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EP2856059A1 - Heat exchanger having a reinforced collector - Google Patents

Heat exchanger having a reinforced collector

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EP2856059A1
EP2856059A1 EP13725116.1A EP13725116A EP2856059A1 EP 2856059 A1 EP2856059 A1 EP 2856059A1 EP 13725116 A EP13725116 A EP 13725116A EP 2856059 A1 EP2856059 A1 EP 2856059A1
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exchanger according
heat exchange
plate
doubled
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Alan Day
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Valeo Systemes Thermiques SAS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02Header boxes; End plates
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/0219Arrangements for sealing end plates into casing or header box; Header box sub-elements
    • F28F9/0224Header boxes formed by sealing end plates into covers
    • F28F9/0226Header boxes formed by sealing end plates into covers with resilient gaskets
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F3/00Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
    • F28F3/02Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations
    • F28F3/025Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being corrugated, plate-like elements
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21DWORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D39/00Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/02Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders of sheet metal by folding, e.g. connecting edges of a sheet to form a cylinder
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21DWORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D39/00Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/03Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders of sheet metal otherwise than by folding
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/0202Header boxes having their inner space divided by partitions
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/026Header boxes; End plates with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits
    • F28F9/027Header boxes; End plates with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits in the form of distribution pipes
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/008Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for vehicles
    • F28D2021/0082Charged air coolers

Definitions

  • the technical sector of the present invention is that of heat exchangers configured to perform a heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid, more particularly intended to be installed in a motor vehicle.
  • a heat exchanger is for example a supercharged air cooler or an exhaust gas cooler, especially recirculated.
  • a motor vehicle can conventionally be equipped with an internal combustion engine combined with a turbocharger. The latter causes a rise in the temperature of these intake gases which affects the proper filling of the combustion chambers of the engine. This is the reason why it is known to complete this configuration by the addition of a heat exchanger which
  • the function is to cool the intake gases before entering these combustion chambers, which allows the density of the inlet gases to be increased.
  • Such a heat exchanger may comprise a plurality of tubes in
  • the inlet gases which circulates the inlet gases, the space surrounding these tubes being in turn traversed by a cooling fluid.
  • the inlet gases are channeled by a lid secured to a manifold, the latter being configured to sealingly receive the end of each tube through which the inlet gases enter.
  • New supercharging techniques make their appearances. It is thus known to combine the internal combustion engine with two or three turbochargers. This combination is accompanied by an increase in the pressure and the temperature of the inlet gases. Mechanical stresses
  • Document FR2742531 A1 discloses a solution for reinforcing a peripheral edge of the collector. Although improving the situation, such a solution is not suitable for a heat exchanger between the intake or exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine, and a coolant fluid, due to the fact that the fluid liquid circulates around the tubes, and not inside the latter, as evoked by this document. The management of the sealing vis-à-vis the liquid fluid is different.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to solve the disadvantages described above mainly by reinforcing the peripheral edge of the collector, so as to provide a recovery forces on a component of the heat exchange body, in particular on the or shutter plates which delimit the ducts in which the cooling fluid circulates.
  • the subject of the invention is therefore a heat exchanger comprising a heat exchange body, at least one cover and a collector connecting the cover to the heat exchange body, the heat exchange body being delimited by at least one heat exchange plate.
  • shutter comprising a bottom plate surrounded by a fastening edge of the lid, characterized in that the fastening edge is formed by a lined wall, one end of which is at least partially secured to the closure plate.
  • the fastening of the end of the doubled wall on the closure plate thus ensures a recovery of mechanical forces which contributes significantly to increasing the mechanical strength of the fastening edge against the constraints generated by the pressure or the temperature of the fluids suitable to circulate in the exchanger according to the invention.
  • the heat exchange body comprises a plurality of tubes integral with the collector, in particular at their ends, and able to channel a first fluid, as well as a multiplicity of conduits capable of channeling a second fluid. said ducts being formed between the tubes and delimited by at least the closure plate.
  • a thickness of the doubled wall is at least two times greater than a thickness of the bottom plate.
  • the lined wall is formed by a first wall and a second wall brazed to the first wall.
  • the first and second walls come from the same metal sheet and connected to one another by a fold.
  • the second wall is separated from the first wall and then attached thereto before a soldering step.
  • the lined wall comprises at least one angle to the right of which is provided a mechanical reinforcement device.
  • the latter prevents the angular inclination formed between the two parts of the lined wall which border the angle increases under the effect of pressure.
  • the mechanical reinforcement device is for example a chamfer formed on the angle of the first wall.
  • this mechanical reinforcement device is in particular a fillet formed on the angle of the second wall.
  • this reinforcing device may also be formed by the combination of the chamfer and the fillet, provided on one or the other of the walls. Such an arrangement makes it possible to generate shapes that combine to oppose the mechanical stresses.
  • the securing edge in particular the first wall, delimits at least in part a housing for receiving a heel of the cover, the housing being further defined by a strip which extends the plate peripherally. background.
  • the first wall of the lined wall may comprise a first band forming a bottom of the housing and a first sidewall delimiting laterally the housing, the first band and the first side being connected by a chamfer o.
  • the second wall of the doubled wall may comprise a second band brazed against the first band, and a second side brazed against the first side, the second band and the second side being connected by leave far from the chamfer.
  • the fillet and the chamfer form here the device of mechanical reinforcement, and such a distance between this fillet and this chamfer contributes significantly to increase the mechanical strength of the joining edge.
  • the plurality of conduits is closed by a first closure plate and advantageously by a second closure plate, each closure plate being integral with a side wall of each tube. This side wall forms a slice of the tube and extends in a plane parallel to an extension plane of the closure plate.
  • the end of the lined wall comprises a fold arranged so that a face of the second wall of the doubled wall is brazed against the closure plate.
  • an edge of the doubled wall can be secured at least on a longitudinal wall of an end tube of the exchange body thermal.
  • the lined wall forming a belt around the heat exchange body, it is thus brazed to a first side of the heat exchange body, at the sealing plate, and it can be soldered on a second side of the heat exchange body, perpendicular to the first side.
  • This second side is formed in particular by a terminal tube delimiting the heat exchange body.
  • the closure plate comprises at least one tongue folded and brazed against a longitudinal wall of the end tube of the heat exchange body.
  • an edge of the sealing plate is brazed to the side wall of the end tube, such a structure makes it possible to increase the mechanical strength of the heat exchange body, along the closure plate.
  • closure plate may comprise at least one orifice through which a second fluid is able to enter or exit the heat exchange body. This ensures the second fluid supply of the heat exchanger.
  • the invention may also cover an intake or exhaust gas cooling system of an internal combustion engine, comprising a heat exchanger comprising any of the features set forth above, wherein the first fluid is formed by the intake or exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, while the
  • Second fluid is formed by a coolant fluid.
  • a first advantage of the invention lies in the possibility of simply increasing the mechanical strength of the connection between the lid and the collector, without increasing the manufacturing cost or the difficulty of assembling such a device. exchanger.
  • a heat exchanger provided with a doubled wall collector and whose end of this wall is secured to a plate defining the circulation duct or ducts of the second fluid, can withstand the pressures and high temperatures.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a heat exchanger according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the heat exchange body constituting the heat exchanger, in section along the plane A illustrated in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the securing of the collector on a first side of the heat exchange body, in section along the plane B illustrated in FIG. 1
  • FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the securing of the collector on a second side of the heat exchange body, in section along the plane C illustrated.
  • FIG. 5 is a view illustrating two variants of connection between the collector and the cover, seen in section along the plane B shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a heat exchanger 1 20 according to the invention.
  • a heat exchanger is in particular a supercharged air cooler used to cool the intake gas of an internal combustion engine, but it can also be a recirculated exhaust gas cooler used to lower the exhaust gas temperature injected into the inlet gases of such an internal combustion engine.
  • the heat exchanger 1 is configured to perform a heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid.
  • the heat exchanger is arranged on the one hand, for channeling a gaseous fluid, and on the other hand for conveying a liquid fluid, such as a cooling fluid consisting for example of water containing glycol.
  • the heat exchanger 1 may be a gaseous fluid / liquid fluid exchanger.
  • the heat exchanger 1 according to the invention comprises a heat exchange body 2 which forms the seat of the heat exchange between the first fluid and the second fluid. At each end of this heat exchange body 2, there is a collector 3 capped by a cover 4.
  • the manifold 3 ensures a distribution of the first fluid through a plurality of constituent tubes of the heat exchange body 2, this first fluid being channeled by the cover 4 to or from the collector 3.
  • the cover 4 comprises at least one opening 5 through which the first fluid enters or leaves the heat exchanger 1.
  • the collector 3 is thus on one side brazed on the heat exchange body 2 and on the other, secured to the lid 4 either by brazing or crimping the collector 3 on the lid 4.
  • the heat exchange body 2 is provided with at least one closure plate 15 which participates in the delimitation of conduits in which the second fluid, in particular liquid, circulates.
  • the closure plate 6 comprises at least one orifice 7 through which the second fluid can penetrate into the heat exchange body 2.
  • the closure plate 6 may also comprise a bulge-forming deformation 8 with respect to a plane of This bulge facilitates the distribution of the second fluid over an entire width of the heat exchange body 2.
  • the shutter plate 6 comprises two bulges. 8 and two orifices 7 formed at the bulges, a first orifice being adapted to allow an inlet of the second fluid in the heat exchange body 2, while a second orifice is adapted to allow an outlet of the second fluid out of the heat exchange body 2.
  • the shutter plate 6 comprises at least one tongue 9 folded and soldered against one side of a tube bordering the heat exchange body 2.
  • the shutter plate comprises two sets of three tongues referenced 9 to 1 1, each series emerging from an edge of the shutter plate parallel to the tube.
  • the manifold 3 is thus secured to the closure plate 6, by means of an end of a lined wall of the manifold 3 soldered against the closure plate.
  • This collector 3 is also made integral, in particular by brazing, with a wall of the end tubes placed at the ends of the heat exchange body 5.
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the heat exchange body 2, in section passing through a plane A shown in FIG.
  • the heat exchange body 2 comprises a plurality of tubes 12 made integral with the collector by brazing. These tubes are for example made from a metal sheet folded on itself, so as to define an internal volume in which the first fluid circulates, especially gaseous. Note that the structure of each tube 12 is identical, the two tubes placed at one and the other
  • terminal tubes 12a and 12b Ends of the heat exchange body 2 being hereinafter referred to as terminal tubes 12a and 12b.
  • a tube 12 is delimited by two parallel longitudinal walls, referenced 14 and 15, joined by two side walls referenced 16 and 17. This structure applies to all the tubes 12 constituting the heat exchange body 2, including the tubes terminals 12a, 12b.
  • each tube Inside the internal volume of each tube is installed an insert 13.
  • the latter has a first function which is to disrupt the flow
  • This insert 13 may have a second function which consists in mechanically reinforcing the tube 12.
  • the shape in zigzag of the interlayer makes it possible to produce solder lines between an inner face of the longitudinal walls 14, 15 and the top of
  • the heat exchange body 2 further comprises a plurality of ducts 18 capable of channeling the second fluid. These ducts 18 are formed by a space formed between each tube, but they are also delimited by a first closure plate 6a and by a second closure plate 6b, which laterally close the heat exchange body 2. The first fluid is thus separated from the second fluid only by the longitudinal walls 14, 15 which form the tubes 12.
  • each tube 12 is generated by a spacing device 19, one of whose functions is to guarantee a determined distance between two adjacent tubes 12, so as to form the conduit 18 concerned.
  • This spacing device 19 may implement a second function which consists in creating turbulence of the second fluid inside the ducts 18, so as to increase the heat exchange between the second fluid and the longitudinal walls 14, 15 tubes 12.
  • the spacing device 19 may be formed by a plurality of deformations made in the longitudinal walls.
  • this spacing device 19 can be made by one or more inserts and installed between each tube, before a soldering operation.
  • this part may for example be a grid, in particular comprising corrugations to generate turbulence.
  • the spacing device 19 can also fulfill a third function that consists of a recovery of mechanical forces, so as to avoid deformation of the heat exchange body 2. This is how the spacing device 19 can be brazed on each longitudinal wall 14, 15 of two
  • the heat exchange body 2 comprises the first shutter plate 6a and the second shutter plate 6b, each shutter plate being integral with the side wall 16, 17 of each tube 12. Such a connection is ensured by a soldering of the closure plate against the side wall of the tubes 12.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the presence of the tabs 10 made of material with the sealing plate 6a and 6b. These tongues are folded against an outer face of the longitudinal wall 14 of the end tubes 12a and 12b. These tongues reinforce the mechanical connection by brazing between the sealing plates 6a, 6b and the end tubes 12a, 12b, so as to form a housing delimiting the multiplicity of ducts 18.
  • FIG. 3 is a view showing in detail the connection between the cover 4, the collector 3 and the shutter plate 6. This representation illustrates a section taken in the plane B shown in FIG.
  • the collector 3 comprises a bottom plate 20 surrounded by a fastening edge 21.
  • the bottom plate 20 is provided with openings, here of oblong shape, which receive an end of each tube 12. These openings may be provided with a collar, oriented for example towards the heat exchange body
  • the fastening edge 21 forms a peripheral belt around the bottom plate 21, this fastening edge preferably being made of material with the bottom plate.
  • this fastening edge 21 is formed by a doubled wall 22, the latter ending at one end 23 at least partially secured to one and / or the other of the closure plates 6 .
  • the term "doubled" means that the fastening edge 21 is reinforced by the provision of two thicknesses of walls pressed against each other.
  • the lined wall 22 is thus formed by a first wall 24 and a second wall 25 immediately adjacent to the first wall 24, and which follows the contours.
  • the second wall 25 is rendered at least partially integral with the first wall 24 by a solder between these two walls.
  • the first wall 24 is also integral with the second wall by means of a fold back 36.
  • the first wall 24 and the second wall 25 come from the same sheet. metal which has been folded at the fold 36 to press the second wall 25 against the first wall 24.
  • the second wall 25 is made of material with the first wall 24.
  • the second wall 25 may be a separate part of the first wall 24, and reported before soldering against it, so as to form the lined wall 22 once secured to one another, in particular by brazing.
  • a thickness of the doubled wall 22 is at least twice greater than a thickness of the bottom plate 20. More precisely, the thickness of the doubled wall 22 is strictly equal to twice the thickness of the bottom wall 20. The thickness of the doubled wall 22 is measured in a plane passing through the bottom plate 20, while the thickness of the latter is measured in a direction parallel to a direction longitudinal tubes 12.
  • the fastening edge 21 defines at least partially a housing 26 for receiving a heel 27 of the cover 4.
  • the bottom plate 20 is in turn extended by a strip 28 which extends in a direction perpendicular to the extension plane of the bottom plate 20.
  • the housing 26 which receives the heel 27 of the lid is thus bordered on one side by the strip 28 and on the other by the first wall 24 constitutive of the doubled wall 22.
  • this housing 26 can receive a seal 43 ensuring a seal between the first fluid and the surrounding environment the heat exchanger according to the invention.
  • This seal 43 is thus in abutment against the heel 27, against the strip 28 and against the first wall 24 at the housing 26.
  • the first wall 24 comprises a first band 29 extended by a first sidewall 30.
  • the first band 29 forms the bottom of the housing 26 against which the seal 43 is supported.
  • the first flank 30 extends at least in part to the right of the housing 26, in particular laterally to it.
  • the first band 29 and the first flank 30 are particularly flat.
  • a chamfer 31 that is to say a substantially flat edge inclined relative to the first band 29 and relative to the first sidewall 30. This chamfer 31 thus connects the first band 29 at the first sidewall 30, this chamfer being a component contributing to the mechanical reinforcement of the doubled wall 22.
  • the second wall 25 of the doubled wall 22 comprises a second band 32 extended by a second flank 33.
  • the second band 32 extends
  • the second sidewall 33 extends in a plane parallel to the plane of extension of the first sidewall 30 and is brazed against this one.
  • the second band 32 is joined to the second flank 33 by a fillet 34, that is to say a rounded section edge.
  • This fillet 34 is opposite the chamfer 31, and it is configured so as to be separated from this chamfer 31, such an arrangement contributing to increasing the mechanical strength of the lined wall
  • the second band 32 and the second sidewall 33 are, for example, flat.
  • the lined wall 22 comprises a mechanical reinforcement device arranged at an angle of this doubled wall.
  • This device mechanical reinforcement can be formed either only by the chamfer 31, or only by the leave 34.
  • the mechanical reinforcement device may also be achieved by the combination of this chamfer 31 with the leave 34, such a combination to further increase the resistance mechanics of the doubled wall 22.
  • the end 23 of the doubled wall 22 is formed by an end portion of the second band 32.
  • the shutter plate 6 is interposed between the side walls 16, 17 of the tubes 12 and this end 23. According to an embodiment not shown, it is a slice of the second strip 32 which is brazed against the sealing plate 6.
  • the end 23 comprises a fold 35 oriented so that one or the other of the faces delimiting the second strip 32 is in abutment and brazed against the shutter plate 6.
  • the fold 35 forms a 90 ° angle facing the heat exchange body 2, that is to say opposite the lid 4 secured to the collector 3 concerned.
  • the doubled wall 22 comprises a series of legs of
  • Figure 4 is a view showing in detail the connection between the cover 4, the collector 3 and one of the terminal tubes 12a or 12b. This representation illustrates a section taken in the plane C shown in FIG. We will try to describe the differences with Figure 3, and we will refer to the description with reference to
  • the base plate 20 here comprises necks 38 turned towards the body 2. These collets receive one end of each tube 12, thus forming a contact area improving brazing between the bottom plate 20 and the tubes 12.
  • the strip 28 is here separated from the longitudinal wall 14 of the end tube
  • the second wall 25 is terminated by an edge 39 made integral with the end tube 12a, for example by brazing between these two parts.
  • the edge 39 includes a fold 35 which makes it possible to press a face of the second wall 25 against an outer face of the longitudinal wall 14 of the end tube 12a.
  • the heat exchange body and the collector can be made from an aluminum alloy.
  • the cover 4 may in turn be made of an aluminum alloy or a synthetic material, such as plastic for example.
  • FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the heat exchanger, seen in a sectional plane illustrated by the reference B in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the heat exchanger, seen in a sectional plane illustrated by the reference B in FIG. 1.
  • the housing 26 here receives the heel 27 of the cover 4, this heel then being secured to the doubled wall 22 according to two alternative or complementary connection variants, both shown in this FIG.
  • the first bonding alternative lies in soldering made between the heel 27 and the fastening edge 21 of the collector 3.
  • a first brazing referenced 40 is formed between the strip 28 and an inner face of the heel 27 while a second solder 41 is made between an outer face of the heel 27 and the doubled wall 22.
  • this second soldering 41 is formed between the first constituent flank 30 of the first wall 24 and the external face of the heel 27.
  • the second alternative of joining is formed by a referenced weld bead 42, for example disposed between the heel 27 of the cover and the fold 36 connecting the first wall 24 to the second wall 25 of the doubled wall 22.
  • the heat exchange body 2 and the cover 4 can be made of aluminum alloy, which facilitates the recycling of the heat exchanger, without need to dismount it.
  • the heat exchanger 1 described above may be integrated with an intake or exhaust gas cooling system of an internal combustion engine.
  • the first fluid is formed by the intake or exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, while the second fluid is formed by a liquid coolant.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a heat exchanger including a heat exchange body (2), at least one cover (4), and a collector (3) connecting the cover (4) to the heat exchange body (2), the heat exchange body (2) being defined by at least one sealing plate (6), the collector (3) including a bottom plate (20) surrounded by a securing edge (13) of the cover (4), characterized in that the securing edge (21) is formed by a double wall (22), one end (23) of which is at least partially secured to the sealing plate (6).

Description

ECHANGEUR DE CHALEUR A COLLECTEUR RENFORCE  HEAT EXCHANGER WITH REINFORCED COLLECTOR
Le secteur technique de la présente invention est celui des échangeurs de chaleur configurés pour réaliser un échange thermique entre un premier fluide et 5 un deuxième fluide, plus particulièrement destinés à être installés dans un véhicule automobile. Un tel échangeur de chaleur est par exemple un refroidisseur d'air suralimenté ou un refroidisseur de gaz d'échappement, notamment recirculé. î o Un véhicule automobile peut classiquement être équipé d'un moteur à combustion interne combiné à un turbocompresseur. Ce dernier provoque une élévation de la température de ces gaz d'admission qui nuit au bon remplissage des chambres de combustion du moteur. C'est la raison pour laquelle il est connu de compléter cette configuration par l'adjonction d'un échangeur de chaleur dontThe technical sector of the present invention is that of heat exchangers configured to perform a heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid, more particularly intended to be installed in a motor vehicle. Such a heat exchanger is for example a supercharged air cooler or an exhaust gas cooler, especially recirculated. A motor vehicle can conventionally be equipped with an internal combustion engine combined with a turbocharger. The latter causes a rise in the temperature of these intake gases which affects the proper filling of the combustion chambers of the engine. This is the reason why it is known to complete this configuration by the addition of a heat exchanger which
15 la fonction est de refroidir les gaz d'admission avant leurs entrées dans ces chambres de combustion, ce qui permet d'augmenter la densité des gaz d'admission. The function is to cool the intake gases before entering these combustion chambers, which allows the density of the inlet gases to be increased.
Un tel échangeur de chaleur peut comprendre une pluralité de tubes dansSuch a heat exchanger may comprise a plurality of tubes in
20 lesquels circule les gaz d'admission, l'espace entourant ces tubes étant quant à lui parcouru par un fluide de refroidissement. En entrée ou en sortie de cet échangeur, les gaz d'admission sont canalisés par un couvercle rendu solidaire d'un collecteur, ce dernier étant configuré pour recevoir de manière étanche l'extrémité de chaque tube par laquelle les gaz d'admission entrent. Which circulates the inlet gases, the space surrounding these tubes being in turn traversed by a cooling fluid. At the inlet or outlet of this exchanger, the inlet gases are channeled by a lid secured to a manifold, the latter being configured to sealingly receive the end of each tube through which the inlet gases enter.
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De nouvelles techniques de suralimentation font leurs apparitions. Il est ainsi connu de combiner le moteur à combustion interne avec deux ou trois turbocompresseurs. Cette combinaison s'accompagne d'une élévation de la pression et de la température des gaz d'admission. Les contraintes mécaniques New supercharging techniques make their appearances. It is thus known to combine the internal combustion engine with two or three turbochargers. This combination is accompanied by an increase in the pressure and the temperature of the inlet gases. Mechanical stresses
30 que subissent les échangeurs de suralimentation deviennent extrêmement importantes, puisque la pression des gaz d'admission peut atteindre 4 bars. Les échangeurs de chaleur connus à ce jour ne sont donc pas adaptés pour résister à de tels niveaux de pression ou de température, et des fuites peuvent apparaître en particulier au droit de la jonction qui relie le couvercle au collecteur. The fact that charge exchangers are becoming extremely important, since the pressure of the inlet gases can reach 4 bars. The heat exchangers known to date are therefore not adapted to withstand such pressure or temperature levels, and leaks may appear in particular to the right of the junction which connects the cover to the collector.
Le document FR2742531 A1 divulgue une solution de renforcement d'un bord périphérique du collecteur. Bien qu'améliorant la situation, une telle solution n'est pas adaptée pour un échangeur de chaleur entre les gaz d'admission ou d'échappement du moteur à combustion interne, et un fluide liquide de refroidissement, en raison du fait que le fluide liquide circule autour des tubes, et non pas à l'intérieur de ce dernier, comme évoqué par ce document. La gestion de l'étanchéité vis-à-vis du fluide liquide est donc différente. Document FR2742531 A1 discloses a solution for reinforcing a peripheral edge of the collector. Although improving the situation, such a solution is not suitable for a heat exchanger between the intake or exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine, and a coolant fluid, due to the fact that the fluid liquid circulates around the tubes, and not inside the latter, as evoked by this document. The management of the sealing vis-à-vis the liquid fluid is different.
En outre, la solution de renforcement proposée par ce document est limitée localement sur le bord périphérique du collecteur. Or, l'augmentation de pression et de température provoque des phénomènes de déformations et de dilatations que la solution de l'art antérieur ne peut pas contrecarrer de manière satisfaisante. In addition, the reinforcement solution proposed by this document is limited locally on the peripheral edge of the collector. However, the increase in pressure and temperature causes phenomena of deformation and expansion that the solution of the prior art can not counteract satisfactorily.
Le but de la présente invention est donc de résoudre les inconvénients décrits ci-dessus principalement en renforçant le bord périphérique du collecteur, de manière à ménager une reprise d'efforts sur un composant du corps d'échange thermique, en particulier sur la ou les plaques d'obturation qui délimitent les conduits dans lesquels circule le fluide de refroidissement. The object of the present invention is therefore to solve the disadvantages described above mainly by reinforcing the peripheral edge of the collector, so as to provide a recovery forces on a component of the heat exchange body, in particular on the or shutter plates which delimit the ducts in which the cooling fluid circulates.
L'invention a donc pour objet un échangeur de chaleur comprenant un corps d'échange thermique, au moins un couvercle et un collecteur reliant le couvercle au corps d'échange thermique, le corps d'échange thermique étant délimité par au moins une plaque d'obturation, le collecteur comprenant une plaque de fond entourée par un bord de solidarisation du couvercle, caractérisé en ce que le bord de solidarisation est formé par une paroi doublée dont une extrémité est au moins partiellement solidarisée sur la plaque d'obturation. La solidarisation de l'extrémité de la paroi doublée sur la plaque d'obturation assure ainsi une reprise d'efforts mécaniques qui contribue significativement à augmenter la résistance mécanique du bord de solidarisation à encontre des contraintes générées par la pression ou la température des fluides aptes à circuler dans l'échangeur selon l'invention. Selon un aspect de l'invention, le corps d'échange thermique comprend une pluralité de tubes solidaires du collecteur, notamment par leurs extrémités, et aptes à canaliser un premier fluide, ainsi qu'une multiplicité de conduits aptes à 5 canaliser un deuxième fluide, lesdits conduits étant formés entre les tubes et délimités par au moins la plaque d'obturation. The subject of the invention is therefore a heat exchanger comprising a heat exchange body, at least one cover and a collector connecting the cover to the heat exchange body, the heat exchange body being delimited by at least one heat exchange plate. shutter, the collector comprising a bottom plate surrounded by a fastening edge of the lid, characterized in that the fastening edge is formed by a lined wall, one end of which is at least partially secured to the closure plate. The fastening of the end of the doubled wall on the closure plate thus ensures a recovery of mechanical forces which contributes significantly to increasing the mechanical strength of the fastening edge against the constraints generated by the pressure or the temperature of the fluids suitable to circulate in the exchanger according to the invention. According to one aspect of the invention, the heat exchange body comprises a plurality of tubes integral with the collector, in particular at their ends, and able to channel a first fluid, as well as a multiplicity of conduits capable of channeling a second fluid. said ducts being formed between the tubes and delimited by at least the closure plate.
Selon une première caractéristique de l'invention, une épaisseur de la paroi doublée est au moins deux fois supérieure à une épaisseur de la plaque de fond, î o Une telle disposition permet de garantir une reprise d'efforts suffisante pour les pressions subies par l'échangeur de chaleur selon l'invention. According to a first characteristic of the invention, a thickness of the doubled wall is at least two times greater than a thickness of the bottom plate. Such an arrangement makes it possible to guarantee a sufficient recovery of forces for the pressures experienced by the heat exchanger according to the invention.
Selon une deuxième caractéristique de l'invention, la paroi doublée est formée par une première paroi et une deuxième paroi brasée sur la première 15 paroi. Selon une première alternative, la première et la deuxième paroi sont issues d'une même feuille métallique et reliées l'une à l'autre par un repli. Selon une deuxième alternative, la deuxième paroi est séparée de la première paroi, puis rapportée sur celle-ci avant une étape de brasage. According to a second characteristic of the invention, the lined wall is formed by a first wall and a second wall brazed to the first wall. According to a first alternative, the first and second walls come from the same metal sheet and connected to one another by a fold. According to a second alternative, the second wall is separated from the first wall and then attached thereto before a soldering step.
20 La paroi doublée comprend au moins un angle au droit duquel est ménagé un dispositif de renforcement mécanique. Ce dernier évite que l'inclinaison angulaire formée entre les deux parties de la paroi doublée qui bordent l'angle n'augmente sous l'effet de la pression. The lined wall comprises at least one angle to the right of which is provided a mechanical reinforcement device. The latter prevents the angular inclination formed between the two parts of the lined wall which border the angle increases under the effect of pressure.
25 Selon un exemple de réalisation, le dispositif de renforcement mécanique est par exemple un chanfrein ménagé sur l'angle de la première paroi. Alternativement, ce dispositif de renforcement mécanique est notamment un congé ménagé sur l'angle de la deuxième paroi. According to an exemplary embodiment, the mechanical reinforcement device is for example a chamfer formed on the angle of the first wall. Alternatively, this mechanical reinforcement device is in particular a fillet formed on the angle of the second wall.
30 On notera que ce dispositif de renforcement peut également être formé par la combinaison du chanfrein et du congé, ménagé sur l'une ou l'autre des parois. Une telle disposition permet de générer des formes qui se combinent pour s'opposer aux contraintes mécaniques. Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le bord de solidarisation, notamment la première paroi, délimite au moins en partie un logement de réception d'un talon du couvercle, le logement étant par ailleurs délimité par un 5 bandeau qui prolonge périphériquement la plaque de fond. It will be appreciated that this reinforcing device may also be formed by the combination of the chamfer and the fillet, provided on one or the other of the walls. Such an arrangement makes it possible to generate shapes that combine to oppose the mechanical stresses. According to another characteristic of the invention, the securing edge, in particular the first wall, delimits at least in part a housing for receiving a heel of the cover, the housing being further defined by a strip which extends the plate peripherally. background.
Dans un tel cas, la première paroi de la paroi doublée peut comprendre une première bande formant un fond du logement et un premier flanc délimitant latéralement le logement, la première bande et le premier flanc étant reliés par un î o chanfrein. In such a case, the first wall of the lined wall may comprise a first band forming a bottom of the housing and a first sidewall delimiting laterally the housing, the first band and the first side being connected by a chamfer o.
Selon encore une caractéristique de l'invention, la deuxième paroi de la paroi doublée peut comprendre une deuxième bande brasée contre la première bande, ainsi qu'un deuxième flanc brasé contre le premier flanc, la deuxième bande et le 15 deuxième flanc étant reliés par un congé distant du chanfrein. Le congé et le chanfrein forment ici le dispositif de renforcement mécanique, et une telle distance entre ce congé et ce chanfrein contribue significativement à augmenter la tenue mécanique du bord de solidarisation. According to another feature of the invention, the second wall of the doubled wall may comprise a second band brazed against the first band, and a second side brazed against the first side, the second band and the second side being connected by leave far from the chamfer. The fillet and the chamfer form here the device of mechanical reinforcement, and such a distance between this fillet and this chamfer contributes significantly to increase the mechanical strength of the joining edge.
20 La multiplicité de conduits est fermée par une première plaque d'obturation et avantageusement par une deuxième plaque d'obturation, chaque plaque d'obturation étant solidaire d'une paroi latérale de chaque tube. Cette paroi latérale forme une tranche du tube et s'étend dans un plan parallèle à un plan d'extension de la plaque d'obturation. The plurality of conduits is closed by a first closure plate and advantageously by a second closure plate, each closure plate being integral with a side wall of each tube. This side wall forms a slice of the tube and extends in a plane parallel to an extension plane of the closure plate.
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Avantageusement, l'extrémité de la paroi doublée comprend un pli agencé pour qu'une face de la deuxième paroi de la paroi doublée soit brasée contre la plaque d'obturation. Une telle disposition permet d'augmenter la surface de solidarisation, notamment de brasage, entre la paroi doublée et la plaque Advantageously, the end of the lined wall comprises a fold arranged so that a face of the second wall of the doubled wall is brazed against the closure plate. Such an arrangement makes it possible to increase the fastening surface, in particular brazing, between the lined wall and the plate
30 d'obturation. 30 shutter.
De manière complémentaire, un bord de la paroi doublée peut être solidarisé au moins sur une paroi longitudinale d'un tube terminal du corps d'échange thermique. La paroi doublée formant une ceinture autour du corps d'échange thermique, celle-ci est ainsi brasée sur un premier côté du corps d'échange thermique, au niveau de la plaque d'obturation, et elle peut être brasée sur un deuxième côté du corps d'échange thermique, perpendiculaire au premier côté. 5 Ce deuxième côté est notamment formé par un tube terminal délimitant le corps d'échange thermique In a complementary manner, an edge of the doubled wall can be secured at least on a longitudinal wall of an end tube of the exchange body thermal. The lined wall forming a belt around the heat exchange body, it is thus brazed to a first side of the heat exchange body, at the sealing plate, and it can be soldered on a second side of the heat exchange body, perpendicular to the first side. This second side is formed in particular by a terminal tube delimiting the heat exchange body.
Selon un exemple de solidarisation, la plaque d'obturation comprend au moins une languette repliée et brasée contre une paroi longitudinale du tube î o terminal du corps d'échange thermique. Bien qu'un bord de la plaque d'obturation soit brasé sur la paroi latérale du tube terminal, une telle structure permet d'augmenter la résistance mécanique du corps d'échange thermique, le long de la plaque d'obturation. According to an example of securing, the closure plate comprises at least one tongue folded and brazed against a longitudinal wall of the end tube of the heat exchange body. Although an edge of the sealing plate is brazed to the side wall of the end tube, such a structure makes it possible to increase the mechanical strength of the heat exchange body, along the closure plate.
15 On notera que la plaque d'obturation peut comprendre au moins un orifice par lequel un deuxième fluide est apte à entrer ou sortir du corps d'échange thermique. On assure ainsi l'alimentation en deuxième fluide de l'échangeur de chaleur. It will be appreciated that the closure plate may comprise at least one orifice through which a second fluid is able to enter or exit the heat exchange body. This ensures the second fluid supply of the heat exchanger.
20 L'invention peut également couvrir un système de refroidissement de gaz d'admission ou d'échappement d'un moteur à combustion interne, comprenant un échangeur de chaleur comprenant l'une quelconque des caractéristiques présentées ci-dessus, dans lequel le premier fluide est formé par les gaz d'admission ou d'échappement du moteur à combustion interne, alors que leThe invention may also cover an intake or exhaust gas cooling system of an internal combustion engine, comprising a heat exchanger comprising any of the features set forth above, wherein the first fluid is formed by the intake or exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, while the
25 deuxième fluide est formé par un fluide liquide de refroidissement. Second fluid is formed by a coolant fluid.
Un tout premier avantage selon l'invention réside dans la possibilité d'augmenter de manière simple la résistance mécanique de la liaison entre le couvercle et le collecteur, sans pour autant augmenter le coût de fabrication ou la 30 difficulté d'assemblage d'un tel échangeur. C'est ainsi qu'un échangeur de chaleur, muni d'un collecteur à paroi doublée et dont l'extrémité de cette paroi est rendue solidaire d'une plaque délimitant le ou les conduits de circulation du deuxième fluide, peut résister à des pressions et des températures élevées. D'autres caractéristiques, détails et avantages de l'invention ressortiront plus clairement à la lecture de la description donnée ci-après à titre indicatif en relation avec des dessins dans lesquels : A first advantage of the invention lies in the possibility of simply increasing the mechanical strength of the connection between the lid and the collector, without increasing the manufacturing cost or the difficulty of assembling such a device. exchanger. Thus, a heat exchanger, provided with a doubled wall collector and whose end of this wall is secured to a plate defining the circulation duct or ducts of the second fluid, can withstand the pressures and high temperatures. Other characteristics, details and advantages of the invention will emerge more clearly on reading the description given below as an indication in relation to drawings in which:
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- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un échangeur de chaleur selon l'invention,  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a heat exchanger according to the invention,
- la figure 2 est une vue du corps d'échange thermique constitutif de l'échangeur de chaleur, en coupe selon le plan A illustré sur la figure 1 ,  FIG. 2 is a view of the heat exchange body constituting the heat exchanger, in section along the plane A illustrated in FIG. 1;
î o - la figure 3 est une vue illustrant la solidarisation du collecteur sur un premier côté du corps d'échange thermique, en coupe selon le plan B illustré sur la figure 1 FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the securing of the collector on a first side of the heat exchange body, in section along the plane B illustrated in FIG. 1
- la figure 4 est une vue illustrant la solidarisation du collecteur sur un deuxième côté du corps d'échange thermique, en coupe selon le plan C illustré FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the securing of the collector on a second side of the heat exchange body, in section along the plane C illustrated.
15 sur la figure 1 , In Figure 1,
- la figure 5 est une vue illustrant deux variantes de solidarisation entre le collecteur et le couvercle, vue en coupe selon le plan B montré sur la figure 1 .  FIG. 5 is a view illustrating two variants of connection between the collector and the cover, seen in section along the plane B shown in FIG. 1.
La figure 1 illustre un exemple de réalisation d'un échangeur de chaleur 1 20 selon l'invention. Un tel échangeur de chaleur est notamment une refroidisseur d'air suralimenté utilisé pour refroidir des gaz d'admission d'un moteur à combustion interne, mais il peut également s'agir d'un refroidisseur de gaz d'échappement recirculé, utilisé pour abaisser la température de gaz d'échappement injecté dans les gaz d'admission d'un tel moteur à combustion 25 interne. FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a heat exchanger 1 20 according to the invention. Such a heat exchanger is in particular a supercharged air cooler used to cool the intake gas of an internal combustion engine, but it can also be a recirculated exhaust gas cooler used to lower the exhaust gas temperature injected into the inlet gases of such an internal combustion engine.
L'échangeur de chaleur 1 selon l'invention est configuré pour réaliser un échange thermique entre un premier fluide et un deuxième fluide. De manière particulière, l'échangeur de chaleur est agencé d'une part, pour canaliser un fluide 30 gazeux, et d'autre part pour véhiculer un fluide liquide, tel un fluide de refroidissement constitué par exemple d'eau additionnée de glycol. Ainsi, l'échangeur de chaleur 1 peut être un échangeur fluide gazeux/fluide liquide. L'échangeur de chaleur 1 selon l'invention comprend un corps d'échange thermique 2 qui forme le siège de l'échange thermique entre le premier fluide et le deuxième fluide. A chaque extrémité de ce corps d'échange thermique 2, on trouve un collecteur 3 coiffé par un couvercle 4. The heat exchanger 1 according to the invention is configured to perform a heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid. In particular, the heat exchanger is arranged on the one hand, for channeling a gaseous fluid, and on the other hand for conveying a liquid fluid, such as a cooling fluid consisting for example of water containing glycol. Thus, the heat exchanger 1 may be a gaseous fluid / liquid fluid exchanger. The heat exchanger 1 according to the invention comprises a heat exchange body 2 which forms the seat of the heat exchange between the first fluid and the second fluid. At each end of this heat exchange body 2, there is a collector 3 capped by a cover 4.
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Le collecteur 3 assure une distribution du premier fluide au travers d'une pluralité de tubes constitutifs du corps d'échange thermique 2, ce premier fluide étant canalisé par le couvercle 4 vers ou depuis le collecteur 3. Le couvercle 4 comprend au moins une ouverture 5 par laquelle le premier fluide entre ou sort de î o l'échangeur de chaleur 1 . Le collecteur 3 est ainsi d'un côté brasé sur le corps d'échange thermique 2 et de l'autre, rendu solidaire du couvercle 4 soit par brasage, soit un sertissage du collecteur 3 sur le couvercle 4.  The manifold 3 ensures a distribution of the first fluid through a plurality of constituent tubes of the heat exchange body 2, this first fluid being channeled by the cover 4 to or from the collector 3. The cover 4 comprises at least one opening 5 through which the first fluid enters or leaves the heat exchanger 1. The collector 3 is thus on one side brazed on the heat exchange body 2 and on the other, secured to the lid 4 either by brazing or crimping the collector 3 on the lid 4.
Le corps d'échange thermique 2 est pourvu d'au moins une plaque 15 d'obturation 6 qui participe à la délimitation de conduits dans lesquels le deuxième fluide, notamment liquide, circule. La plaque d'obturation 6 comprend au moins un orifice 7 par lequel le deuxième fluide peut pénétrer dans le corps d'échange thermique 2. La plaque d'obturation 6 peut également comporter une déformation formant un renflement 8 par rapport à un plan d'extension de la plaque 20 d'obturation 6. Un tel renflement facilite la distribution du deuxième fluide sur toute une largeur du corps d'échange thermique 2. Dans l'exemple particulier de la figure 1 , la plaque d'obturation 6 comprend deux renflements 8 et deux orifices 7 ménagés au niveau des renflements, un premier orifice étant apte à autoriser une entrée du deuxième fluide dans le corps d'échange thermique 2, alors qu'un 25 deuxième orifice est apte à autoriser une sortie du deuxième fluide hors du corps d'échange thermique 2. The heat exchange body 2 is provided with at least one closure plate 15 which participates in the delimitation of conduits in which the second fluid, in particular liquid, circulates. The closure plate 6 comprises at least one orifice 7 through which the second fluid can penetrate into the heat exchange body 2. The closure plate 6 may also comprise a bulge-forming deformation 8 with respect to a plane of This bulge facilitates the distribution of the second fluid over an entire width of the heat exchange body 2. In the particular example of FIG. 1, the shutter plate 6 comprises two bulges. 8 and two orifices 7 formed at the bulges, a first orifice being adapted to allow an inlet of the second fluid in the heat exchange body 2, while a second orifice is adapted to allow an outlet of the second fluid out of the heat exchange body 2.
La plaque d'obturation 6 comprend au moins une languette 9 repliée et brasée contre une face d'un tube bordant le corps d'échange thermique 2. Selon 30 l'exemple de réalisation, la plaque d'obturation comporte deux séries de trois languettes référencées 9 à 1 1 , chacune des séries débouchant d'une arête de la plaque d'obturation parallèle au tube. Le collecteur 3 est ainsi rendu solidaire de la plaque d'obturation 6, au moyen d'une extrémité d'une paroi doublée du collecteur 3 brasée contre la plaque d'obturation. Ce collecteur 3 est également rendu solidaire, notamment par brasage, d'une paroi des tubes terminaux placés aux extrémités du corps 5 d'échange thermique 2. The shutter plate 6 comprises at least one tongue 9 folded and soldered against one side of a tube bordering the heat exchange body 2. According to the embodiment, the shutter plate comprises two sets of three tongues referenced 9 to 1 1, each series emerging from an edge of the shutter plate parallel to the tube. The manifold 3 is thus secured to the closure plate 6, by means of an end of a lined wall of the manifold 3 soldered against the closure plate. This collector 3 is also made integral, in particular by brazing, with a wall of the end tubes placed at the ends of the heat exchange body 5.
La figure 2 est une vue du corps d'échange thermique 2, en coupe passant par un plan A montré sur la figure 1 . î o Le corps d'échange thermique 2 comprend une pluralité de tubes 12 rendue solidaire du collecteur par brasage. Ces tubes sont par exemple réalisés à partir d'une feuille métallique repliée sur elle même, de manière à délimiter un volume interne dans lequel circule le premier fluide, notamment gazeux. On notera que la structure de chaque tube 12 est identique, les deux tubes placés à l'une et l'autreFIG. 2 is a view of the heat exchange body 2, in section passing through a plane A shown in FIG. The heat exchange body 2 comprises a plurality of tubes 12 made integral with the collector by brazing. These tubes are for example made from a metal sheet folded on itself, so as to define an internal volume in which the first fluid circulates, especially gaseous. Note that the structure of each tube 12 is identical, the two tubes placed at one and the other
15 des extrémités du corps d'échange thermique 2 étant ci-après appelés tubes terminaux 12a et 12b. Ends of the heat exchange body 2 being hereinafter referred to as terminal tubes 12a and 12b.
Un tube 12 est délimité par deux parois longitudinales parallèles, référencées 14 et 15, jointes par deux parois latérales référencées 16 et 17. Cette 20 structure s'applique à tous les tubes 12 constitutifs du corps d'échange thermique 2, y compris les tubes terminaux 12a, 12b. A tube 12 is delimited by two parallel longitudinal walls, referenced 14 and 15, joined by two side walls referenced 16 and 17. This structure applies to all the tubes 12 constituting the heat exchange body 2, including the tubes terminals 12a, 12b.
A l'intérieur du volume interne de chaque tube est installé un intercalaire 13. Ce dernier présente une première fonction qui consiste à perturber l'écoulementInside the internal volume of each tube is installed an insert 13. The latter has a first function which is to disrupt the flow
25 du premier fluide dans le tube 12, de manière à maximiser le transfert thermique entre le premier fluide et les parois délimitant le tube 12. Cet intercalaire 13 peut présenter une seconde fonction qui consiste à renforcer mécaniquement le tube 12. En effet, la forme en zigzag de l'intercalaire permet de réaliser des lignes de brasures entre une face interne des parois longitudinales 14, 15 et le sommet de25 of the first fluid in the tube 12, so as to maximize the heat transfer between the first fluid and the walls defining the tube 12. This insert 13 may have a second function which consists in mechanically reinforcing the tube 12. In effect, the shape in zigzag of the interlayer makes it possible to produce solder lines between an inner face of the longitudinal walls 14, 15 and the top of
30 chaque ondulation de l'intercalaire 13. Ce dernier s'étend ainsi de manière rectiligne entre chaque face interne de ces parois longitudinales, ce qui évite un gonflement du tube 12 sous l'effet de la pression du premier fluide. Le corps d'échange thermique 2 comprend encore une multiplicité de conduits 18 aptes à canaliser le deuxième fluide. Ces conduits 18 sont formés par une espace ménagé entre chaque tube, mais ils sont également délimités par une première plaque d'obturation 6a et par une deuxième plaque d'obturation 6b, qui 5 ferment latéralement le corps d'échange thermique 2. Le premier fluide est ainsi séparé du deuxième fluide seulement par les parois longitudinale 14, 15 qui forment les tubes 12. 30 and each corrugation of the insert 13. The latter thus extends rectilinearly between each inner face of these longitudinal walls, which prevents swelling of the tube 12 under the effect of the pressure of the first fluid. The heat exchange body 2 further comprises a plurality of ducts 18 capable of channeling the second fluid. These ducts 18 are formed by a space formed between each tube, but they are also delimited by a first closure plate 6a and by a second closure plate 6b, which laterally close the heat exchange body 2. The first fluid is thus separated from the second fluid only by the longitudinal walls 14, 15 which form the tubes 12.
L'espace entre chaque tube 12 est généré par un dispositif d'espacement î o 19, dont l'une des fonctions est de garantir une distance déterminée entre deux tubes 12 adjacents, de manière à former le conduit 18 concerné. The space between each tube 12 is generated by a spacing device 19, one of whose functions is to guarantee a determined distance between two adjacent tubes 12, so as to form the conduit 18 concerned.
Ce dispositif d'espacement 19 peut mettre en œuvre une deuxième fonction qui consiste à créer des turbulences du deuxième fluide à l'intérieur des conduits 15 18, de manière à augmenter l'échange thermique entre le deuxième fluide et les parois longitudinales 14, 15 des tubes 12. This spacing device 19 may implement a second function which consists in creating turbulence of the second fluid inside the ducts 18, so as to increase the heat exchange between the second fluid and the longitudinal walls 14, 15 tubes 12.
Selon un exemple de mise en œuvre, le dispositif d'espacement 19 peut être formé par une pluralité de déformations réalisées dans les parois longitudinalesAccording to an exemplary implementation, the spacing device 19 may be formed by a plurality of deformations made in the longitudinal walls.
20 14, 15 des tubes 12. Alternativement, ce dispositif d'espacement 19 peut être réalisé par une ou plusieurs pièces rapportées et installées entre chaque tube, avant une opération de brasage. Selon un exemple de réalisation, cette pièce peut par exemple être une grille, notamment comprenant des ondulations pour générer des turbulences. 14, 15 of the tubes 12. Alternatively, this spacing device 19 can be made by one or more inserts and installed between each tube, before a soldering operation. According to an exemplary embodiment, this part may for example be a grid, in particular comprising corrugations to generate turbulence.
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Le dispositif d'espacement 19 peut également remplir une troisième fonction qui consiste en une reprise d'efforts mécaniques, de manière à éviter des déformations du corps d'échange thermique 2. C'est ainsi que le dispositif d'espacement 19 peut être brasé sur chaque paroi longitudinale 14, 15 de deux The spacing device 19 can also fulfill a third function that consists of a recovery of mechanical forces, so as to avoid deformation of the heat exchange body 2. This is how the spacing device 19 can be brazed on each longitudinal wall 14, 15 of two
30 tubes 12 immédiatement adjacents. 30 tubes 12 immediately adjacent.
Le corps d'échange thermique 2 comprend la première plaque d'obturation 6a et la deuxième plaque d'obturation 6b, chaque plaque d'obturation étant solidaire de la paroi latérale 16, 17 de chaque tube 12. Une telle solidarisation est assurée par un brasage de la plaque d'obturation contre la paroi latérale des tubes 12. The heat exchange body 2 comprises the first shutter plate 6a and the second shutter plate 6b, each shutter plate being integral with the side wall 16, 17 of each tube 12. Such a connection is ensured by a soldering of the closure plate against the side wall of the tubes 12.
5 La figure 2 illustre bien la présence des languettes 10 issues de matière avec la plaque d'obturation 6a et 6b. Ces languettes sont repliées contre une face externe de la paroi longitudinale 14 des tubes d'extrémité 12a et 12b. Ces languettes renforcent la liaison mécanique par brasage entre les plaques d'obturation 6a, 6b et les tubes terminaux 12a, 12b, de manière à former un î o boîtier délimitant la multiplicité de conduits 18. Figure 2 illustrates the presence of the tabs 10 made of material with the sealing plate 6a and 6b. These tongues are folded against an outer face of the longitudinal wall 14 of the end tubes 12a and 12b. These tongues reinforce the mechanical connection by brazing between the sealing plates 6a, 6b and the end tubes 12a, 12b, so as to form a housing delimiting the multiplicity of ducts 18.
La figure 3 est une vue montrant en détails la solidarisation entre le couvercle 4, le collecteur 3 et la plaque d'obturation 6. Cette représentation illustre une coupe prise dans le plan B montré à la figure 1 . FIG. 3 is a view showing in detail the connection between the cover 4, the collector 3 and the shutter plate 6. This representation illustrates a section taken in the plane B shown in FIG.
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Le collecteur 3 comprend une plaque de fond 20 entourée par un bord de solidarisation 21 . La plaque de fond 20 est pourvu d'ouvertures, ici de forme oblongue, qui reçoivent une extrémité de chaque tube 12. Ces ouvertures peuvent être pourvues d'un collet, orienté par exemple vers le corps d'échange thermique The collector 3 comprises a bottom plate 20 surrounded by a fastening edge 21. The bottom plate 20 is provided with openings, here of oblong shape, which receive an end of each tube 12. These openings may be provided with a collar, oriented for example towards the heat exchange body
20 2 ou vers le couvercle 4. 2 or to the lid 4.
Le bord de solidarisation 21 forme une ceinture périphérique autour de la plaque de fond 21 , ce bord de solidarisation étant préférentiellement issu de matière avec la plaque de fond. The fastening edge 21 forms a peripheral belt around the bottom plate 21, this fastening edge preferably being made of material with the bottom plate.
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Selon l'invention, ce bord de solidarisation 21 est formé par une paroi doublée 22, cette dernière se terminant au niveau d'une extrémité 23 au moins en partie solidarisée sur l'une et/ou l'autre des plaques d'obturation 6.  According to the invention, this fastening edge 21 is formed by a doubled wall 22, the latter ending at one end 23 at least partially secured to one and / or the other of the closure plates 6 .
30 Le terme « doublé » signifie que le bord de solidarisation 21 est renforcé par la disposition de deux épaisseurs de parois plaquées l'une contre l'autre. La paroi doublée 22 est ainsi formée par une première paroi 24 et par une deuxième paroi 25 immédiatement adjacente à la première paroi 24, et qui en suit les contours. La deuxième paroi 25 est rendue au moins en partie solidaire de la première paroi 24 par une brasure entre ces deux parois. The term "doubled" means that the fastening edge 21 is reinforced by the provision of two thicknesses of walls pressed against each other. The lined wall 22 is thus formed by a first wall 24 and a second wall 25 immediately adjacent to the first wall 24, and which follows the contours. The second wall 25 is rendered at least partially integral with the first wall 24 by a solder between these two walls.
Selon un exemple de réalisation représenté sur cette figure, la première paroi 24 est également solidaire de la deuxième paroi au moyen d'un repli 36. Dans un tel cas, la première paroi 24 et la deuxième paroi 25 sont issues d'une même feuille métallique que l'on a pliée au niveau du repli 36 pour plaquer la deuxième paroi 25 contre la première paroi 24. C'est ainsi que l'on considère que la deuxième paroi 25 est issue de matière avec la première paroi 24. According to an exemplary embodiment shown in this figure, the first wall 24 is also integral with the second wall by means of a fold back 36. In such a case, the first wall 24 and the second wall 25 come from the same sheet. metal which has been folded at the fold 36 to press the second wall 25 against the first wall 24. Thus it is considered that the second wall 25 is made of material with the first wall 24.
Alternativement, la deuxième paroi 25 peut être une pièce distincte de la première paroi 24, et rapportée avant brasage contre celle-ci, de manière à former la paroi doublée 22 une fois rendue solidaire l'une de l'autre, notamment par brasage. Alternatively, the second wall 25 may be a separate part of the first wall 24, and reported before soldering against it, so as to form the lined wall 22 once secured to one another, in particular by brazing.
Pour simplifier le mode de fabrication du collecteur 3, une épaisseur de la paroi doublée 22 est au moins deux fois supérieure à une épaisseur de la plaque de fond 20. De manière plus précise, l'épaisseur de la paroi doublée 22 est strictement égale à deux fois l'épaisseur de la paroi de fond 20. L'épaisseur de la paroi doublée 22 est mesurée dans un plan passant par la plaque de fond 20, alors que l'épaisseur de cette dernière est mesurée selon une direction parallèle à une direction longitudinale des tubes 12. To simplify the manufacturing method of the collector 3, a thickness of the doubled wall 22 is at least twice greater than a thickness of the bottom plate 20. More precisely, the thickness of the doubled wall 22 is strictly equal to twice the thickness of the bottom wall 20. The thickness of the doubled wall 22 is measured in a plane passing through the bottom plate 20, while the thickness of the latter is measured in a direction parallel to a direction longitudinal tubes 12.
Selon l'exemple de réalisation des figures 3 et 4, le bord de solidarisation 21 délimite au moins en partie un logement 26 de réception d'un talon 27 du couvercle 4. La plaque de fond 20 est quant à elle prolongée par un bandeau 28 qui s'étend selon une direction perpendiculaire au plan d'extension de la plaque de fond 20. Le logement 26 qui reçoit le talon 27 du couvercle est ainsi bordé d'une côté par le bandeau 28 et de l'autre par la première paroi 24 constitutive de la paroi doublée 22. According to the embodiment of Figures 3 and 4, the fastening edge 21 defines at least partially a housing 26 for receiving a heel 27 of the cover 4. The bottom plate 20 is in turn extended by a strip 28 which extends in a direction perpendicular to the extension plane of the bottom plate 20. The housing 26 which receives the heel 27 of the lid is thus bordered on one side by the strip 28 and on the other by the first wall 24 constitutive of the doubled wall 22.
En plus de recevoir le talon 27 du couvercle 4, ce logement 26 peut recevoir un joint 43 assurant une étanchéité entre le premier fluide et le milieu environnant l'échangeur de chaleur selon l'invention. Ce joint 43 est ainsi en appui contre le talon 27, contre le bandeau 28 et contre la première paroi 24 au niveau du logement 26. In addition to receiving the heel 27 of the cover 4, this housing 26 can receive a seal 43 ensuring a seal between the first fluid and the surrounding environment the heat exchanger according to the invention. This seal 43 is thus in abutment against the heel 27, against the strip 28 and against the first wall 24 at the housing 26.
5 Selon l'exemple de réalisation de la figure 3, la première paroi 24 comprend une première bande 29 prolongée par un premier flanc 30. La première bande 29 forme le fond du logement 26 contre lequel le joint 43 prend appui. Le premier flanc 30 s'étend au moins en partie au droit du logement 26, notamment latéralement à celui-ci. La première bande 29 et le premier flanc 30 sont î o notamment plats. According to the embodiment of Figure 3, the first wall 24 comprises a first band 29 extended by a first sidewall 30. The first band 29 forms the bottom of the housing 26 against which the seal 43 is supported. The first flank 30 extends at least in part to the right of the housing 26, in particular laterally to it. The first band 29 and the first flank 30 are particularly flat.
Entre la première bande 29 et le premier flanc 30, on trouve un chanfrein 31 , c'est-à-dire une arête sensiblement plate et inclinée par rapport à la première bande 29 et par rapport au premier flanc 30. Ce chanfrein 31 relie ainsi la 15 première bande 29 au premier flanc 30, ce chanfrein étant un élément participant au renforcement mécanique de la paroi doublée 22. Between the first band 29 and the first sidewall 30, there is a chamfer 31, that is to say a substantially flat edge inclined relative to the first band 29 and relative to the first sidewall 30. This chamfer 31 thus connects the first band 29 at the first sidewall 30, this chamfer being a component contributing to the mechanical reinforcement of the doubled wall 22.
La deuxième paroi 25 de la paroi doublée 22 comprend une deuxième bande 32 prolongée par un deuxième flanc 33. La deuxième bande 32 s'étendThe second wall 25 of the doubled wall 22 comprises a second band 32 extended by a second flank 33. The second band 32 extends
20 dans un plan parallèle au plan d'extension de la première bande 29, ces deux bandes étant rendues solidaires l'une de l'autre par une liaison brasée. 20 in a plane parallel to the extension plane of the first band 29, these two strips being secured to one another by a brazed connection.
Le deuxième flanc 33 s'étend dans un plan parallèle au plan d'extension du premier flanc 30 et il est brasé contre ce celui-ci. The second sidewall 33 extends in a plane parallel to the plane of extension of the first sidewall 30 and is brazed against this one.
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La deuxième bande 32 est jointe au deuxième flanc 33 par un congé 34, c'est-à-dire une arête de section arrondie. Ce congé 34 est en regard du chanfrein 31 , et il est configuré de manière à être séparé de ce chanfrein 31 , une telle disposition contribuant à augmenter la résistance mécanique de la paroi doublée The second band 32 is joined to the second flank 33 by a fillet 34, that is to say a rounded section edge. This fillet 34 is opposite the chamfer 31, and it is configured so as to be separated from this chamfer 31, such an arrangement contributing to increasing the mechanical strength of the lined wall
30 22. La deuxième bande 32 et le deuxième flanc 33 sont par exemple plats. 22. The second band 32 and the second sidewall 33 are, for example, flat.
Ainsi, la paroi doublée 22 comprend un dispositif de renforcement mécanique agencé au niveau d'un angle de cette paroi doublée. Ce dispositif de renforcement mécanique peut être formé soit seulement par le chanfrein 31 , soit seulement par le congé 34. Le dispositif de renforcement mécanique pourra également être réalisé par la combinaison de ce chanfrein 31 avec le congé 34, une telle combinaison permettant encore d'augmenter la résistance mécanique de 5 la paroi doublée 22. Thus, the lined wall 22 comprises a mechanical reinforcement device arranged at an angle of this doubled wall. This device mechanical reinforcement can be formed either only by the chamfer 31, or only by the leave 34. The mechanical reinforcement device may also be achieved by the combination of this chamfer 31 with the leave 34, such a combination to further increase the resistance mechanics of the doubled wall 22.
L'extrémité 23 de la paroi doublée 22 est formée par une partie terminale de la deuxième bande 32. Au niveau du collecteur 3, la plaque d'obturation 6 est interposée entre les parois latérales 16, 17 des tubes 12 et cette extrémité 23. î o Selon un exemple de réalisation non représenté, c'est une tranche de la deuxième bande 32 qui est brasée contre la plaque d'obturation 6. The end 23 of the doubled wall 22 is formed by an end portion of the second band 32. At the collector 3, the shutter plate 6 is interposed between the side walls 16, 17 of the tubes 12 and this end 23. According to an embodiment not shown, it is a slice of the second strip 32 which is brazed against the sealing plate 6.
Sur l'exemple de la figure 3, l'extrémité 23 comprend un pli 35 orienté de manière à ce que l'une ou l'autre des faces délimitant la deuxième bande 32 soit 15 en appui et brasée contre la plaque d'obturation 6. Dans le cas présent, le pli 35 forme un angle à 90° tourné vers le corps d'échange thermique 2, c'est-à-dire à l'opposé du couvercle 4 solidarisé sur le collecteur 3 concerné. In the example of FIG. 3, the end 23 comprises a fold 35 oriented so that one or the other of the faces delimiting the second strip 32 is in abutment and brazed against the shutter plate 6. In this case, the fold 35 forms a 90 ° angle facing the heat exchange body 2, that is to say opposite the lid 4 secured to the collector 3 concerned.
Au niveau du repli 36, la paroi doublée 22 comprend une série de pattes deAt the level of the fold 36, the doubled wall 22 comprises a series of legs of
20 sertissage 37 formées par des portions qui prolongent la première paroi 24. Sur cette figure, ces pattes de sertissage 37 sont représentées avant pliage sur le talon 27 du couvercle 4. En position d'assemblage final, ces pattes de sertissage sont plaquées contre le talon 27 du couvercle 4, de manière à exercer un effort de compression à encontre du joint 43. 20 crimping formed by portions that extend the first wall 24. In this figure, these crimping tabs 37 are shown before folding on the heel 27 of the lid 4. In the final assembly position, these crimping tabs are pressed against the heel 27 of the cover 4, so as to exert a compressive force against the seal 43.
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La figure 4 est vue montrant en détails la solidarisation entre le couvercle 4, le collecteur 3 et l'un des tubes terminaux 12a ou 12b. Cette représentation illustre une coupe prise dans le plan C montré à la figure 1 . On s'attachera à décrire les différences avec la figure 3, et on se reportera à la description en référence à Figure 4 is a view showing in detail the connection between the cover 4, the collector 3 and one of the terminal tubes 12a or 12b. This representation illustrates a section taken in the plane C shown in FIG. We will try to describe the differences with Figure 3, and we will refer to the description with reference to
30 celle-ci pour mettre en œuvre la structure des éléments communs représentés sur la figure 4. This to implement the structure of the common elements shown in Figure 4.
La plaque de fond 20 comprend ici des collets 38 tournés vers le corps d'échange thermique 2. Ces collets reçoivent une extrémité de chaque tube 12, formant ainsi une zone de contact améliorant le brasage entre la plaque de fond 20 et les tubes 12. The base plate 20 here comprises necks 38 turned towards the body 2. These collets receive one end of each tube 12, thus forming a contact area improving brazing between the bottom plate 20 and the tubes 12.
5 Le bandeau 28 est ici séparé de la paroi longitudinale 14 du tube terminalThe strip 28 is here separated from the longitudinal wall 14 of the end tube
12a, en raison de la présence d'un collet. 12a, due to the presence of a collar.
La deuxième paroi 25 est terminée par un bord 39 rendu solidaire du tube terminal 12a, par exemple par brasage entre ces deux pièces. Le bord 39 î o comprend un pli 35 qui permet de plaquer une face de la deuxième paroi 25 contre une face externe de la paroi longitudinale 14 du tube terminal 12a. The second wall 25 is terminated by an edge 39 made integral with the end tube 12a, for example by brazing between these two parts. The edge 39 includes a fold 35 which makes it possible to press a face of the second wall 25 against an outer face of the longitudinal wall 14 of the end tube 12a.
Pour la variante des figures 3 et 4, on notera que le corps d'échange thermique et le collecteur peuvent être réalisés à partir d'un alliage d'aluminium. 15 Le couvercle 4 peut quant à lui être réalisé en un alliage d'aluminium ou en un matériau synthétique, tel que du plastique par exemple. For the variant of Figures 3 and 4, it should be noted that the heat exchange body and the collector can be made from an aluminum alloy. The cover 4 may in turn be made of an aluminum alloy or a synthetic material, such as plastic for example.
La figure 5 montre une variante de réalisation de l'échangeur de chaleur, vue dans un plan de coupe illustré par la référence B sur la figure 1 . Pour les figures 3FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the heat exchanger, seen in a sectional plane illustrated by the reference B in FIG. 1. For figures 3
20 et 4, le maintien du couvercle 4 dans le collecteur 3 est assuré par un pliage de pattes de sertissage. La variante de la figure 5 montre un assemblage différent, en ce sens que le couvercle 4 est rendu solidaire du collecteur 3 par une soudure ou au moins une brasure. Pour les éléments représentés de manière identique, on se reportera à la description en référence à la figure 3. 20 and 4, the holding of the cover 4 in the manifold 3 is ensured by folding crimping tabs. The variant of Figure 5 shows a different assembly, in that the cover 4 is secured to the manifold 3 by a weld or at least a solder. For the elements represented identically, reference will be made to the description with reference to FIG.
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Le logement 26 reçoit ici le talon 27 du couvercle 4, ce talon étant alors solidarisé à la paroi doublée 22 selon deux variantes de solidarisation alternatives ou complémentaires, toutes deux représentées sur cette figure 5.  The housing 26 here receives the heel 27 of the cover 4, this heel then being secured to the doubled wall 22 according to two alternative or complementary connection variants, both shown in this FIG.
30 La première alternative de solidarisation réside dans un brasage réalisé entre le talon 27 et le bord de solidarisation 21 du collecteur 3. Un premier brasage référencé 40 est réalisé entre le bandeau 28 et une face interne du talon 27 alors qu'un deuxième brasage 41 est réalisé entre une face externe du talon 27 et la paroi doublée 22. A titre d'exemple, ce deuxième brasage 41 est réalisé entre le premier flanc 30 constitutif de la première paroi 24 et la face externe du talon 27. The first bonding alternative lies in soldering made between the heel 27 and the fastening edge 21 of the collector 3. A first brazing referenced 40 is formed between the strip 28 and an inner face of the heel 27 while a second solder 41 is made between an outer face of the heel 27 and the doubled wall 22. By way of example, this second soldering 41 is formed between the first constituent flank 30 of the first wall 24 and the external face of the heel 27.
5 La deuxième alternative de solidarisation est formée par un cordon de soudure référencé 42, par exemple disposé entre le talon 27 du couvercle et le repli 36 reliant la première paroi 24 à la deuxième paroi 25 de la paroi doublée 22. The second alternative of joining is formed by a referenced weld bead 42, for example disposed between the heel 27 of the cover and the fold 36 connecting the first wall 24 to the second wall 25 of the doubled wall 22.
Dans le cadre des deux alternatives de solidarisation présentées à la figure î o 5, le corps d'échange thermique 2 ainsi que le couvercle 4 peuvent être réalisés en alliage d'aluminium, ce qui facilite le recyclage de l'échangeur de chaleur, sans nécessité de le démonter. In the context of the two joining alternatives presented in FIG. 5, the heat exchange body 2 and the cover 4 can be made of aluminum alloy, which facilitates the recycling of the heat exchanger, without need to dismount it.
L'échangeur de chaleur 1 décrit ci-dessus peut être intégré à un système de 15 refroidissement de gaz d'admission ou d'échappement d'un moteur à combustion interne. Dans un tel cas, le premier fluide est formé par les gaz d'admission ou d'échappement du moteur à combustion interne, alors que le deuxième fluide est formé par un fluide liquide de refroidissement. The heat exchanger 1 described above may be integrated with an intake or exhaust gas cooling system of an internal combustion engine. In such a case, the first fluid is formed by the intake or exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, while the second fluid is formed by a liquid coolant.
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REVENDICATIONS
1. Echangeur de chaleur (1 ) comprenant un corps d'échange thermique (2), au moins un couvercle (4) et un collecteur (3) reliant le couvercle (4) au corps1. Heat exchanger (1) comprising a heat exchange body (2), at least one cover (4) and a collector (3) connecting the cover (4) to the body
5 d'échange thermique (2), ledit corps d'échange thermique (2) étant délimité par au moins une plaque d'obturation (6, 6a, 6b), le collecteur (3) comprenant une plaque de fond (20) entourée par un bord de solidarisation (21 ) du couvercle (4), caractérisé en ce que le bord de solidarisation (21 ) est formé par une paroi doublée (22) dont une extrémité (23) est au moins partiellement solidarisée sur la î o plaque d'obturation (6, 6a, 6b). 5 of heat exchange (2), said heat exchange body (2) being delimited by at least one closure plate (6, 6a, 6b), the collector (3) comprising a bottom plate (20) surrounded by a fastening edge (21) of the cover (4), characterized in that the fastening edge (21) is formed by a doubled wall (22) whose end (23) is at least partially secured to the plate shutter (6, 6a, 6b).
2. Echangeur selon la revendication 1 , dans lequel le corps d'échange thermique (2) comprend une pluralité de tubes (12, 12a, 12b) solidaires du collecteur (3) et aptes à canaliser un premier fluide, ainsi qu'une multiplicité de2. Exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the heat exchange body (2) comprises a plurality of tubes (12, 12a, 12b) integral with the collector (3) and adapted to channel a first fluid, and a multiplicity of
15 conduits (18) aptes à canaliser un deuxième fluide, lesdits conduits (18) étant formés entre les tubes (12, 12a, 12b) et délimités par au moins la plaque d'obturation (6, 6a, 6b). 15 ducts (18) adapted to channel a second fluid, said ducts (18) being formed between the tubes (12, 12a, 12b) and delimited by at least the closure plate (6, 6a, 6b).
3. Echangeur selon les revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel une épaisseur de 20 la paroi doublée (22) est au moins deux fois supérieure à une épaisseur de la plaque de fond (20). The exchanger of claims 1 or 2, wherein a thickness of the doubled wall (22) is at least two times greater than a thickness of the bottom plate (20).
4. Echangeur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel la paroi doublée (22) est formée par une première paroi (24) et une deuxième paroi (25)4. Exchanger according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lined wall (22) is formed by a first wall (24) and a second wall (25).
25 brasée contre la première paroi (24). Soldered against the first wall (24).
5. Echangeur selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la paroi doublée (22) comprend au moins un angle au droit duquel est ménagé un dispositif de renforcement mécanique. 5. Exchanger according to claim 4, wherein the doubled wall (22) comprises at least one angle to the right of which is provided a mechanical reinforcement device.
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6. Echangeur selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le dispositif de renforcement mécanique est un chanfrein (31 ) ménagé sur l'angle de la première paroi (24). 6. Exchanger according to claim 5, wherein the mechanical reinforcement device is a chamfer (31) formed on the angle of the first wall (24).
7. Echangeur selon les revendications 4 ou 5, dans lequel le dispositif de renforcement mécanique est un congé (34) ménagé sur l'angle de la deuxième paroi (25), le congé (34) étant notamment formé en regard du chanfrein (31 ). 7. Exchanger according to claims 4 or 5, wherein the mechanical reinforcing device is a fillet (34) formed on the angle of the second wall (25), the fillet (34) being formed in particular opposite the chamfer (31). ).
8. Echangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 7, dans lequel le bord de solidarisation (21 ) délimite au moins en partie un logement (26) de réception d'un talon (27) du couvercle (4), le logement (26) étant par ailleurs délimité par un bandeau (28) qui prolonge périphériquement la plaque de fond (20). 8. Exchanger according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the fastening edge (21) defines at least in part a housing (26) for receiving a heel (27) of the cover (4), the housing (26) being further defined by a strip (28) which extends peripherally the bottom plate (20).
9. Echangeur selon la revendication 8, dans lequel la première paroi (24) de la paroi doublée (22) comprend une première bande (29) formant un fond du logement (26) et un premier flanc (30) délimitant latéralement le logement (26), la première bande (29) et le premier flanc (30) étant reliés par un chanfrein (31 ). 9. Exchanger according to claim 8, wherein the first wall (24) of the doubled wall (22) comprises a first strip (29) forming a bottom of the housing (26) and a first flank (30) laterally delimiting the housing ( 26), the first band (29) and the first sidewall (30) being connected by a chamfer (31).
10. Echangeur selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la deuxième paroi (25) de la paroi doublée (22) comprend une deuxième bande (32) brasée contre la première bande (29), ainsi qu'un deuxième flanc (33) brasé contre le premier flanc (30), la deuxième bande (32) et le deuxième flanc (33) étant reliés par un congé10. Exchanger according to claim 9, wherein the second wall (25) of the doubled wall (22) comprises a second strip (32) soldered against the first strip (29), and a second flank (33) brazed against the first flank (30), the second band (32) and the second flank (33) being connected by a leave
(34) distant du chanfrein (31 ). (34) remote from the chamfer (31).
11. Echangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 10, dans lequel l'extrémité (23) de la paroi doublée (22) comprend un pli (35) agencé pour qu'une face de la deuxième paroi (25) de la paroi doublée (22) soit brasée contre la plaque d'obturation (6, 6a, 6b). 11. Exchanger according to any one of claims 4 to 10, wherein the end (23) of the doubled wall (22) comprises a fold (35) arranged for a face of the second wall (25) of the doubled wall (22) is brazed against the sealing plate (6, 6a, 6b).
12. Echangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 1 1 , dans lequel la multiplicité de conduits (18) est fermée par une première plaque d'obturation (6a) et par une deuxième plaque d'obturation (6b), chaque plaque d'obturation (6a, 6b) étant solidaire d'une paroi latérale (16, 17) de chaque tube (12, 12a, 12b). 12. Exchanger according to any one of claims 2 to 1 1, wherein the plurality of ducts (18) is closed by a first closure plate (6a) and a second closure plate (6b), each plate shutter (6a, 6b) being integral with a side wall (16, 17) of each tube (12, 12a, 12b).
13. Echangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel un bord (39) de la paroi doublée (22) est solidarisé au moins sur une paroi longitudinale (14) d'un tube terminal (12a, 12b) du corps d'échange thermique (2). 13. Exchanger according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein an edge (39) of the doubled wall (22) is secured at least on a longitudinal wall (14) of a terminal tube (12a, 12b) of the body of heat exchange (2).
14. Echangeur selon la revendication 13, dans lequel la plaque d'obturation (6, 6a, 6b) comprend au moins une languette (9, 10, 1 1 ) repliée et brasée contre la paroi longitudinale (14) du tube terminal (12a, 12b). 14. Exchanger according to claim 13, wherein the shutter plate (6, 6a, 6b) comprises at least one tongue (9, 10, 1 1) folded and soldered against the longitudinal wall (14) of the end tube (12a). , 12b).
15. Echangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la plaque d'obturation (6, 6a, 6b) comprend au moins un orifice (7) par lequel un deuxième fluide est apte à entrer ou sortir du corps d'échange thermique (2). 15. Exchanger according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the shutter plate (6, 6a, 6b) comprises at least one orifice (7) through which a second fluid is able to enter or leave the exchange body. thermal (2).
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