Patent ID: 7077192

Claim:
A manifold for a heat exchanger, having a manifold plate closed by a wall in such a way as to delimit a chamber into which at least one pipe opens out, wherein the manifold further comprises: a first part formed from a shaped metal sheet featuring only one bottom and only two lateral walls folded face-to-face, at least one of which is provided with an aperture in order for a pipe to be fixed there, distal edges of the two lateral walls and the bottom of the first part define a continuous edge thereof, and a second part formed from a shaped metal sheet able to be fitted onto the lateral walls of the first part in order to form a cover opposite the bottom of the first part, the second part having a continuous edge complementary to the continuous edge of the first part, wherein one of the first part and the second part comprises the manifold plate, and wherein the first part and the second part are assembled by brazing along the entire continuous edges thereof so as to delimit the chamber solely by the first and second parts.