Heat exchanger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022011048-A1
Application number	US-201917309297-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 6, 2019
Priority date	Dec 24, 2018
Publication date	Jan 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger comprises: a first header comprising a first globe and a second globe; a second header disposed in parallel with the first header; a tube assembly comprising multiple first tubes for connecting the first header and the second header and causing a refrigerant introduced from the first globe to flow in a first direction toward the position of the second header, and multiple second tubes disposed continuously with the multiple first tubes so as to cause a refrigerant introduced from the second header to flow in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; and multiple heat exchange-fins individually having multiple insertion portions, into which the multiple first tubes and the multiple second tubes are inserted, respectively, and heat exchange surfaces disposed between the multiple insertion portions. The first heat-exchange fin, which is adjacent to the first header among the multiple heat exchange fins, has a heat-exchange surface including a first surface having a louver formed thereon, and a second surface formed to be flat and adjacent to insertion portions into which multiple second tubes are inserted. The second heat-exchange fin, which is adjacent to the second header, has a heat-exchange surface including a first surface.

First claim

1 . A heat exchanger comprising:
a first header including a first mouth and a second mouth; a second header disposed parallel to the first header; a tube assembly configured to connect the first header and the second header, the tube assembly including a plurality of first tubes configured to flow a refrigerant introduced from the first mouth in a first direction in which the second header is located and a plurality of second tubes that are continuously disposed with the plurality of first tubes and configured to flow the refrigerant introduced from the second header in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a plurality of heat exchange fins including a plurality of insertion portions into which the plurality of first tubes and the plurality of second tubes are inserted and heat exchange surfaces provided between the plurality of insertion portions, wherein heat exchange surfaces of each of first heat exchange fins adjacent to the first header among the plurality of heat exchange fins include a first surface on which a louver is formed and a second surface flatly formed adjacent to insertion portions into which the plurality of second tubes are inserted, and heat exchange surfaces of each of second heat exchange fins adjacent to the second header include the first surface.

2 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the tube assembly is disposed at an equal interval.

3 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of first tubes are disposed at a first interval, the plurality of second tubes are disposed at a second interval, and the first interval is smaller than the second interval.

4 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 3 , wherein
the first surface of the heat exchange surfaces of the first heat exchange fins has a first length equal to the first interval, and the second surface has a second length equal to the second interval.

5 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
each of the plurality of heat exchange fins further comprises a protrusion formed extending from one end of each of the heat exchange surfaces.

6 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 5 , wherein
the protrusion protrudes more than the plurality of first tubes and the plurality of second tubes respectively inserted into the plurality of insertion portions.

7 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the first header further comprises: first insertion holes into which one end of the tube assembly is inserted; and a partition wall disposed between the first mouth and the second mouth, and wherein the second header further comprises second insertion holes into which another end of the tube assembly is inserted.

8 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
each of the plurality of first tubes and the plurality of second tubes is formed of aluminum (Al) material and includes a plurality of microchannels.

9 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a third header including a third mouth and fourth mouth and disposed in parallel with the first header at a rear of the first header; a fourth header disposed in parallel with the second header at a rear of the second header; a rear tube assembly configured to connect the third header and the fourth header, and disposed in parallel with the tube assembly at a rear of the tube assembly; and a plurality of heat exchange fins disposed along a length direction of the tube assembly and including third heat exchange fins disposed adjacent to the third header and fourth heat exchange fins disposed adjacent to the fourth header, wherein the rear tube assembly comprises: a plurality of third tubes configured to flow a refrigerant introduced from the third mouth in a third direction in which the third header is located; and a plurality of fourth tubes configured to flow the refrigerant introduced from the third mouth in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and disposed in zigzag with the plurality of second tubes.

10 . The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 9 , wherein
heat exchange surfaces of each of the third heat exchange fins include a third surface on which a louver is formed and a fourth surface flatly formed adjacent to insertion portions into which the plurality of fourth tubes are inserted, and heat exchange surfaces of each of the fourth heat exchange fins include the third surface.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Junkyu
• Kim Donghyun
• Seo Kangtae
• Choi Yonghwa

Classifications

• F28F21/084

  from aluminium or aluminium alloys · CPC title

• F28F2210/08

  Assemblies of conduits having different features · CPC title

• F28F9/0251

  Massive connectors, e.g. blocks; Plate-like connectors · CPC title

• F28D1/05375 Primary

  with particular pattern of flow, e.g. change of flow direction (F28D1/05391 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F28F2215/12

  with U-shaped slots for laterally inserting conduits · CPC title