Patent ID: 7416018

Claim:
Arrangement for a plate heat exchanger for connection to a system, comprising; an elongated package ( 1 ) of mutually parallel plates ( 2 ) between which channels are defined for a first medium and a second medium, respectively, with the package ( 1 ) defining a width and edge portions of the plates ( 2 ) defining recesses, the outermost plates ( 2 a , 2 b ) of the package ( 1 ) have at each of their respective short ends first and second plate elements ( 6 a , 6 b ) partially covering each short end, of which only the first plate elements ( 6 a ) situated nearest the system have mounting through-holes ( 7 ) disposed outside of the recesses for assembly of the package ( 1 ) by assembly elements and at least one medium through-hole ( 9 ) which constitutes an opening to a collecting channel ( 10 ) of the package ( 1 ) for one of the medium with the plate elements ( 6 a , 6 b ) being essentially within the width of the package ( 1 ).