Patent ID: 7413005
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: F28D,F28F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A heat exchanger, comprising: a heat exchanger block comprising flat tubes with flat tube ends, fins, and tube plates that form apertures, wherein the apertures are formed as passages and the flat tube ends are held and soldered in position with the apertures, collecting tanks which are placed on the tube plates, wherein the collecting tanks include deflecting elements configured to deflect a flow in an inlet region of the flat tube ends, and reinforcing devices configured to reinforce the flat tube ends, wherein the deflecting elements and the reinforcing devices are formed as an integrated component, wherein the reinforcing devices are formed as fingers having a U-shaped profile, wherein the reinforcing devices are connected to one another by longitudinal webs, wherein the deflecting elements are formed as transverse webs and are arranged between the flat tube ends, wherein the transverse webs are connected to the longitudinal webs.