Heat exchanger

US9528779B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9528779-B2
Application numberUS-201313955848-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 31, 2013
Priority dateAug 1, 2012
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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Abstract

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Provided is a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a refrigerant tube through which a refrigerant flows and a fin having at least two tube through holes in which the refrigerant tube is inserted. The fin includes a fin body, a plurality of louvers protruding from a surface of the fin body, a plane part defined between the plurality of louvers, the plane part having a flat surface, and a guide part disposed on at least one side of the plane part to guide a flow of air or discharge of defrosting water.

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What is claimed is: 1. A heat exchanger comprising: a refrigerant tube through which a refrigerant flows; and a fin having a plurality of tube through holes into which the refrigerant tube is inserted, wherein the fin comprises: a fin body; a plurality of louvers protruding from a surface of the fin body; a plane part defined between the plurality of louvers, the plane part comprising a first plane part extending in a direction corresponding to an air flow direction, and…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F28F17/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9528779B2 cover?
Provided is a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a refrigerant tube through which a refrigerant flows and a fin having at least two tube through holes in which the refrigerant tube is inserted. The fin includes a fin body, a plurality of louvers protruding from a surface of the fin body, a plane part defined between the plurality of louvers, the plane part having a flat surface, and a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F28F17/00. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 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).