Hose connector-tank assembly and assembly method
CA 2308804 A1 · Owner: Modine Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Mcilheran, Carl; Harford, Bud
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A tank assembly (22, 24) includes a tank (34 36) having a wall (62), with an opening (64) therethrough and adapted to be fitted to the header (30 32) of, a heat exchanger (20), and a hose connector (42) having a first end (46) and a stop, (60, 76, 78) disposed a predetermined distance from the first end (46). The stop (60, 76, 78) abuts the tank wall (62) with the first end (46) of the hose connector (42), disposed in the opening (64) in the tank wall (62) to prevent the hose connector (42), from being disposed further into the opening (64). The first end (46) of the hose, connector (42) is deformed against the wall (62) of the tank (34 36) , oppositely of, the stop (60, 76, 78) to …
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- Filed May 18, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 18, 2020.
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