Separating plate

Abstract

A separating plate (4) configured to separate a first stack of heat exchanger plates (5) from a second stack of heat exchanger plates (7), wherein the separating plate (4) includes a planar direction and a thickness direction, wherein the separating plate (4) includes a fluidic recess (15). The underlying problem is to provide a separating plate (4) which is easy to assemble. This problem is solved by a separating plate (4) which includes at least one positioning geometry 16 which is configured to position the separating plate (4) relative to a heat exchanger plate (6, 8).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A separating plate configured to separate a first stack of heat exchanger plates from a second stack of heat exchanger plates, wherein the separating plate comprises a planar direction and a thickness direction, wherein the separating plate comprises a fluidic recess, wherein the separating plate comprises at least one positioning geometry configured to position the separating plate relative to a heat exchanger plate. 
     
     
         2 . The separating plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one positioning geometry is a protrusion configured to interact with an indentation of a heat exchanger plat. 
     
     
         3 . The separating plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one positioning geometry comprises a notch, which is recessed relative to an edge of the separating plate. 
     
     
         4 . The separating plate according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one positioning geometry is arranged on a first edge of the separating plate while at least another positioning geometry is arranged on a second edge of the separating plate, wherein the first and second edges are arranged opposing to each other. 
     
     
         5 . The separating plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least positioning geometry is a first positioning geometry configured to position the separating plate relative to a first heat exchanger plate, wherein the separating plate comprises at least a second positioning geometry configured to position a second heat exchanger plate relative to the separating plate. 
     
     
         6 . The separating plate according to  claim 5 , wherein the at least one second positioning geometry comprises at least one indentation and/or protrusion. 
     
     
         7 . The separating plate according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one indentation and/or protrusion of the at least one second positioning geometry is annular. 
     
     
         8 . The separating plate according to  claim 5 , wherein the at least one second positioning geometry is configured to interact with a second type of heat exchanger plate, wherein the second type of heat exchanger plate is different from the first type of heat exchanger plate. 
     
     
         9 . A heat exchanger comprising a first stack of heat exchanger plates and a second stack of heat exchanger plates, wherein a separator plate according to  claim 1  is arranged between the two stacks. 
     
     
         10 . The separating plate according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one positioning geometry comprises a notch, which is recessed relative to an edge of the separating plate. 
     
     
         11 . The separating plate according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one positioning geometry is arranged on a first edge of the separating plate while at least another positioning geometry is arranged on a second edge of the separating plate, wherein the first and second edges are arranged opposing to each other. 
     
     
         12 . The separating plate according to  claim 3 , wherein at least one positioning geometry is arranged on a first edge of the separating plate while at least another positioning geometry is arranged on a second edge of the separating plate, wherein the first and second edges are arranged opposing to each other. 
     
     
         13 . The separating plate according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least positioning geometry is a first positioning geometry configured to position the separating plate relative to a first heat exchanger plate, wherein the separating plate comprises at least a second positioning geometry configured to position a second heat exchanger plate relative to the separating plate. 
     
     
         14 . The separating plate according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least positioning geometry is a first positioning geometry configured to position the separating plate relative to a first heat exchanger plate, wherein the separating plate comprises at least a second positioning geometry configured to position a second heat exchanger plate relative to the separating plate. 
     
     
         15 . The separating plate according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least positioning geometry is a first positioning geometry configured to position the separating plate relative to a first heat exchanger plate, wherein the separating plate comprises at least a second positioning geometry configured to position a second heat exchanger plate relative to the separating plate. 
     
     
         16 . The separating plate according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one second positioning geometry is configured to interact with a second type of heat exchanger plate, wherein the second type of heat exchanger plate is different from the first type of heat exchanger plate. 
     
     
         17 . The separating plate according to  claim 7 , wherein the at least one second positioning geometry is configured to interact with a second type of heat exchanger plate, wherein the second type of heat exchanger plate is different from the first type of heat exchanger plate.