 1 1. Tube (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said strip (9) has portions (17) coming into contact with opposite parts of the strip (9) with respect to the internal volume (10) of the tube (2). ) to define additional channels (30, 31, 32, 33).
12. Tube (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit feuillard (9) présente des portions embouties (27, 28), venant ou non en contact avec des parties opposées du feuillard (9) par rapport au volume interne (10) du tube (2). 12. Tube (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said strip (9) has pressed portions (27, 28), whether or not in contact with opposite portions of the strip (9) in relation to the volume internal (10) of the tube (2).
13. Echangeur de chaleur (1 ), caractérisé par le fait qu'il comprend au moins un tube (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes. 13. Heat exchanger (1), characterized in that it comprises at least one tube (2) according to any one of the preceding claims.
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