Patent ID: 8016025

Claim:
A heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat exchanger plates and a connecting plate, the heat exchanger having a body and being a charge air cooler, which is located in a housing through which charge air flows, the housing defining a mounting opening through which the charge air cooler is received, the connecting plate being secured to the body, the body of the heat exchanger including connectors that engage corresponding connectors located in an interior of the housing wherein the heat exchanger plates are enclosed by a frame, wherein the connectors of the body are located on the frame wherein the frame is generally U-shaped and, wherein the connectors are located on opposite arms of the frame, wherein the connectors of the body extend outwardly from the arms of the frame away from the heat exchanger plates, wherein the connectors of the housing include corresponding openings, and wherein the connectors of the body are received in the corresponding openings to secure the body of the heat exchanger to the housing.