Claims
- 1. A heat exchanger comprising:a first core portion to carry out a heat exchange between a first fluid and an external fluid, said first core portion including a plurality of first tubes through which the first fluid flows and a first cooling fin having plural louvers disposed between each pair of adjacent first tubes; and a second core portion disposed to carry out a heat exchange between a second fluid and the external fluid, said second core portion including a plurality of second tubes through which the second fluid flows and a second cooling fin having plural louvers disposed between each pair of adjacent second tubes; wherein said first core portion and said second core portion are disposed in parallel with a predetermined clearance therebetween, said first cooling fin and said second cooling fin are integrated by a connecting portion, and said first core portion, having a first required radiation amount, defines a first ratio of the number of said louvers to a width of said first cooling fin in an external fluid flow direction, said second core portion, having a second required radiation amount, defines a second ratio of the number of said louvers to a width of said second cooling fin in the external fluid flow direction, said first required radiation amount and said first ratio being smaller than said second required radiation amount and said second ratio, respectively, wherein the number of louvers in said first core portion is decreased by 30% or more relative to the number of louvers in the second core portion.
- 2. A heat exchanger according to claim 1, whereinsaid first core portion is a condenser core portion for condensing a refrigerant of a condenser for forming a refrigeration cycle, said second core portion is a radiator core portion for cooling an engine coolant of an automotive engine, said external fluid is cooling air for condensing the refrigerant and cooling the engine coolant, and said condenser core portion is disposed at an air upstream side of said radiator core portion.
- 3. A heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein,said first cooling fin has a plurality of folded portions, said second cooling fin has a plurality of folded portions, and at least two of said folded portions of said first and second cooling fins are formed between adjacent connecting portions.
- 4. A heat exchanger comprising:a first core portion to carry out a heat exchange between a first fluid and an external fluid, said first core portion including a plurality of first tubes through which the first fluid flows and a first cooling fin having plural louvers disposed between each pair of adjacent first tubes; and a second core portion disposed to carry out a heat exchange between a second fluid and the external fluid, said second core portion including a plurality of second tubes through which the second fluid flows and a second cooling fin having plural louvers disposed between each pair of adjacent second tubes; wherein said first core portion and said second core portion are disposed in parallel with a predetermined clearance therebetween, said first cooling fin and said second cooling fin are integrated by a connecting portion, said first core portion, having a first required radiation amount, defines a first ratio of the number of said louvers to a width of said first cooling fin in an external fluid flow direction, said second core portion, having a second required radiation amount, defines a second ratio of the number of said louvers to a width of said second cooling fin in the external fluid flow direction, said first required radiation amount and said first ratio being smaller than said second required radiation amount and said second ratio, respectively, wherein the number of louvers in said first core portion is decreased by 30% or more relative to the number of louvers in said second core portion, said first core portion is a condenser core portion for condensing a refrigerant of a condenser for forming a refrigeration cycle, said second core portion is a radiator core portion for cooling an engine coolant of an automotive engine, said external fluid is cooling air for condensing the refrigerant and cooling the engine coolant, and said condenser core portion is disposed at an air upstream side of said radiator core portion.
- 5. A heat exchanger according to claim 4, wherein,said first cooling fin has a plurality of folded portions, said second cooling fin has a plurality of folded portions, and at least two of said folded portions of said first and second cooling fins are formed between adjacent connecting portions.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a CIP application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/039,943, filed on Mar. 16, 1998, now abandoned and is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 9-63237 filed on Mar. 17, 1997, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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