Patent ID: 7926854

Claim:
A connection block, comprising: a support block defining a first through hole; a first pipe, as a separate piece from the support block, that resides within the first through hole using a contact fit; a first flange, the first flange residing in contact against a first flat side of the support block, wherein the first flange of the first pipe is located at a non-end portion of the first pipe; a second flange, the second flange formed at an end of the first pipe, wherein an elongated portion of the first pipe resides between the first flange and the second flange, and the support block also resides between the first flange and the second flange, wherein the first pipe protrudes completely through the first through hole and the second flange resides in contact against a second flat side of the support block, and the first flat side is parallel with the second flat side; and a heat exchanger defining a first heat exchanger hole that aligns with the first pipe to permit passage of fluid, wherein the second flange of the first pipe contacts the heat exchanger when the support block is connected to the heat exchanger.