US 11,740,036 B2
Integral heat exchanger mounts
Ryan Matthew Kelley, Granby, CT (US); Gabriel Ruiz, Broad Brook, CT (US); James Streeter, Torrington, CT (US); and Michael Zager, Windsor, CT (US)
Assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/745,406.
Application 17/745,406 is a division of application No. 15/923,622, filed on Mar. 16, 2018, granted, now 11,365,942.
Prior Publication US 2022/0333878 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. F28F 9/26 (2006.01); F28D 7/16 (2006.01); F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F28F 9/00 (2006.01); F28F 9/007 (2006.01)
CPC F28F 9/26 (2013.01) [F28D 7/1615 (2013.01); F28F 9/002 (2013.01); F28F 9/007 (2013.01); F28F 9/0246 (2013.01); F28F 2255/14 (2013.01); F28F 2255/18 (2013.01); F28F 2280/00 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat exchanger assembly comprising:
a shell-and-tube core comprising:
a load-bearing portion having a first plurality of tubes, each of the first plurality of tubes defined by a wall having a first thickness;
a non-load-bearing portion having a second plurality of tubes, each of the second plurality of tubes defined by a wall having a second thickness less than the first thickness;
a mount integrally joined to the core at a mount joint, the mount joint aligned with the load-bearing portion and including a wall of at least one of the first plurality of tubes integrally formed with a mount bar such that the mount joint is positioned within the core.