摘要 |
In a heat exchanger of the type having an end plate and a tank case joined together to form a tank and a plurality of tubes fitted in tube reception holes in the end plates for circulation therethrough of a heat exchange medium, with a gasket disposed between the tubes and the end plate, the gasket includes an inside portion covering one surface of the end plate facing the tank case, an outside portion covering the opposite surface facing away from the tank case, and a tubular connecting portion fitted in each of the tube reception holes and extending integrally between the inside portion and the outside portion. A method of making such a gasket is also disclosed, wherein a molten rubber compound is poured into a mold cavity in a mold with an end plate disposed within the mold cavity, thereby forming a gasket integrally molded on the end plate.
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