Patent ID: 11965696
Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a heat exchange bundle comprising a plurality of stacked tubes inside which a first heat-transfer fluid is circulated; and
an end flange arranged on each side of the stack of tubes, the end flange being brazed to the heat exchange bundle, the end flanges comprising:
a flat body comprising a first surface configured to face an aerodynamic element and a second surface, referred to as the brazing surface, opposite to the first surface and brazed to the heat exchange bundle,
attachment tabs configured to receive the aerodynamic element and arranged on the sides of the flat body, the attachment tabs projecting in the opposite direction to the heat exchange bundle, wherein each of the respective attachment tabs has a hooking rim situated on a top portion configured to interlock with a hooked rim on the aerodynamic element, and
at least one extension of the flat body extending in the same plane as the flat body and arranged between a pair of attachment tabs arranged on a same side of the flat body such that the width of the flat body between the pair of attachment tabs is less than the width of the flat body at the at least one extension.