Patent ID: 7325594

Claim:
In a heat exchanger comprising at least one heat exchanger block, an insulating vessel which surrounds the heat exchanger block, and pipes connected to said heat exchanger block for transporting fluids to and from said heat exchanger block, the improvement wherein said heat exchanger further comprises securing means for securing the heat exchanger block hanging in the insulating vessel, and wherein said means for securing said heat exchanger block permit thermally produced changes in the lengths of said pipes connected to said heat exchange block to be compensated for by movement of said heat exchanger block, wherein the securing means comprises a first element ( 3 ), which is fixedly connected to the heat exchanger block ( 1 ), and a second element ( 4 ), which is articulately connected to the first element ( 3 ), the second element ( 4 ) being articulately secured in the insulating vessel, and wherein the first element comprises two plates secured to two opposites sides of said heat exchanger block and said second element is a triangular plate.