Abstract: The invention relates to a casing for holding a coolant for a heat exchanger (1) for motor vehicles, said casing having two side walls (22, 24, and 22a, 24a), two front walls (26, 28 and 26a, 28a), a cover (18 and 18a) and a base (20 and 20a) lying opposite the cover (18 and 18a), said base being provided with one or more openings (60) for receiving tubes, According to the invention, the casing consists of a single formed, in particular folded, shaped part, said formed shaped part, in particular a sheet metal blank, forming the two side walls (22, 24 and 22a, 24a), the two front walls (26, 28 and 26a, 28a), the cover (18 and 18a) and the base (20 and 20a).

Abstract: The invention relates to a casing for holding a coolant for heat exchanger (1) for motor vehicles, said casing having two side walls (22, 24 and 22a, 24a) two front walls (26, 28, and 26a, 28a), a cover (18 and 18a) and a base (20 and 20a) lying opposite the cover (18 and 18a), said base being provided with one or more openings (60) for receiving tubes, in particular connecting tubes such as flat tubes. According to the invention, the base (20 and 20a) and at least one of the two side walls (26, 28 and 26a, 28a) consist of a one-piece shaped part, produced in a forming method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly a charge-air cooler for motor vehicles, comprised of a heat exchanger block (1), which is formed by flat tubes (2) and corrugated fins (3), and of collecting receptacles that communicate with the flat tubes (2). The flat tubes (2) can be flowed through by a medium to be cooled, and the corrugated fins (3) can be flowed around by ambient air. The invention provides that the flat tubes (2) are arranged in a row and have a depth T, which is measured in the direction of air flow L and which ranges from 70?T?120 mm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a box for receiving a coolant for a heat exchanger (1) used for motor vehicles. Said box comprises two sidewalls (22, 24 and 22a, 24a), two end walls (26, 28 and 26a, 28a), a cover (18 and 18a), and a bottom (20 and 20a) which is located opposite the cover (18 and 18a) and is provided with one or several openings (60) for receiving tubes, particularly connecting tubes, such as flat tubes. The cover (18 and 18a) is provided with at least one recess (90, 92, 94) into which reaches at least one extending wall (26, 26a, 28, 28a, 32).

Abstract: The invention relates to a radiator (10), especially for vehicles, radiator comprising upwardly extending headers (11). Said headers (11) are fluidically interconnected in the longitudinal direction by means of parallel cooling pipes (12). Corrugated ribs (13) are arranged between the cooling pipes (12), the ridge lines (14) thereof extending in the direction of the width (B) of the radiator (10) and lying respectively alternately on both sides of a cooling pipe (12). The inventive radiator is also provided with a lateral metal plate (40) which extends parallel to the cooling pipes (12), on the outside between the headers (11), the width (b) of said plate corresponding essentially to the width (B) of the corrugated ribs (13). According to the invention, the material of the at least one lateral metal plate (40) is weaker in the regions adjacent to the headers (11).

Abstract: A plate heat exchanger comprising a plurality of plates (12,13) which are stacked against each other and which are of a first and second type in order to form flow channels for a first and second medium. The plates form a heat exchanger block (2) with an upper side and a lower side and with two opposite side surfaces (10) and front faces (9). The first flow channels are peripherally sealed for the first medium and are fluidically connected to distributor and collector channels which are arranged in a vertical position with respect to the plate plane and which lead into inlet and outlet connection pieces (6,7) which are respectively arranged on the upper side and/or lower side (3,11). The second flow channels are open at the front surfaces (9) thereof and are sealed at the side surfaces (10) thereof. The open sides (9) form an inlet and outlet plane for the second medium.

Abstract: A plate heat exchanger comprising a plurality of plates (12,13) which are stacked against each other and which are of a first and second type in order to form flow channels for a first and second medium. The plates form a heat exchanger block (2) with an upper side and a lower side and with two opposite side surfaces (10) and front faces (9). The first flow channels are peripherally sealed for the first medium and are fluidically connected to distributor and collector channels which are arranged in a vertical position with respect to the plate plane and which lead into inlet and outlet connection pieces (6,7) which are respectively arranged on the upper side and/or lower side (3,11). The second flow channels are open at the front surfaces (9) thereof and are sealed at the side surfaces (10) thereof. The open sides (9) form an inlet and outlet plane for the second medium.