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- the present invention relates generally to a heat exchanger tube for use in a heat exchanger and, more particularly, to a heat exchanger tube with a stone protection appendage.
- FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a conventional heat exchanger flat tube of this kind.
- the heat exchanger tube 11 is made by extruding an aluminum article.
- the tube 11 has a peripheral wall 12 having an elongated circular cross-sectional shape and a plurality of divisional walls 13 , 13 a connecting flat wall portions 12 a of the peripheral wall 12 .
- the divisional walls 13 divide an inside space of the tube 11 to form a plurality of unit passages 14 , 15 arranged in a lateral direction of the tube 11 .
- Each divisional wall 13 , 13 a has a constant thickness along the height thereof so that a contact area with the heat exchanging medium can be enlarged, thereby enhancing the heat exchanging performance of the tube 11 .
- the tube 11 includes outermost unit passages 14 and intermediate unit passages 15 located between the outermost unit passages 14 .
- Each intermediate unit passage 15 has a rectangular cross-sectional shape
- each outermost unit passage 14 has a semi-circular cross-sectional shape at a lateral outside portion and a rectangular cross-sectional shape at lateral inside portion.
- each portion of the tube 11 i.e., the peripheral wall 12 and the divisional walls 13 , 13 a , are formed to be as thin as possible for the purpose of lightening the weight of the tube 11 .
- tube 11 when the above-mentioned tube 11 is used in a condenser mounted in an automobile, tube 11 may sometimes become damaged and cause leakage of the heat exchanging medium when a stone, or the like, hits the tube 11 while the automobile is moving.
- Two objects of the present invention are to provide both protection of the tube body against a stone or the like which hits the tube, and an excellent heat exchanging performance by keeping a large contact area with a heat exchange medium.
- the above-referenced objects can be achieved for use in a vehicle by a heat exchanger tube extending in an axial direction that has an end.
- the end has a first and second appendage attached to it, such that, the first appendage and the second appendage are spaced from one another and the second appendage does not form an enclosed space with the first appendage.
- the above-referenced objects can be achieved for use in an automotive air conditioner by a heat exchanger tube extending in an axial direction that has an end.
- the end has a first and second appendage attached to it, such that, the first appendage and the second appendage are spaced from one another and the second appendage does not form an enclosed space with the first appendage.
- each of the above aspects of the present invention protects the tube's body from being damaged by the use of the nose-tip-appendage. So that when an object, such as a stone, hits the tube, the nose-tip-appendage would collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming object.
- the present invention may be used in an automotive air conditioner, the present invention may also be used in a radiator oil cooler and, as stated above, the present invention may also be use in a residential heat exchanger.
- FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a known heat exchanger tube
- FIG. 2A shows a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a heat exchanger according to the present invention
- FIG. 2B shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the heat exchanger tube of FIG. 2A
- FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the heat exchanger tube
- FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of a heat exchanger tube according to the present invention
- FIG. 5 shows an alternate configuration of the heat exchanger tube of FIG. 4, according to the present invention
- FIG. 6 shows front view of an embodiment a heat exchanger that includes one of the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS. 2 - 5 according to the present invention
- FIG. 7A shows an embodiment of an automobile with a heat exchanger having one of the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS. 2 - 5 according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7B shows a residential home with an air conditioner having one of the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS. 2 - 5 according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a heat exchanger of a so-called multi-flow type that includes a plurality of multi-bored flat tubes 1 each having a certain length, fins 2 interposed between the tubes 1 , and a pair of hollow headers 3 to which the ends of the tubes 1 are connected.
- Each header 3 is divided by a partition 4 .
- medium flows into the right hand header 3 through an inlet 5 connected to the upper portion of the header, passes through the left hand header 3 through an outlet 6 connected to the lower portion of the header 3 .
- FIG. 2A shows an embodiment of a heat exchanger tube 20 of used in a vehicle.
- the heat exchanger tube 20 is an aluminum extruded article. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B the heat exchanger tube 20 extends in an axial direction and has nose ends 21 .
- the typical length L of the heat exchanger tube 20 is designed to be in the range of 10.0 mm to 25.0 mm.
- a peripheral wall 22 is formed to have an elongated circular cross-sectional shape.
- a plurality of divisional walls 23 are provided in the heat exchanger tube 20 to form a plurality of compartments 24 , 24 a arranged in the axial direction of the heat exchanger tube 20 .
- the divisional walls 23 connect flat wall portions 25 of the peripheral walls 22 with each other at a certain distance.
- the thickness t 1 of divisional walls 23 can be designed to be in the range of 0.15 mm to 0.45 mm while the thickness t 2 of the flat wall portions 25 is designed to be in the range of 0.27 mm to 0.60 mm.
- each of the outermost compartments 24 a is formed to be a circumferentially smooth curved shape in cross-section.
- each compartment 24 a is formed to have a rounded, or semicircular, inner surface at the outermost compartment side and a rectangle at the other side.
- the width cw of compartment 24 a is typically from 0.30 mm to 3.0 mm.
- the height ch of compartment 24 a is typically from 0.6 mm to 3.5 mm.
- the compartment 24 a may be formed to be an elongated circular cross-sectional shape, an elliptical shape or a perfect circular shape.
- the plurality of inner compartments 24 are typically formed to be rectangular in shape in cross-section.
- the width w of an inner compartment 24 is typically designed to be 1.4 mm.
- the inner compartments 24 are not constrained to be rectangular in shape in cross-section.
- the inner compartments 24 can be designed to have a triangular, a trapezoidal, circular, or a star shape.
- a particular advantage of the present invention, in any embodiment, is that design of a major portion of the heat exchanger tube 20 is irrelevant as described below.
- each of the nose ends 21 Attached to each of the nose ends 21 are appendages 26 a , 26 b .
- Each of the appendages 26 a , 26 b are spaced from one another such that appendage 26 a and appendage 26 b do not form an enclosed space with one another.
- each of the appendages 26 a , 26 b are substantially straight and are integrally formed from the flat wall portions 25 .
- the appendages 26 a , 26 b are also substantially parallel to each other.
- the thickness t 3 of each of the appendages 26 a , 26 b is designed to be from 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm. While the thickness t 4 of each of the nose ends 21 is typically in the range of 0.30 mm to 0.65 mm.
- Each of the appendages 26 a , 26 b extends 0.5 mm from nose ends 21 .
- the height h, as measured from the top of appendage 26 a to the bottom of appendage 26 b is designed to be 2.01 ⁇ 0.04 mm.
- the heat exchanger tube 20 When the above-mentioned heat exchanger tube 20 is used in a condenser for an automobile air conditioner, the heat exchanger tube 20 may be hit by an object, such as a stone, that is passed through a radiator grill of the automobile. In this case, however, the appendages 26 a 26 b prevent the nose ends 21 from being damaged because typically the appendages 26 a , 26 b on the windward side of the heat exchanger would be hit first and collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming stone, therefore, protecting heat exchanger tube 20 .
- an object such as a stone
- FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of heat exchanger tube 20 .
- the straight appendages 26 a , 26 b of FIG. 2A have been replaced by appendages 31 .
- Appendages 31 are attached to the center of nose ends 21 .
- appendages 31 are substantially straight and are integrally formed from the nose ends 21 .
- Appendages 31 extend 0.5 mm from the tip of nose ends 21 and typically have a thickness t 5 of 0.44 mm.
- the heat exchanger tube 20 When the above-mentioned heat exchanger tube 20 is used in a condenser for an automobile air conditioner, the heat exchanger tube 20 may be hit by an object, such as a stone, that is passed through a radiator grill of the automobile. In this case, however, the appendages 31 prevent the nose ends 21 from being damaged because typically the appendage 31 on the windward side of the heat exchanger would be hit first and collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming object, therefore, protecting heat exchanger tube 20 .
- an object such as a stone
- FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of heat exchanger tube 20 , according to the present invention.
- the straight appendages 26 a , 26 b of FIG. 2A have been replaced by appendages 41 a , 41 b , respectively.
- Appendages 41 a , 41 b are attached to nose ends 21 .
- Each of the appendages 41 a , 41 b are spaced from one another such that appendage 41 a and appendage 41 b do not form an enclosed space with one another.
- each of the appendages 41 a , 41 b are curved with a radius of curvature of typically between 0.6 and 1.5 and are integrally formed from the flat wall portions 25 .
- the appendages 41 a , 41 b also face each other and end in a point.
- Each of the appendages 41 a , 41 b extend 0.5 mm from nose ends 21 .
- the space S between each appendage 41 a , 41 b is preferably 1.0 mm.
- the heat exchanger tube 20 When the above-mentioned heat exchanger tube 20 is used in a condenser for an automobile air conditioner, the heat exchanger tube 20 may be hit by an object, such as a stone, that is passed through a radiator grill of the automobile. In this case, however, the appendages 41 a , 41 b prevent the nose ends 21 from being damaged because typically the appendages 41 a , 41 b on the windward side of the heat exchanger would be hit first and collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming object, therefore, protecting heat exchanger tube 20 .
- This embodiment of the present invention provides the superior protection for heat exchanger tube 20 because of the size of space S, stones greater than or equal to 1.0 mm cannot damage the heat exchanger tube 20 .
- FIG. 5 shows an alternate configuration of the embodiment as shown in FIG. 4 of heat exchanger tube 20 , according to the present invention.
- the straight appendages 26 a , 26 b of FIG. 2A have been replaced by appendages 51 a , 51 b.
- Appendages 51 a , 51 b are attached to nose ends 21 .
- Each of the appendages 51 a , 51 b are spaces from one another such that appendage 51 a and appendage 51 b do not form an enclosed space with one another.
- each of the appendages 51 a , 51 b are curved with a radius of curvature of typically between 0.6 and 1.5 and are integrally formed from the flat wall portions 25 .
- the appendages 51 a , 51 b also face each other and end in a flat part 52 .
- Each of the appendages 51 a , 541 b extend 0.5 mm from nose ends 21 .
- the space S between each appendage 51 a , 51 b is preferably 0.79 mm.
- the heat exchanger tube 20 When the above-mentioned heat exchanger tube 20 is used in a condenser for an automobile air conditioner, the heat exchanger tube 20 may be hit by an object, such as a stone, that is passed through a radiator grill of the automobile. In this case, however, the appendages 41 a , 41 b prevent the nose ends 21 from being damaged because typically the appendages 41 a , 41 b on the windward side of the heat exchanger would be hit first and collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming object, therefore, protecting heat exchanger tube 20 .
- This embodiment of the present invention provides the maximum protection for heat exchanger tube 20 because of the size of space S, stones greater than or equal to 0.79 mm cannot damage the heat exchanger tube 20 .
- the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS. 2 - 5 and the heat exchanger 7 of FIG. 6 can be installed in an automobile 70 , where the heat exchanger 7 is part of the cooling system and/or air conditioning system of the automobile.
- the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS. 2 - 5 and heat exchanger 7 of FIG. 6 can be installed in an air conditioning unit positioned within a residence 71 of FIG. 7B.
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- 1. Field of Invention
- The present invention relates generally to a heat exchanger tube for use in a heat exchanger and, more particularly, to a heat exchanger tube with a stone protection appendage.
- 2. Discussion of Related Art
- FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a conventional heat exchanger flat tube of this kind. The
heat exchanger tube 11 is made by extruding an aluminum article. Thetube 11 has aperipheral wall 12 having an elongated circular cross-sectional shape and a plurality ofdivisional walls flat wall portions 12 a of theperipheral wall 12. Thedivisional walls 13 divide an inside space of thetube 11 to form a plurality of unit passages 14, 15 arranged in a lateral direction of thetube 11. Eachdivisional wall tube 11. Thetube 11 includes outermost unit passages 14 and intermediate unit passages 15 located between the outermost unit passages 14. Each intermediate unit passage 15 has a rectangular cross-sectional shape, and each outermost unit passage 14 has a semi-circular cross-sectional shape at a lateral outside portion and a rectangular cross-sectional shape at lateral inside portion. Further, each portion of thetube 11, i.e., theperipheral wall 12 and thedivisional walls tube 11. - Further, when the above-mentioned
tube 11 is used in a condenser mounted in an automobile,tube 11 may sometimes become damaged and cause leakage of the heat exchanging medium when a stone, or the like, hits thetube 11 while the automobile is moving. - Two objects of the present invention are to provide both protection of the tube body against a stone or the like which hits the tube, and an excellent heat exchanging performance by keeping a large contact area with a heat exchange medium.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, the above-referenced objects can be achieved for use in a vehicle by a heat exchanger tube extending in an axial direction that has an end. The end has a first and second appendage attached to it, such that, the first appendage and the second appendage are spaced from one another and the second appendage does not form an enclosed space with the first appendage.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, the above-referenced objects can be achieved for use in an automotive air conditioner by a heat exchanger tube extending in an axial direction that has an end. The end has a first and second appendage attached to it, such that, the first appendage and the second appendage are spaced from one another and the second appendage does not form an enclosed space with the first appendage.
- Each of the above aspects of the present invention protects the tube's body from being damaged by the use of the nose-tip-appendage. So that when an object, such as a stone, hits the tube, the nose-tip-appendage would collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming object. Furthermore, although the present invention may be used in an automotive air conditioner, the present invention may also be used in a radiator oil cooler and, as stated above, the present invention may also be use in a residential heat exchanger.
- Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and the appended claims when considered with the accompanying drawing.
- FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a known heat exchanger tube;
- FIG. 2A shows a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a heat exchanger according to the present invention;
- FIG. 2B shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the heat exchanger tube of FIG. 2A;
- FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the heat exchanger tube;
- FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of a heat exchanger tube according to the present invention;
- FIG. 5 shows an alternate configuration of the heat exchanger tube of FIG. 4, according to the present invention;
- FIG. 6 shows front view of an embodiment a heat exchanger that includes one of the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS.2-5 according to the present invention;
- FIG. 7A shows an embodiment of an automobile with a heat exchanger having one of the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS.2-5 according to the present invention; and
- FIG. 7B shows a residential home with an air conditioner having one of the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS.2-5 according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a heat exchanger of a so-called multi-flow type that includes a plurality of multi-bored
flat tubes 1 each having a certain length,fins 2 interposed between thetubes 1, and a pair ofhollow headers 3 to which the ends of thetubes 1 are connected. Eachheader 3 is divided by a partition 4. In operation, medium flows into theright hand header 3 through aninlet 5 connected to the upper portion of the header, passes through theleft hand header 3 through anoutlet 6 connected to the lower portion of theheader 3. - FIG. 2A shows an embodiment of a
heat exchanger tube 20 of used in a vehicle. Theheat exchanger tube 20 is an aluminum extruded article. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B theheat exchanger tube 20 extends in an axial direction and hasnose ends 21. The typical length L of theheat exchanger tube 20 is designed to be in the range of 10.0 mm to 25.0 mm. Aperipheral wall 22 is formed to have an elongated circular cross-sectional shape. A plurality ofdivisional walls 23 are provided in theheat exchanger tube 20 to form a plurality ofcompartments heat exchanger tube 20. Thedivisional walls 23 connectflat wall portions 25 of theperipheral walls 22 with each other at a certain distance. The thickness t1 ofdivisional walls 23 can be designed to be in the range of 0.15 mm to 0.45 mm while the thickness t2 of theflat wall portions 25 is designed to be in the range of 0.27 mm to 0.60 mm. - The inner surface of each of the
outermost compartments 24 a is formed to be a circumferentially smooth curved shape in cross-section. In this embodiment, eachcompartment 24 a is formed to have a rounded, or semicircular, inner surface at the outermost compartment side and a rectangle at the other side. The width cw ofcompartment 24 a is typically from 0.30 mm to 3.0 mm. The height ch ofcompartment 24 a is typically from 0.6 mm to 3.5 mm. However, thecompartment 24 a may be formed to be an elongated circular cross-sectional shape, an elliptical shape or a perfect circular shape. - The plurality of
inner compartments 24 are typically formed to be rectangular in shape in cross-section. The width w of aninner compartment 24 is typically designed to be 1.4 mm. However, theinner compartments 24 are not constrained to be rectangular in shape in cross-section. Theinner compartments 24 can be designed to have a triangular, a trapezoidal, circular, or a star shape. A particular advantage of the present invention, in any embodiment, is that design of a major portion of theheat exchanger tube 20 is irrelevant as described below. - Attached to each of the
nose ends 21 areappendages 26 a, 26 b. Each of theappendages 26 a, 26 b are spaced from one another such thatappendage 26 a and appendage 26 b do not form an enclosed space with one another. In this embodiment, each of theappendages 26 a, 26 b are substantially straight and are integrally formed from theflat wall portions 25. Theappendages 26 a, 26 b are also substantially parallel to each other. The thickness t3 of each of theappendages 26 a, 26 b is designed to be from 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm. While the thickness t4 of each of the nose ends 21 is typically in the range of 0.30 mm to 0.65 mm. Each of theappendages 26 a, 26 b extends 0.5 mm from nose ends 21. The height h, as measured from the top ofappendage 26 a to the bottom of appendage 26 b is designed to be 2.01±0.04 mm. - When the above-mentioned
heat exchanger tube 20 is used in a condenser for an automobile air conditioner, theheat exchanger tube 20 may be hit by an object, such as a stone, that is passed through a radiator grill of the automobile. In this case, however, theappendages 26 a 26 b prevent the nose ends 21 from being damaged because typically theappendages 26 a, 26 b on the windward side of the heat exchanger would be hit first and collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming stone, therefore, protectingheat exchanger tube 20. - FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of
heat exchanger tube 20. In this embodiment, thestraight appendages 26 a, 26 b of FIG. 2A have been replaced byappendages 31. -
Appendages 31 are attached to the center of nose ends 21. In this embodiment,appendages 31 are substantially straight and are integrally formed from the nose ends 21.Appendages 31 extend 0.5 mm from the tip of nose ends 21 and typically have a thickness t5 of 0.44 mm. - When the above-mentioned
heat exchanger tube 20 is used in a condenser for an automobile air conditioner, theheat exchanger tube 20 may be hit by an object, such as a stone, that is passed through a radiator grill of the automobile. In this case, however, theappendages 31 prevent the nose ends 21 from being damaged because typically theappendage 31 on the windward side of the heat exchanger would be hit first and collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming object, therefore, protectingheat exchanger tube 20. - FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of
heat exchanger tube 20, according to the present invention. In this embodiment, thestraight appendages 26 a, 26 b of FIG. 2A have been replaced byappendages 41 a, 41 b, respectively. - Appendages41 a, 41 b are attached to nose ends 21. Each of the
appendages 41 a, 41 b are spaced from one another such thatappendage 41 a and appendage 41 b do not form an enclosed space with one another. In this embodiment, each of theappendages 41 a, 41 b are curved with a radius of curvature of typically between 0.6 and 1.5 and are integrally formed from theflat wall portions 25. Theappendages 41 a, 41 b also face each other and end in a point. Each of theappendages 41 a, 41 b extend 0.5 mm from nose ends 21. The space S between each appendage 41 a, 41 b is preferably 1.0 mm. - When the above-mentioned
heat exchanger tube 20 is used in a condenser for an automobile air conditioner, theheat exchanger tube 20 may be hit by an object, such as a stone, that is passed through a radiator grill of the automobile. In this case, however, theappendages 41 a, 41 b prevent the nose ends 21 from being damaged because typically theappendages 41 a, 41 b on the windward side of the heat exchanger would be hit first and collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming object, therefore, protectingheat exchanger tube 20. This embodiment of the present invention provides the superior protection forheat exchanger tube 20 because of the size of space S, stones greater than or equal to 1.0 mm cannot damage theheat exchanger tube 20. - FIG. 5 shows an alternate configuration of the embodiment as shown in FIG. 4 of
heat exchanger tube 20, according to the present invention. In this embodiment, thestraight appendages 26 a, 26 b of FIG. 2A have been replaced byappendages - Appendages51 a, 51 b are attached to nose ends 21. Each of the
appendages appendage 51 a andappendage 51 b do not form an enclosed space with one another. In this embodiment, each of theappendages flat wall portions 25. Theappendages appendages 51 a, 541 b extend 0.5 mm from nose ends 21. The space S between each appendage 51 a, 51 b is preferably 0.79 mm. - When the above-mentioned
heat exchanger tube 20 is used in a condenser for an automobile air conditioner, theheat exchanger tube 20 may be hit by an object, such as a stone, that is passed through a radiator grill of the automobile. In this case, however, theappendages 41 a, 41 b prevent the nose ends 21 from being damaged because typically theappendages 41 a, 41 b on the windward side of the heat exchanger would be hit first and collapse, absorbing the energy of the incoming object, therefore, protectingheat exchanger tube 20. This embodiment of the present invention provides the maximum protection forheat exchanger tube 20 because of the size of space S, stones greater than or equal to 0.79 mm cannot damage theheat exchanger tube 20. - As schematically shown in FIG. 7A, the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS.2-5 and the
heat exchanger 7 of FIG. 6 can be installed in anautomobile 70, where theheat exchanger 7 is part of the cooling system and/or air conditioning system of the automobile. In addition, the heat exchanger tubes of FIGS. 2-5 andheat exchanger 7 of FIG. 6 can be installed in an air conditioning unit positioned within aresidence 71 of FIG. 7B. - The foregoing detailed description is merely illustrative of several physical embodiments of the invention. Physical variations of the invention, not fully described in the specification, may be encompassed within the purview of the claims. Accordingly, any narrower description of the elements in the specification should be used for general guidance, rather than to unduly restrict any broader descriptions of the elements in the following claims.
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