Patent ID: 9671181
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: F28D,F28F

Claim:
1. A heat exchanger assembly comprising: a first tank having a tube side wall and a first reservoir formed therein; a first row of constant diameter apertures extending through the tube side wall of the first tank; a first mounting block secured to the first tank and having a first aperture extending therethrough and a first channel formed in a tank side of the first mounting block, the first channel being spaced from an exterior of the first mounting block and from the first aperture, and a second channel formed on a surface of the first aperture, the second channel being spaced from a top and a bottom of the aperture; a flow tube having a plurality of fins on an exterior surface thereof, a first end, and a second end, the first end being received in the first aperture of the first mounting block and positioned outwardly of an exterior surface of the tube side wall of the first tank; a first mounting block seal seated in the first channel of the first mounting block and engaging the first tank; a second mounting block seal seated in the second channel of the first mounting block and engaging the first end of the flow tube; a second tank having a tube side wall and a second reservoir formed therein; a second row of constant diameter apertures extending through the tube side wall of the second tank; and a second mounting block secured to the second tank and having a second aperture extending therethrough and a second first channel formed in a tank side of the second mounting block, the second first channel being spaced from an exterior of the second mounting block and from the second aperture, and a second second channel formed on a surface of the second aperture, the second second channel being spaced from a top and a bottom of the second aperture, the second end of the flow tube being received in the second aperture of the second mounting block and positioned outwardly of an exterior surface of the tube side wall of the second tank; a second first mounting block seal seated in the second first channel of the second mounting block and engaging the second tank; and a second second mounting block seal seated in the second second channel of the second mounting block and engaging the second end of the flow tube; wherein the flow tube is in fluid communication with the first reservoir by way of the first row of apertures and in fluid communication with the second reservoir by way of the second row of apertures.