Patent ID: 6651334
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: F28F,Y10T

Abstract:
A tank of a heat exchanger, comprising:a cylindrical hollow tank main body formed of aluminum and having an arcuate cutout formed through a wall of the tank main body; a partition plate formed of aluminum and including a generally semicircular large diameter section, and a generally semicircular small diameter section which is integral with the generally large diameter section to be formed into a generally disc-shape, the generally large diameter section having an arcuate outer periphery which corresponds to a shape of an outer periphery of the tank main body, the generally small diameter section having an arcuate outer periphery which corresponds to a shape of an inner periphery of the tank main body; and first and second projections which radially outwardly protrude respectively from opposite end portions of the generally semicircular large diameter section; wherein the partition plate is temporarily fixed to the tank main body by riveting the first and second projections in a state in which the partition plate has been inserted through the cutout of the tank main body so that a major part of the partition plate is located inside the tank main body, and the partition plate is brazed to the tank main body in a state in which the partition plate has been temporarily fixed.