Patent ID: 7600560

Claim:
A heat exchanging apparatus for a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one first collecting and/or distributing device for at least one liquid medium; and a plurality of throughflow devices, the collecting and/or distributing device being fluidically connected to the plurality of throughflow devices through which the medium flows at least in sections, wherein the collecting and/or distributing device comprises at least one base device, one cover device and one separating device which divides the collecting and/or distributing device into at least two partial spaces, wherein the base device comprises a support level with openings through which the plurality of throughflow devices protrude, a predefined plane of the base device situated above the support level so as to protrude more inward with respect to the collecting and/or distributing device, and at least one projection which protrudes inward with respect to the collecting and/or distributing device from the predefined plane of the base device, wherein at least one section of the separating device is in at least indirect contact with at least one side face of the projection and with at least one section of the plane of the base device, and wherein the at least one projection is formed by a vertical wall projecting upward from the predefined plane, an inclined wall projecting upward at an angle from the support level, and a horizontal wall connecting the vertical and inclined walls.