Patents Examined by Thu v Duong
  • Bend relief spacer
    Patent number: 7900689
    Abstract: An core unit for a heat exchanger being bent about an axis perpendicular to the core unit's headers. Tubes establish fluid communication between the core unit's headers, and a bend relief spacer is disposed between first and second groups of tubes. During the bending process, the bend relief spacer facilitates the bend and ultimately maintains the performance of the core unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Samuelson, Donald Robert Pautler