Heat exchanger and hot water apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11293702-B2
Application number	US-201916689211-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2019
Priority date	Dec 26, 2018
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

A heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending in a first direction and aligned in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and a plurality of fins disposed in the first direction. The fins each include a plurality of fin main bodies aligned in the second direction, and a bridging portion connecting two adjacent ones of the fin main bodies. At least one of the fin main bodies is provided with a through hole next to the bridging portion in the second direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat exchanger comprising:
a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending in a first direction and aligned in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and
a plurality of fins disposed in the first direction,
the fins each including a plurality of fin main bodies aligned in the second direction, and a bridging portion connecting two adjacent ones of the fin main bodies, and
at least one of the fin main bodies being provided with a through hole next to the bridging portion in the second direction,
wherein the through hole is located between one of the heat transfer tubes and the bridging portion.

2. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
a pair of the through holes are formed to face each other with the bridging portion interposed therebetween.

3. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
a width of the through hole in a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction is greater than a width of the bridging portion in the third direction.

4. The heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein
a width of the through hole in a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction is greater than a width of the bridging portion in the third direction.

5. The heat exchanger according to claim 3 , wherein
the through hole is in the form of a slit extending in the third direction.

6. The heat exchanger according to claim 5 , wherein
ends of the through hole in the third direction are curved when viewed in the first direction, and
the curves are convex toward an outer side of the through hole.

7. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the through hole is in a circular shape or an elliptical shape.

8. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
a pair of the through holes are formed to face each other with a first bridging portion interposed therebetween, the first bridging portion being the bridging portion located closest to one end of the fin in the second direction, and a pair of the through holes are formed to face each other with a second bridging portion interposed therebetween, the second bridging portion being the bridging portion located closest to the other end of the fin in the second direction, and
the through hole is not formed next to the bridging portion other than the first bridging portion and the second bridging portion.

9. A hot water apparatus comprising:
the heat exchanger according to claim 1 ; and
a burner that generates combustion gas subjected to heat exchange by the heat exchanger.

Assignees

• Noritz Corp

Inventors

• Wada Norihide
• Ohigashi Takeshi

Classifications

• F28F2265/26

  for allowing differential expansion between elements · CPC title

• F24H1/145

  using fluid fuel · CPC title

• F23D14/46

  Details · CPC title

• F28D7/0041

  the conduits for only one medium being tubes having parts touching each other or tubes assembled in panel form (F28D7/0008, F28D7/0058 take precedence) · CPC title

• F28F1/325 Primary

  Fins with openings · CPC title