Information
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Patent Grant
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6354368
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Patent Number
6,354,368
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Date Filed
Monday, May 1, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, March 12, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
- Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 165 135
- 165 140
- 029 89003
- 072 186
- 072 187
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International Classifications
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Abstract
The present invention provides fins utilized in an integrated heat exchanger that achieve a highly effective prevention of heat conduction, do not create any cuttings during their formation and achieve a high degree of dynamic strength and a method for manufacturing these fins. The fins are each provided with a heat transfer prevention portion at the apex located between tubes of adjacent heat exchangers and the fins are formed by implementing, at least, a slit formation step in which at least a pair of slits are formed over specific intervals at an approximate center of a fin material achieving a specific width along the direction of the width, a corrugating step in which the fin material is bent to achieve a corrugated shape so that the pair of slits are at the apex of the fin material along the direction in which the fin material advances, a heat transfer prevention portion formation step in which a heat transfer prevention portion is formed by folding the area between the pair of slits forming the apex portion to the opposite direction from the apex portion and a crest cutting step in which the corrugated fin material is cut to achieve a specific number of crests.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to fins used in an integrated heat exchanger which is constituted by providing a plurality of heat exchangers achieving different functions at the front and the rear with the fins shared by the plurality of heat exchangers and a method for manufacturing the fins.
BACKGROUND ART
The heat exchanger disclosed in Japanese Examined Utility Model Publication No. H6-45155 comprises a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger that share common fins and are provided parallel to each other. In this heat exchanger, slits are formed in the linear portions of the fins located between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger so that the heat conduction occurring between the fins located closer to the first heat exchanger and the fins located closer to the second heat exchanger is minimized.
In addition, the duplex integrated heat exchanger disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. H3-177795 achieves an integrated structure in which a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger that operate at different temperatures share fins, with one or a plurality of notched portions for cutting off heat conduction between the two heat exchangers formed in the middle areas of the fins along the widthwise direction. The publication also discloses that the notched portions are constituted of a plurality of slits formed by alternately slitting the opposite ends of the fins along the heightwise direction.
However, the examples of the prior art quoted above pose a problem in that since the slits or the notched portions are formed by completely cutting off the portions that are to form the slits or the notched portions, the cuttings create more waste. There is another problem in that the dynamic strength of the fins themselves is compromised.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide fins in an integrated heat exchanger which effectively prevent heat transfer, do not create cuttings during their formation and achieve a high degree of dynamic strength, and a method for manufacturing these fins.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to achieve the objects described above, according to the present invention, in an integrated heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat exchangers achieving different functions that share fins laminated alternately with tubes, a heat transfer prevention portion is formed at a bent portion of each of the fins located between tubes of adjacent heat exchangers. As a result, since the heat transfer prevention portion, which is formed in the area located between tubes at the bent portion of the fins to be bonded to the tubes, is located at the position closest to the tubes, heat conduction occurring due to the difference between their temperatures is efficiently prevented.
In addition, the heat transfer prevention portion should be preferably formed by folding back at least one portion of the fin. It is also desirable that the folded portion formed by folding back one portion of the fin be provided with at least one projected portion that projects out toward the opposite side from the bent portion of the fin. Thus, since the heat transfer prevention portion is formed by bending backward the portion located at the fin bent portion between the tubes, it is possible to prevent any cuttings from being discharged. In addition, since the folded portion is constituted of at least one projected portion, the dynamic strength of the fin is improved.
The fin manufacturing method according to the present invention for manufacturing fins utilized in an integrated heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat exchangers achieving different functions that share fins laminated alternately with tubes comprises, at least, a slit formation step in which at least a pair of slits are formed over a specific distance from each other at an approximate center of a fin material with a specific width along the widthwise direction, a corrugating step in which the fin material is bent in a corrugated pattern so that a bent portion is formed at the position where the pair of slits have been formed in the fin material along the direction in which the fin material advances, a heat transfer prevention portion formation step, in which a heat transfer invention portion is formed by folding back the portion between the slits constituting the bent portion in the fin material in a direction opposite from the direction in which the bent portion is bent and a crest cutting step in which corrugated fins formed at a specific pitch are cut to achieve a specific number of crests. In addition, a pitch adjustment step for adjusting the pitch of the corrugated fins may be implemented as well. Furthermore, it is desirable to implement a louver formation step for forming louvers in the fin material concurrently with the corrugating step.
In this method, the fin material achieving a specific width wound around, for instance, an uncoiler, is drawn out to first undergo the slit formation step, in which a pair or a plurality of sets of slits are formed at an approximate center along the direction of its width, and then to undergo the corrugating step, in which it is corrugated so that the portions where the slits are formed constitute bent portions in the fin material. Then, in the heat transfer prevention portion formation step, the area between the slits constituting the bent portion of the fin material is folded back in the opposite direction from the direction in which the bent portion is bent, and in the pitch adjustment step, the pitch of the corrugated fins is adjusted. In the crest cutting step, the corrugated fins formed at the specific pitch are cut to achieve a specific number of crests, to manufacture the fins described above with a high degree of efficiency.
In addition, it is desirable to slacken the fin material between the slit formation step and the corrugating step so that no excess tension is applied to the fin material during the corrugating step.
The pitch adjustment step includes a pitch reducing process implemented to achieve a specific pitch in the corrugated fin material, an intermediate setting process and a pitch setting process. In order to achieve consistency in the fin pitch, fins are first formed at a pitch smaller than a specific pitch and then the fin pitch is gradually adjusted to achieve the specific pitch so that the pitch is prevented from becoming larger due to the restorative force of the fins.
Furthermore, the corrugating step and the heat transfer prevention portion formation step should be preferably implemented at the same time. It is desirable to perform the corrugating step by employing a pair of roll gears, each having a plurality of projected portions projecting out in the radial direction and indented portions formed between the projected portions that interlock with each other with the projected portions of one roll gear fitted into the indented portions of the other roll gear. Thus, since the fins and the heat transfer prevention portions are formed continuously at the same time by a pair of roll gears, the number of work steps can be reduced and, at the same time, the work efficiency is improved.
To explain the method of forming the heat transfer prevention portions in more specific terms, each of the pair of roll gears is provided with a heat transfer prevention portion forming indented portion at the tip of each projected portion located at the position corresponding to the area between the pair of slits in the fin material and a heat transfer prevention portion forming projected portion formed at the base of each indented portion located at a position corresponding to the area between the pair of slits, and the heat transfer prevention portions are each formed by bending the area between the pair of slits in the fin material in the opposite direction from the direction in which the other portion of the fin material is bent between the heat transfer prevention portion forming projected portion and the heat transfer prevention portion forming indented portion.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In
FIG. 1
, (a) is a front view of the integrated heat exchanger in an embodiment of the present invention and (b) is its plan view;
FIG. 2
is a partially enlarged illustration of the integrated heat exchanger in a first embodiment;
FIG. 3
is a partially enlarged perspective of the fins in the first embodiment;
FIG. 4
is a partially enlarged illustration of the integrated heat exchanger in a second embodiment;
FIG. 5
is an enlarged view of the area around the bent portion of a fin in the first embodiment;
FIG. 6
is an enlarged view of the area around the bent portion of a fin in a third embodiment;
FIG. 7
illustrates the process of manufacturing the fins in the first embodiment, with (a) showing the fin material and (b) illustrating the manufacturing process;
FIG. 8
shows the pair of roll gears in the slit forming device, with (a) presenting its front view and (b) presenting its side elevation; and
FIG. 9
is a sectional view of a pair of roll gears in a fin forming apparatus.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An integrated heat exchanger
1
in
FIG. 1
is constituted of two different heat exchangers both formed from an aluminum alloy. The two heat exchangers are a condenser
5
and a radiator
9
in this embodiment.
The condenser
5
comprises a pair of headers
2
a
and
2
b
, a plurality of flat tubes
3
communicating between the pair of headers
2
a
and
2
b
and corrugated fins
4
that are inserted and bonded between the tubes. It is to be noted that as illustrated in
FIG. 2
, the tubes
3
assume a shape of the known art achieved by partitioning the inner space thereof with numerous ribs to improve the strength, and may be formed through extrusion molding, for instance. In addition, the headers
2
a
and
2
b
at the condenser
5
are each constituted of a cylindrical member
10
and lids
11
that close off the openings of the cylindrical member
10
at the two ends, with tube insertion holes
12
through which the tubes
3
are inserted formed at the circumferential wall of the cylindrical member
10
. Furthermore, the inner space of the header
2
a
is divided into three chambers A, B and C by partitioning walls
15
a
and
15
b
, and the inner space of the header
2
b
is divided into two chambers D and E by a partitioning wall
15
c
. The chamber A communicates with a coolant intake
13
and the chamber C communicates with a coolant outlet
14
.
As a result, a coolant flowing from the coolant intake
13
into the chamber A then travels from the chamber A to the chamber D via the tubes
3
communicating between the chambers A and D, travels from the chamber D to the chamber B via the tubes
3
communicating between the chambers D and B, travels from the chamber B to the chamber E via the tubes
3
communicating between the chambers B and E and further travels from the chamber E to the chamber C via the tubes
3
communicating between the chambers E and C to be sent to the next process from the coolant outlet
14
via the chamber C.
The radiator
9
comprises a pair of headers
6
a
and
6
b
and a plurality of flat tubes
7
communicating between the pair of headers
6
a
and
6
b
and the fins
4
mentioned above that are inserted and bonded between the tubes. It is to be noted that the tubes
7
at the radiator
9
are each constituted of a flat tube with no partition inside, as shown in FIG.
2
. In addition, an intake portion
26
through which a fluid substance flows in is provided at the header
6
b
, and an outlet portion
27
through which the fluid substance flow out is provided at the head
6
a.
A filler neck
18
, which is mounted with a cap
16
having a pressure valve is provided at the upper end of the header
6
b
, and an overflow pipe
17
is provided at the filler neck
18
. As a result, if the radiator internal pressure rises, the fluid substance flows out to the outside through the overflow pipe
17
against the resistance of the pressure valve to enable adjustment of the internal pressure at the radiator
9
.
The fins
4
continuously provided between the tubes
3
at the condenser
5
and between the tubes
7
at the radiator
9
are each provided with a plurality of louvers
41
formed in parallel along the widthwise direction in an inclined (intermediate) portion
4
a
of each fin
4
, as illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 3
, and are also each provided with heat transfer prevention portion
50
formed in the area between the contact position at which the bent portion
4
b
comes in contact with a tube
3
and the contact position at which the bent portion
4
b
comes into contact with a tube
7
.
As illustrated in
FIG. 5
, the heat transfer prevention portion
50
in the first embodiment are each formed in a state in which a portion of the bent portion
4
b
, e.g., the area between the tube
3
and the tube
7
more specifically, is folded inward over a specific range, and a folded portion
51
thus formed constitutes a projected portion that projects out in the opposite direction (inward) from the direction in which the bent portion is formed. Thus, since the folded portion
51
is formed concurrently with the formation of the heat transfer prevention portion
50
, no cuttings are created during the formation of the heat transfer prevention portion
50
. In addition, the folded portion
51
spans between the inclined portions
4
a
as shown in FIG.
5
. Thus, by forming the folded portion
51
, the degree to which the dynamic strength of the fin
4
itself becomes reduced in the vicinity of the heat transfer prevention portion
50
can be minimized, and ultimately, the dynamic strength of the fin itself can be preserved.
Fins
4
′ in the second embodiment illustrated in
FIG. 4
are characterized in that a plurality of heat transfer prevention portions
50
a
are provided along the direction of the width of each fin. It is to be noted that while two heat transfer prevention portions
50
a
are formed in the widthwise direction in this embodiment, more than two heat transfer prevention portions may be formed. This will further improve the dynamic strength of the fins
4
′ and, at the same time, advantages similar to those achieved in the first embodiment are realized with respect to heat conduction.
Furthermore, in a fin
4
″ in the third embodiment illustrated in
FIG. 6
, a folded portion
52
having a plurality of indented portions and a plurality of projected portions is formed in place of the folded portion
51
explained earlier to prevent any reduction in the dynamic strength of the fin
4
″ in the vicinity of the heat transfer prevention portion
50
or
50
a
to more effectively and ultimately preserve the dynamic strength of the fin itself.
While the fins
4
,
4
′ and
4
″ structured as described above are all manufactured through the method illustrated in
FIG. 7
, the method for manufacturing the fins
4
is explained below as an example.
A fin material
40
wound around an uncoiler
60
is drawn out by a pulling device
61
at a specific speed, the slackness occurring when it is drawn out is corrected and then it is fed to an oil application device
62
. At the oil application device
62
, which implements an oil application step, the fin material
40
travels through oil so that the lubricating oil is applied to the entire surface before it is sent out to a slit forming device
63
that implements the next step.
The slit forming device
63
, which implements the slit formation step, comprises a pair of roll gears
71
and
72
shown in FIGS.
8
(
a
) and (
b
) and forms slits
42
successively over specific distances from each other at an approximate center of the fin material
40
in its widthwise direction. During the slit formation step, the fin material
40
becomes a fin material
40
A having the slits
42
formed therein.
The roll gear
71
is provided with first tooth portions
73
positioned over a specific distance from each other at its external circumferential side surface, with the first tooth portions
73
each having a pair of teeth
73
a
with a specific width. A vertical surface
73
b
is formed at each of the two outer sides of each first tooth portion in the widthwise direction of the roll gear
71
. The other roll gear
72
is provided with a second tooth portion
74
formed at its external circumferential side surface that interlocks with the first tooth portion
73
, and the second tooth portion
74
is provided with a vertical surface
74
a
that slides in contact against the vertical surfaces
73
b
at each pair of teeth
73
a
of the roll gear
71
at each of the inner sides along the widthwise direction. While the second tooth portion
74
may be formed only over the area that slides in contact against the first tooth portion
73
, it is formed continuously at the external circumferential side surface of the roll gear
72
in this embodiment. As a result, the first tooth portion
73
and the second tooth portion
74
slide in contact against each other continuously and the slits
42
can be formed successively. It is to be noted that reference numbers
75
and
76
in
FIG. 8
each indicate a rotating shaft.
Then, the fin material
40
A delivered from the slit forming device
63
is formed into a corrugated shape and becomes a fin material
40
B having the louvers
41
and the heat transfer prevention portions
50
formed therein at a fin forming apparatus
64
that implements the corrugating step, the louver formation step and the heat transfer prevention portion formation step all at once. It is to be noted that at the fin forming apparatus
64
, the fin material
40
A is bent to achieve a corrugated shape so that the areas at which the slits
42
are formed constitute bent portions.
The fin forming apparatus
64
is constituted of a pair of roll gears
80
and
80
′ shown in
FIG. 9
, and the roll gears
80
and
80
′ are respectively provided with a plurality of fin forming projected portions
81
and a plurality of fin forming projected portions
81
′ that are evenly distributed along the circumferences of the roll gears
80
and
80
′ and project out in the radial direction, with a plurality of fin forming indented portions
82
and
82
′ formed between the fin forming projected portions
81
and between the fin forming projected portions
81
′ respectively. In addition, at side surface portions
86
and
86
′ ranging from the individual fin forming projected portions
81
and
81
′ to the adjacent fin forming indented portions
82
and
82
′ respectively, a plurality of teeth (not shown) for cutting the louvers in the fins
4
are formed.
The roll gears
80
and
80
′ interlock with each other with the fin forming projected portion
81
of the roll gear
80
fitting with the fin forming indented portions
82
′ of the roll gear
80
′, and the fin forming indented portions
82
of the roll gear
80
fitting with the fin forming projected portions
80
′ of the roll gear
80
′. Consequently, the fin material
40
A is corrugated.
In addition, at the tips (bent portions) of the fin forming indented portions
81
and
81
′, folded portion forming indented portions
83
and
83
′ having a width corresponding to the distance between the individual slits
42
are formed along the direction of the width of the fin material
40
A, and at the bent portions of the fin forming indented portions
82
and
82
′, folded portion forming projected portions
84
and
84
′ having a width corresponding to the distance between the individual slits
42
are formed along the direction of the width of the fin material
40
A. With the folded portion forming projected portions
83
of the roll gear
80
fitting with the folded portion forming indented portions
84
′ of the roll gear
80
′, and the folded portion forming indented portions
84
of the roll gear
80
fitting with the folded portion forming projected portions
83
′ of the roll gear
80
′, the folded portions
51
are formed at the fin material
40
A. It is to be noted that in
FIG. 9
, reference numbers
85
and
85
′ each indicate a rotating shaft.
Then, the fin pitch at the fin material
40
B that has been processed at the fin forming apparatus
64
is temporarily compressed between a pitch reducing device
65
and the fin forming apparatus
64
and is then adjusted at an intermediate setting device
66
so that the fin pitch becomes slightly expanded between the pitch reducing device
65
and the intermediate setting device
66
, and thus, the fin material
40
B becomes fins
40
C. Next, an adjustment is performed by the intermediate setting device
66
and fins
40
D with their pitch adjusted to achieve a specific value are formed between the intermediate setting device
66
and a pitch setting device
67
. Then, the pitch setting device
67
performs a further adjustment to achieve fins
40
E with a specific pitch. Thus, since the specific pitch is achieved by first reducing the fin pitch and then expanding it, it is possible to prevent the fin pitch from increasing due to the restorative force of the fins. Consequently, the fin pitch can be set equal to or less than the specific pitch at all times.
Furthermore, each time the corrugated fin material
40
E achieving the specific pitch is delivered over a specific number of crests by a quantitative crest delivery device
90
, the fin material
40
E is cut by a crest cutting device
68
into individual fins
4
with a specific pitch having the folded portions
51
formed therein. It is to be noted that the quantitative crest delivery device
90
may be constituted by, for instance, using a multiple-start worm gear to deliver a specific number of crests.
In addition, the fin material
40
A is slackened between the slit forming device
63
and the fin forming apparatus
64
. Since any dimensional fluctuations occurring when corrugating the fin material
40
A at the fin forming apparatus
64
are absorbed by this slack, the slits
42
can be formed in a stable manner.
Industrial Applicability
As explained above, according to the present invention, by folding a portion of a bent portion of a fin located between a plurality of heat exchangers constituting an integrated heat exchanger and sharing fins to form a heat transfer prevention portion, advantages are achieved in that the heat conduction between the heat exchangers is minimized, in that no cuttings are created since no holes are formed and in that the dynamic strength of the fins is preserved.
Claims
- 1. Fins for use in an integrated heat exchanger constituted of at least a first heat exchanger having a plurality of first tubes for a first heat exchanging medium and a second heat exchanger having a plurality of second tubes for a second heat exchanging medium, said fins comprising:a corrugated sheet with alternating ridges and valleys formed by bent portions thereof and intermediate portions respectively extending between said bent portions, said bent portions being adapted to contact the first and second tubes of the first and second heat exchangers when said fins are disposed between an adjacent pair of the first tubes and an adjacent pair of the second tubes; wherein apexes of said bent portions extend in a width direction of said corrugated sheet; and wherein said bent portions have heat transfer prevention openings therein respectively formed at mid portions thereof in the width direction, and folded portions respectively formed so as to be integral parts of said corrugated sheet and span between adjacent pairs of said intermediate portions in a direction generally perpendicular to said width direction, by bending portions of the respective bent portions to protrude in directions opposite to the directions in which said bent portions otherwise protrude, respectively.
- 2. Fins according to claim 1, whereinsaid folded portions respectively have single projected portions projecting in the directions opposite to the directions in which said bent portions otherwise protrude, respectively.
- 3. Fins according to claim 1, whereinsaid folded portions respectively have plural projected portions projecting in the directions opposite to the directions in which said bent portions otherwise protrude, respectively.
- 4. An integrated heat exchanger constituted of at least a first heat exchanger having a plurality of first tubes for a first heat exchanging medium, a second heat exchanger having a plurality of second tubes for a second heat exchanging medium and a plurality of fins disposed between an adjacent pair of said first tubes and an adjacent pair of said second tubes, said fins comprising:a corrugated sheet with alternating ridges and valleys formed by bent portions thereof and intermediate portions respectively extending between said bent portions, said bent portions contacting said first and second tubes of said first and second heat exchangers; wherein apexes of said bent portions extend in a width direction of said corrugated sheet; and wherein said bent portions have heat transfer prevention openings therein respectively formed at mid portions thereof in the width direction, and folded portions respectively formed so as to be integral parts of said corrugated sheet and span between adjacent pairs of said intermediate portions in a direction generally perpendicular to said width direction, by bending portions of the respective bent portions to protrude in directions opposite to the directions in which said bent portions otherwise protrude, respectively.
- 5. Fins according to claim 4, whereinsaid folded portions respectively have single projected portions projecting in the directions opposite to the directions in which said bent portions otherwise protrude, respectively.
- 6. Fins according to claim 4, whereinsaid folded portions respectively have plural projected portions projecting in the directions opposite to the directions in which said bent portions otherwise protrude, respectively.
- 7. A method of manufacturing fins for use in an integrated heat exchanger constituted of at least a first heat exchanger having a plurality of first tubes for a first heat exchanging medium and a second heat exchanger having a plurality of second tubes for a second heat exchanging medium, said method comprising:forming, in a fin-material sheet, pairs of slits at specific intervals in a longitudinal direction of said fin-material sheet at a mid portion of said fin-material sheet in a width direction thereof; forming said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet with alternating ridges and valleys formed by bent portions thereof and intermediate portions respectively extending between said bent portions, wherein apexes of said bent portions extend in a width direction of said corrugated sheet, said bent portions being adapted to contact the first and second tubes of the first and second heat exchangers when said fins are disposed between adjacent pairs of the first tubes and adjacent pairs of the second tubes; forming heat transfer prevention openings at said bent portions by bending the portions of said corrugated sheet in areas between said slits so as to protrude in directions opposite to the directions in which said bent portions protrude, respectively, so as to form folded portions which are constituted as integral parts of said corrugated sheet and span between adjacent pairs of said intermediate portions in a direction generally perpendicular to said width direction; and cutting the corrugated sheet generally along the width direction thereof at specific intervals in the longitudinal direction.
- 8. A method according to claim 7, further comprisingadjusting a corrugation pitch of said fin-material sheet.
- 9. A method according to claim 8, whereinsaid adjusting of said corrugation pitch comprises a pitch reducing process of forming a corrugation pitch smaller than a specified corrugation pitch, an intermediate setting process of increasing the corrugation pitch formed in said pitch reducing process, and a pitch setting process of further increasing the corrugation pitch set in said intermediate setting process to said specified corrugation pitch.
- 10. A method according to claim 9, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet and said forming of said heat transfer prevention openings are carried out concurrently.
- 11. A method according to claim 9, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet is carried out with a pair of roll gears, each of which has a plurality of projecting portions projecting out in a radial direction and a plurality of indented portions formed alternatingly between said projecting portions, said projecting portions of one of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of the other of said roll gears, and said projecting portions of said other of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of said one of said roll gears.
- 12. A method according to claim 8, whereinsaid fin-material sheet is slackened between said forming of said slits and said forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet.
- 13. A method according to claim 8, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet and said forming of said heat transfer prevention openings are carried out concurrently.
- 14. A method according to claim 8, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet is carried out with a pair of roll gears, each of which has a plurality of projecting portions projecting out in a radial direction and a plurality of indented portions formed alternatingly between said projecting portions, said projecting portions of one of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of the other of said roll gears, and said projecting portions of said other of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of said one of said roll gears.
- 15. A method according to claim 7, further comprisingconcurrently with said forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet, forming louvers in said fin-material sheet.
- 16. A method according to claim 15, whereinsaid fin-material sheet is slackened between said forming of said slits and said forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet.
- 17. A method according to claim 15, whereinsaid adjusting of said corrugation pitch comprises a pitch reducing process of forming a corrugation pitch smaller than a specified corrugation pitch, an intermediate setting process of increasing the corrugation pitch formed in said pitch reducing process, and a pitch setting process of further increasing the corrugation pitch set in said intermediate setting process to said specified corrugation pitch.
- 18. A method according to claim 15, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet and said forming of said heat transfer prevention openings are carried out concurrently.
- 19. A method according to claim 15, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet is carried out with a pair of roll gears, each of which has a plurality of projecting portions projecting out in a radial direction and a plurality of indented portions formed alternatingly between said projecting portions, said projecting portions of one of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of the other of said roll gears, and said projecting portions of said other of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of said one of said roll gears.
- 20. A method according to claim 7, whereinsaid fin-material sheet is slackened between said forming of said slits and said forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet.
- 21. A method according to claim 20, whereinsaid adjusting of said corrugation pitch comprises a pitch reducing process of forming a corrugation pitch smaller than a specified corrugation pitch, an intermediate setting process of increasing the corrugation pitch formed in said pitch reducing process, and a pitch setting process of further increasing the corrugation pitch set in said intermediate setting process to said specified corrugation pitch.
- 22. A method according to claim 20, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet and said forming of said heat transfer prevention openings are carried out concurrently.
- 23. A method according to claim 20, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet is carried out with a pair of roll gears, each of which has a plurality of projecting portions projecting out in a radial direction and a plurality of indented portions formed alternatingly between said projecting portions, said projecting portions of one of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of the other of said roll gears, and said projecting portions of said other of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of said one of said roll gears.
- 24. A method according to claim 7, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet and said forming of said heat transfer prevention openings are carried out concurrently.
- 25. A method according to claim 24, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet is carried out with a pair of roll gears, each of which has a plurality of projecting portions projecting out in a radial direction and a plurality of indented portions formed alternatingly between said projecting portions, said projecting portions of one of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of the other of said roll gears, and said projecting portions of said other of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of said one of said roll gears.
- 26. A method according to claim 7, whereinsaid forming of said fin-material sheet into a corrugated sheet is carried out with a pair of roll gears, each of which has a plurality of projecting portions projecting out in a radial direction and a plurality of indented portions formed alternatingly between said projecting portions, said projecting portions of one of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of the other of said roll gears, and said projecting portions of said other of said roll gears engaging with said indented portions of said one of said roll gears.
- 27. A method according to claim 26, whereina heat transfer prevention opening-forming indented portion is formed at a tip portion of each of said projected portions of each of said roll gears at positions for engaging said fin-material sheet at alternating ones of said areas between said slits; and a heat transfer prevention opening-forming projecting portion is formed at a bottom portion of each of said indented portions of each of said roll gears at positions for engaging said fin-material sheet at the other alternating ones of said areas between said slits.
Priority Claims (1)
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Date |
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9-329537 |
Nov 1997 |
JP |
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PCT Information
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PCT/JP98/05121 |
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00 |
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WO99/26035 |
5/27/1999 |
WO |
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