Patent ID: 6041617
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: F25B,Y02A,Y02B

Abstract:
An adsorbent type heat exchanger of fin type comprising:a) a plurality of vertically stacked unit heat exchangers, each of which includesi) a plurality of heat exchanger tubes arranged in a row,ii) a plurality of plate-like fins which are fitted at a predetermined interval on and made integral with the heat exchanger tubes forming a plate-like fin array having an upper and a lower surface,iii) a granular adsorbent filling the spaces defined between adjacent ones of the plate-like fins, andiv) adsorbent detachment prevention metal nets each provided on each of the upper and lower surfaces of the plate-like fin array;b) elastic members each interposed between adjacent ones of the unit heat exchangers, the elastic members being good heat conductors, liquid permeable and capable of applying elastic force to associated metal nets substantially over the entire area thereof, the unit heat exchangers being held together via the elastic members; andc) expand metal members or punching metal members provided on a bottom surface of the adsorbent detachment prevention metal net of the lower most unit heat exchanger or on a top surface of the adsorbent detachment prevention metal net of the uppermost unit heat exchanger.