Patent ID: 8365809

Claim:
An integrated heat exchanger comprising: a first heat exchanger having a first heat exchanging part and a pair of first header parts, the first heat exchanging part including a plurality of first tubes through which a first fluid flows, the pair of first header parts disposed at ends of the first tubes and in communication with the first tubes; and a second heat exchanger having a second heat exchanging part and a pair of second header parts, the second heat exchanging part including a plurality of second tubes through which a second fluid flows, the pair of second header part disposed at ends of the second tubes and in communication with the second tubes, wherein the second heat exchanger and the first heat exchanger are disposed in parallel to each other with respect to a flow of a third fluid that flows outside of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, a surface of the first heat exchanger through which the third fluid flows and a surface of the second heat exchanger through which the third fluid flows being disposed on a common plane, the integrated heat exchanger further comprising: a first single piece bracket disposed on one of the first header parts; a second single piece bracket disposed on the other of the first header parts; a first bolt-receiving portion disposed on one of the second header parts and defining at least one hole that defines a first axis; a second bolt-receiving portion disposed on the other of the second header parts and defining at least one hole that defines a second axis; a first bolt extending through the first single piece bracket and received in the hole of the first bolt-receiving portion; and a second bolt extending through the second single piece bracket and received in the hole of the second bolt-receiving portion, thereby to integrate the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, wherein the second heat exchanger is disposed adjacent the first heat exchanger in an alignment direction; and the first axis and the second axis are disposed nonparallel to each other and non-parallel to the alignment direction of the first and second heat exchangers.