Patent ID: 11940230
Assignee: HYDRO EXTRUDED SOLUTIONS AS
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A connection between one end of a Multi Port Extrusion (MPE) tube (1) and one header (2), the connection comprising an adapter (3) fixed between the MPE tube (1) and the header (2), where the end of the MPE tube (1) is mating a cavity (1′) in a first end of the adapter (3),
wherein the fixation between the MPE tubing (1) and the adapter (3) is established in that the MPE tubing (1) has at least one prefabricated indent (5, 5′) close to its end that is complementary to a corresponding pre-shaped notch (12, 12′) in the adapter (3), and
wherein the mating of the at least one notch (12, 12′) in the corresponding indent (5, 5′) is securely locked in that the header (2) embraces the adapter (3) and lays onto its outer surface in that area.