Patent ID: 6263954
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: F28F,Y10T

Abstract:
A mount bracket for an elongate manifold of a heat exchanger, the manifold having a longitudinal axis and a mount bracket receiving exterior surface extending over at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the manifold, the mount bracket comprising:a manifold receiving body formed from a single piece of material, said body includinga mount tab configured to connect said mount bracket to a structure other than said manifold, andfirst and second opposed bands defining a manifold receiving opening shaped to nominally conform to said mount bracket receiving exterior surface, the first band spaced longitudinally from the second band with the bracket mounted on the manifold, the first band defining a first portion of the opening, the second band defining a second portion of the opening opposite the first portion,each of the first and second bands having a first end segment spaced from a second end segment,a first bridge segment connecting the first end segments of the first and second bands, anda second bridge segment connecting the second end segments of the first and second bands,the body being permanently deformable from a first state wherein said bands will slidably receive said mount bracket receiving exterior surface in said manifold receiving opening with a slip fit, and a second state wherein said bands will clamp said mount bracket receiving exterior surface in said manifold receiving opening.