Patent ID: 7077194
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. A jumper tube assembly for a heat exchanger comprising: an inlet block, said inlet block located proximate a top edge for delivering refrigerant to an area within the heat exchanger below said inlet block; a first connector block having an attachment portion engaged to the heat exchanger, an outlet and an inlet for receiving refrigerant from the heat exchanger; a second connector block having an attachment portion engaged to the heat exchanger, an inlet and an outlet; and a jumper tube extending between said first and second connector block, said jumper tube having an inlet connected to said outlet of said first connector block and an outlet connected to said inlet of said second connector block; wherein said jumper tube inlet defines a first axis and said jumper tube outlet defines a second axis, wherein said first axis is substantially parallel to said second axis, and wherein said inlet block, said first connector block and said second connector block are vertically aligned along an edge on a side of the heat exchanger through which air passes, and wherein the first connector block, second connector block, and jumper tube form a brazed structure that is itself brazed to the heat exchanger.