Patent ID: 7481262
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: B63B,B63H,B63J,F01P,F28D,F28F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for diverting the flow of coolant fluid in a header of a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger having a plurality of parallel tubes having generally rectangular cross sections, the tubes including a pair of outermost tubes, each of said outermost tubes having an outer most wall and an inner wall, each of said inner walls having an orifice for communication between said outermost tubes and said header chamber, wherein said orifice is disposed at least partly over said inclined surface and at least partly beneath said inlet/outlet opening, and at least one inner tube located between the outermost tubes, the at least one inner tube having coolant ports, said header comprising: an upper wall having an end portion, opposing side portions, an inner portion and an inlet/outlet opening for permitting the flow of coolant between an inlet/outlet and said header; a bottom wall having an end portion, opposing side portions and an inner portion; an end wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, said end wall interconnecting the end portions of said upper wall and of said bottom wall, and being perpendicular to said upper wall and said bottom wall; an inclined surface extending between the inner portions of said bottom wall and said upper wall, and including the open end(s) of the at least one inner tube to said header; and sidewalls extending between the side portions of said upper wall and said bottom wall, said sidewalls being extensions of the outermost tubes of the heat exchanger, and including an outer wall and an inner wall; the inner surfaces of said sidewalls, upper wall, end wall, and bottom wall, and inclined surface forming a header chamber; said apparatus for diverting the flow of coolant fluid comprising: