Patent ID: 9341415
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: F28D,F28F

Claim Text:
1. Brazed heat exchanger comprising a number of heat exchanger plates provided with a pressed pattern of ridges and grooves arranged such that flow channels for media to exchange heat are formed between neighboring plates, the plates further comprising port openings in selective communication with said flow channels, a circumferential edge formed by skirts of the neighboring plates overlapping one another, and a reinforcement portion extending outside the skirt, said reinforcement portion comprising a ribbon of sheet metal, wherein the reinforcement portion is provided with a pressed pattern comprising upper and lower surfaces arranged such that the upper surface of the reinforcement portion of a first heat exchanger plate contacts the lower surface of the reinforcement portion of a second heat exchanger plate stacked on top of the first heat exchanger plate, and wherein a brazing material is provided between the circumferential edge formed by the skirts of the neighboring plates overlapping one another and between the reinforcement portions of the neighboring plates so that the brazing material is provided between every one of the neighboring plates.