Patents Assigned to FERRAZ SHAWMUT THERMAL MANAGEMENT
  • Heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing it
    Patent number: 8434228
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including a metal base formed of a plurality of interfitted elements and fins formed in part from recompressed expanded graphite, wherein the fins are securely connected to the base by placing a deformable edge portion of each fin between each pair of interfitting elements and thereafter compressing the interfitting elements toward one another to deformably retain the edge portions of each fin there between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Ferraz Shawmut Thermal Management
    Inventors: Eric Guyon, Pierre Lecocq
  • Heat Exchanger and a Method of Manufacturing it
    Publication number: 20090178782
    Abstract: In order to manufacture a heat exchanger comprising a metal base (11) and fins (12) with a part (125) made from recompressed expanded graphite, an edge (121) of at least one fin (12) is inset (Fi) by crushing a deformable portion (121) between two distinct parts (113, 113A, 113B) that make up the base (11). This deformable portion may be an edge (121) of the fin or a part attached in the region of this edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: FERRAZ SHAWMUT THERMAL MANAGEMENT
    Inventors: Eric Guyon, Pierre Lecocq