| 摘要 |
A method of making a heat exchanger, comprising the steps of: providing a sheet (24) of deformable material; forming a plurality of generally planar plate members (26) from the sheet of material, each of the plate members being connected to an adjacent plate member by a deformable link (27,29); forming a plurality of tube members (12) by folding the plurality of plate members (26) at the deformable links so that adjacent plate members form a tube member; inserting a fin member (14) between adjacent tube members; compressing the plurality of tube members (12) and fin members under a predetermined load to form a heat exchanger core (10), including forming a plurality of folded deformable links (70,72) projecting outwardly from the core; bending the folded deformable links (70,72) against the core; and brazing the core (10) at a predetermined temperature. The present invention also provides a heat exchanger manufactured according to the above method. <IMAGE> |
