Fin tube heat exchanger

US8978743B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8978743-B2
Application numberUS-201013496775-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 15, 2010
Priority dateSep 16, 2009
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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Abstract

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A fin tube heat exchanger 1 according to the present invention includes fins 31 and a heat transfer tube 21 penetrating through the fins 31 . A region that is surrounded by line segments connecting among two reference points BP and two leading edge reference points BPF is defined as a reference region. A region that is included in the reference region and located between an upstream reference line LU and a downstream reference line LD is defined as a specific region. Each fin 31 is provided with a cut-and-raised portion 12 having, in the specific region, another leading edge different from a leading edge 31 f . The cut-and-raised portion is formed by cutting and raising a part of the fin 31.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A fin tube heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of fins each having a linear leading edge, the fins being arranged parallel to each other at a specified interval to form flow passages for air; and a heat transfer tube through which a medium that exchanges heat with the air flows, the heat transfer tube penetrating through the fins, wherein when: a direction in which the fins are arranged is defined as a height direction; a direction parallel to t…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F28F1/325Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8978743B2 cover?
A fin tube heat exchanger 1 according to the present invention includes fins 31 and a heat transfer tube 21 penetrating through the fins 31 . A region that is surrounded by line segments connecting among two reference points BP and two leading edge reference points BPF is defined as a reference region. A region that is included in the reference region and located between an upstream refe…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tamura Tomoichiro, Komori Kou, Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F28F1/325. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).