摘要 |
<p>A heat exchanger with a liquid receiver, comprising a heat exchanger main body having a pair of header pipes of aluminum, a plurality of heat exchanger pipes, and fins, and a liquid receiver main body of aluminum disposed along one of the header pipes of the heat exchanger main body and brazed to the header pipe through a connecting member of aluminum, wherein the liquid receiver main body is formed as a stepped sleeve having a small-diameter sleeve section, a medium-diameter sleeve section larger in diameter than the small-diameter sleeve section, and a large-diameter sleeve section larger in diameter than the medium-diameter sleeve section, which are disposed axially from one end to the other in the order mentioned, and wherein the liquid receiver main body and the header pipes are brazed together with a connecting member of aluminum interposed therebetween, thereby achieving reduced requirement of material, weight reduction, and facilitation of manufacturing operation.</p> |