Patent ID: 11890663
Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A device for opening a heat exchanger core from a U-shape configuration to a V-shape configuration, the heat exchanger core having a plurality of parallel flat tubes, each having two ends; and two manifolds, each of which being attached to one of the two ends of each tube; wherein each of the flat tubes has two straight sections adjacent to the manifolds and an intermediate bent section, the two straight sections being parallel to one another when the heat exchanger core is in the U-shape configuration, the device comprising:
two hinged frames pivotable about a hinge location,
a respective clamp arrangement on each of the hinged frames for holding a respective one of the two manifolds,
and a trough shaped support for the intermediate portion;
wherein the device is configured to open the heat exchanger core to the V-shape configuration, such that a predetermined angle α exists between the two straight sections;
wherein the hinge location is a joint hinge axis of the two hinged frames and is located above a bottom of the trough shaped support.