Radiator

Abstract

The present invention relates to a radiator which can facilely detect an erroneous assembly of a gasket interposed between a radiator header and a tank. The radiator, comprises inlet and outlet headers 10 in which a plurality of tube inserting holes 11 are parallely formed at predetermined intervals; inlet and outlet tanks 20 which are disposed to be apart from each other so as to respectively form a flowing path for supplying or discharging cooling water; a plurality of tubes 30 which are inserted into the tube inserting holes 11 so as to communicate with the tank 20 and exchange heat through cooling water flowing therein; a fin 40 which is interposed between the tubes 30 so as to widen heat transfer area; a U-shaped recessed part 12 which is formed around the entire header 10 and which is placed sealing member interposed between the header 10 and the tank so as to seal therebetween; and a plurality of notches 22 which are formed at an inside of the foot 21 of the tank 20 inserted into the recessed part 12 to be apart at predetermined intervals so that fluid is leaked through the notch 22 when the sealing member 50 is erroneously positioned at a place corresponding to the connection part 13 from the recessed part 12 to the tube inserting hole 11 , thereby detecting an erroneous assembled status.

1 . A radiator, comprising: 
 inlet and outlet headers in which a plurality of tube inserting holes are parallely formed at predetermined intervals;    inlet and outlet tanks which are disposed to be apart from each other so as to respectively form a flowing path for supplying or discharging cooling water;    a plurality of tubes which are inserted into the tube inserting holes so as to communicate with the tank and exchange heat through cooling water flowing therein;    a fin which is interposed between the tubes so as to widen heat transfer area;    a U-shaped recessed part which is formed around the entire header and which is placed sealing member interposed between the header and the tank so as to seal therebetween; and    a plurality of notches which are formed at a place corresponding to the connection part connecting the recessed part and the tube inserting hole at an inside of the foot of the tank inserted into the recessed part to be apart at predetermined intervals so that fluid is leaked through the notch when the sealing member is erroneously positioned at the connection part, thereby detecting an erroneous assembled status.    
   
   
       2 . The radiator as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the foot of the tank has a wider upper width than a lower width.  
   
   
       3 . The radiator as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the depth of the notch is 0.1 to 1.5 mm.  
   
   
       4 . The radiator as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the width of the notch is 0.5 to 1.5 times as large as the depth of the notch.  
   
   
       5 . The radiator as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the depth of the notch is 0.1 to 1.5 mm.