Patent ID: 7318470
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. A device for exchanging heat for use in a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, comprising: at least one coolant inlet and at least one coolant outlet, which open into at least one header tube, the at least one header tube being subdivided by at least one partition element into at least one inlet section and at least one outlet section; at least one flow device which has at least two flow paths arranged at least partially parallel to one another; and at least one transverse distributor by which the flow paths of the flow device are fluidically connected so that the inlet section is fluidically connected to the outlet section of the header tube, wherein the at least one header tube, the at least one coolant inlet, the at least one coolant outlet, the at least one flow device, and the at least one transverse distributor are components which form a first module, and wherein the at least one coolant inlet, the at least one coolant outlet, the at least one header tube, and the at least one transverse distributor are arranged on one side of the first module.