Chamber For Holding A Fluid For A Heat Exchanger, Heat Exchanger, More Particularly For A Heat Exchange Unit, And A Heat Exchange Unit, In Particular In The Form Of A Monoblock

Abstract

The invention relates to a chamber ( 110 ) for holding a fluid for a heat exchanger, comprising a base ( 111 ) with one or more receiving openings ( 113 ) for pipes. The one or more openings ( 113 ) is or are arranged substantially in a pipe-base plane. The chamber ( 110 ) also has a cover ( 112 ) which is connected to the base ( 111 ), the connection between the base ( 111 ) and the cover ( 112 ) being arranged substantially in a chamber-base plane or in a closing plane ( 117 ). The chamber-base plane or closing plane ( 117 ) is rotated in relation to the pipe-base plane ( 118 ) by a predefinable angle ( 140, 141 ).

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       22 . A chamber for holding a fluid, such as a coolant, particularly for a heat exchanger, with at least one base in which one or more openings are provided for receiving tubes, particularly connection tubes such as flat tubes, wherein the one or more openings is or are arranged in a tube-base plane, and 
 a cover connected to the base, wherein the connection is arranged between the base and the cover in a chamber-base plane,    characterized in that    the chamber-base plane is arranged opposite the tube-base plane rotated by a pre-determined angle.    
   
   
       23 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , characterized in that the base is implemented as a component substantially open in the direction of the cover or essentially wedge-shaped or trapezoidal.  
   
   
       24 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , characterized in that the cover and or the base consists of plastic such as polyamide, specifically the cover is made of plastic and the base of an aluminum material.  
   
   
       25 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , characterized in that closure means, particularly conventional closing means such as flanging and or snap and or clip connection, are provided for the connection between the base and the cover.  
   
   
       26 . The chamber according to  claim 22  characterized in that the predetermined angle is an acute angle in a range from 15° to 75°.  
   
   
       27 . The chamber according to  claim 25 , characterized in that the predetermined angle is defined as a function of the size of the chamber, particularly the width of the chamber, of the size of the base, particularly the width of the base, of the size of the closure means, and/or of the size of components adjacent to the chamber, in particular, a collection tube such as condenser collection tube.  
   
   
       28 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , characterized in that a component adjacent to the chamber, in particular, a collection tube, such as a condenser collection tube, is arranged in an opening area of the predetermined angle.  
   
   
       29 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , characterized in that tubes are soldered (into) or joined to (inserted into) the base, in particular, the openings.  
   
   
       30 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , characterized in that at least one holder for an add-on component such as a fan, an intercooler, an oil cooler, and/or for a mount such as a vehicle mount on the chamber, particularly on the cover of the chamber.  
   
   
       31 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , characterized in that at least one holder is integrated into the cover of the chamber.  
   
   
       32 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , characterized in that a flat-tube transmission fluid cooler is integrated into the cover of the chamber.  
   
   
       33 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , which is used for a heat exchanger as part of a coolant radiator in a motor vehicle, wherein tubes of a ribbed tube block of the heat exchanger open into the area of the base of the chamber.  
   
   
       34 . The chamber according to  claim 22 , which is used for heat exchanger of a heat exchanger unit such as a heat exchanger consisting of at least one coolant radiator and one condenser, particularly in the form of a monoblock, wherein the chamber is used specifically as the coolant chamber of the coolant radiator.  
   
   
       35 . A heat exchanger for a heat exchanger unit in the form of a coolant radiator for a cooling module in a motor vehicle, with a tube rib block and the chamber according to  claim 22 , in particular, with a plastic cover and plastic base, wherein tubes of the tube rib block open into the chamber in the area of the chamber base.  
   
   
       36 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 35 , characterized in that the tubes, in particular, connecting tubes such as flat tubes, are soldered (into) and or mechanically joined to (inserted into) the base, in particular, into the openings.  
   
   
       37 . The heat exchanger units, in particular, in the form of a monoblock, with at least one heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger arranged adjacent, particularly parallel thereto, such as a coolant radiator and a condenser arranged adjacent to the coolant radiator, wherein the first heat exchanger has a chamber according to  claim 22 , with a plastic cover and an aluminum base.  
   
   
       38 . The heat exchanger unit, according  claim 37 , characterized in that a collector, in particular, a condenser collector of the second heat exchanger is arranged in an opening area of the predetermined angle.  
   
   
       39 . The heat exchanger unit according to  claim 35 , characterized in that the heat exchanger unit is implemented as a monoblock with parallel-arranged radiator cores, which are connected via a common corrugated rib.  
   
   
       40 . The heat exchanger unit according to  claim 35 , characterized in that at least one radiator core is arranged in the predetermined angle to the chamber-base plane.  
   
   
       41 . The heat exchanger unit according to  claim 35 , characterized in that the monoblock is substantially CAB-welded.  
   
   
       42 . The heat exchanger unit according to  claim 35 , characterized in that the predetermined angle is dependent on at least one dimension of the chamber, in particular, the depth of the chamber, on the size of the base, in particular the width of the base, on the size of the closure means for the connection between the cover and the base and or on the size of the collector, in particular, the condenser collector of the second heat exchanger.