Patent ID: 9689619
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: F25B,F28D,F28F

Claim:
1. A heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of heat exchange units each including a row straddling header in communication with the heat transfer tubes at first ends of the heat transfer tubes, wherein, the heat exchange units at opposite ends in the row direction of the heat exchange units arranged in the multiple rows serve as an inlet heat exchange unit into which the refrigerant flows, and an outlet heat exchange unit out of which the refrigerant flows, the inlet heat exchange unit having an inlet header in communication with the heat transfer tubes at second ends of the heat transfer tubes, the inlet header, the heat transfer tubes and an outlet header define refrigerant passages through which the refrigerant flows, and each of the inlet header and the row straddling header has an interior separated into a plurality of chambers arranged in the level direction, each of the refrigerant passages being isolated by corresponding chambers in the inlet header and the row straddling header.