In a clip for holding a tube element, a first fitting part is provided on one side surface of the clip, and a second fitting part is provided on the other side surface. A back surface holding part is provided on an open side of the clip, and a front surface holding part is provided on an unopened side. Furthermore, a tongue piece is provided between the back surface holding part and the front surface holding part.

A heat exchanger that includes a microchannel tube having a plurality of straight sections interconnected by a plurality of bent sections; a plurality of accordion-style fins located between adjacent straight sections of the microchannel tube; and a plurality of brackets having a plurality of slots formed therein that are each configured for receipt of a respective straight section of the microchannel tube, wherein the plurality of brackets are configured to compress the accordion-style fins into direct engagement with the adjacent straight sections of microchannel tube, and wherein at least one of the accordion-style fins and the microchannel tube includes a mating feature that prevents lateral movement of the accordion-style fin relative to the adjacent straight sections of the microchannel tube.

A connection between one end of a Multi Port Extrusion (MPE) tube (1) of aluminium or an aluminium alloy and one header (2), the connection comprises an adapter (3) with a seal ring (4) fixed between the MPE tube and the header. The invention also relates to a method for connecting said parts.

A connection between one end of a Multi Port Extrusion (MPE) tube (1) of aluminium or an aluminium alloy and one header (2), the connection comprises an adapter (3) with a seal ring (4) fixed between the MPE tube and the header. The invention also relates to a method for connecting said parts.

A heat exchanger, comprising: a top cover (2) which is provided with a top cavity (21); a liquid-collecting chamber (1) which is provided with a liquid-collecting cavity (11); a housing (3) which is provided with a receiving cavity (31), neither of the liquid-collecting cavity (11) nor the top cavity (21) being in connection with the receiving cavity (31); an upper tube plate (4); a lower tube plate (5); and a heat exchange tube (6) which sequentially passes through the top cavity (21), the upper tube plate (4), the receiving cavity (31), the lower tube plate (5), and the liquid-collecting cavity (11); the two ends of the heat exchange tube (6) are in connection with the liquid-collecting cavity (11) and the top cavity (21), respectively; sealing members (8) are provided between the outer circumference of the heat exchange tube (6) and the upper tube plate (4) and between the outer circumference of the heat exchange tube (6) and the lower tube plate (5). By means of the three-section structure consisting of the liquid-collecting chamber (1), the top cover (2), and the housing (3), and the structure of the heat exchange tube (6) respectively passing through the upper tube plate (4) and the lower tube plate (5) in a dismountable manner, the heat exchanger is easy to mount and dismount, easing the maintenance and cleaning of the heat exchanger; the heat exchanger can be used, in particular, in the heat exchange of a strongly corrosive medium under a high temperature, and has a compact structure and high heat exchange efficiency.

A heat exchanger, comprising: a top cover (2) which is provided with a top cavity (21); a liquid-collecting chamber (1) which is provided with a liquid-collecting cavity (11); a housing (3) which is provided with a receiving cavity (31), neither of the liquid-collecting cavity (11) nor the top cavity (21) being in connection with the receiving cavity (31); an upper tube plate (4); a lower tube plate (5); and a heat exchange tube (6) which sequentially passes through the top cavity (21), the upper tube plate (4), the receiving cavity (31), the lower tube plate (5), and the liquid-collecting cavity (11); the two ends of the heat exchange tube (6) are in connection with the liquid-collecting cavity (11) and the top cavity (21), respectively; sealing members (8) are provided between the outer circumference of the heat exchange tube (6) and the upper tube plate (4) and between the outer circumference of the heat exchange tube (6) and the lower tube plate (5). By means of the three-section structure consisting of the liquid-collecting chamber (1), the top cover (2), and the housing (3), and the structure of the heat exchange tube (6) respectively passing through the upper tube plate (4) and the lower tube plate (5) in a dismountable manner, the heat exchanger is easy to mount and dismount, easing the maintenance and cleaning of the heat exchanger; the heat exchanger can be used, in particular, in the heat exchange of a strongly corrosive medium under a high temperature, and has a compact structure and high heat exchange efficiency.

A tube-to-header sealing system for a heat exchanger comprises a pair of mating header plates, each header plate having a wall with a plurality of openings therein and including a continuous depression along the circumference of each header plate opening which forms one-half of an O-ring groove. Each of a plurality of O-rings is positioned in each O-ring groove and the header plates are secured together such that the header plate plurality of openings are aligned and trap each of the plurality of O-rings in O-ring grooves. A plurality of spaced-apart tubes each having a tube end secured in an opening in the wall of the header to form a tube-to-header joint are expanded outwardly to provide sufficient O-ring deformation to obtain a seal. In service, the resiliency of the O-ring seal allows for expansion and contraction of the tubes without the build-up of high stresses at the tube-to-header joint.

A tube-to-header sealing system for a heat exchanger comprises a pair of mating header plates, each header plate having a wall with a plurality of openings therein and including a continuous depression along the circumference of each header plate opening which forms one-half of an O-ring groove. Each of a plurality of O-rings is positioned in each O-ring groove and the header plates are secured together such that the header plate plurality of openings are aligned and trap each of the plurality of O-rings in O-ring grooves. A plurality of spaced-apart tubes each having a tube end secured in an opening in the wall of the header to form a tube-to-header joint are expanded outwardly to provide sufficient O-ring deformation to obtain a seal. In service, the resiliency of the O-ring seal allows for expansion and contraction of the tubes without the build-up of high stresses at the tube-to-header joint.

An energy store of a motor vehicle may include at least one battery cell and a fluid channel having a temperature control fluid that may control a temperature of the at least one battery cell. The fluid channel may be defined by a fluid channel arrangement having two walls and a plurality of spacers arranged therebetween. The plurality of spacers may be configured for a needs-based temperature control of the at least one battery cell. The plurality of spacers may be arranged so that a coolant flow is conducted directly to a hot spot of the at least one battery cell. At least one of the two walls may comprise an organic sheet and may be connected, via glue or welding, to the plurality of spacers.

An energy store of a motor vehicle may include at least one battery cell and a fluid channel having a temperature control fluid that may control a temperature of the at least one battery cell. The fluid channel may be defined by a fluid channel arrangement having two walls and a plurality of spacers arranged therebetween. The plurality of spacers may be configured for a needs-based temperature control of the at least one battery cell. The plurality of spacers may be arranged so that a coolant flow is conducted directly to a hot spot of the at least one battery cell. At least one of the two walls may comprise an organic sheet and may be connected, via glue or welding, to the plurality of spacers.