Patent ID: 9109821
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: F25B,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. A condenser for a vehicle, comprising: first and second headers disposed apart from each other; a heat-exchanging portion disposed between the first and second headers and provided with a plurality of tubes and radiation fins so as to lead heat-exchange between coolant passing through each tube and air; a coolant tank mounted at an outer side of the first header and having a coolant inlet for receiving the coolant and a coolant outlet for discharging the coolant formed at a side thereof, the coolant tank being adapted to supply the coolant to the heat-exchanging portion through the first header and to receive through the first header the coolant passing through the heat-exchanging portion and the second header; and a receiver-drier portion connected to an outer side of the second header so as to perform gas-liquid separation and moisture removal from the coolant having passed through the heat-exchanging portion, wherein an inner space of the coolant tank is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion by a first partition disposed between the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet, and a spiral groove for causing the coolant to rotate and generating a whirlpool is formed at the upper portion connected to the coolant inlet.