Rack for holding a set of tubes, in particular for forming a heat exchanger

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5697426
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08663366

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The present invention relates to a rack for holding a set of tubes, in particular for forming a heat exchanger, each of the tubes making up the set being provided with a helical outer fin, and said tubes being disposed in n rows of p tubes, the rack including transverse holding section members disposed between each row and longitudinal holding lugs engaged in gaps between the turns of the fins on the corresponding tubes. Bars that are perpendicular to said transverse holding section members separate the p adjacent tubes in each of the n rows, the transverse holding section members being threaded through n-1 orifices provided in the bars, said bars and said section members forming a holding mesh. The longitudinal holding lugs are constituted by separate brackets, each of which includes an engageable lug and at least one fastening tab for fastening it to said mesh.

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GEC ALSTHOM STEIN INDUSTRIEFRENCH VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Matuszczak, Richard Henin, FR 1 2
Noppe, Francis Villeneuve D'Ascq, FR 1 2

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