摘要:
A heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger are described and shown. In some embodiments, the heat exchanger has a brazed core with flat metal tubes and flat metal tube ends received in corresponding openings defined in a collecting tank, and has a plurality of adhesive connections each with an annular space around a flat tube end and defined at least in part by the collecting tank, an addition-crosslinking silicone adhesive located within the annular space, and a mounting plate at least partially closing each annular space. In some embodiments, a method for producing an adhesive connection for flat metal tube ends in corresponding openings of a collecting tank of a heat exchanger is provided, and includes pushing an addition-crosslinking type silicone adhesive into annular spaces located between each flat tube end and a corresponding opening of the collecting tank with a mounting plate, at least partially filling the annular spaces by pushing the silicone adhesive into the annular spaces with the mounting plate, and closing the annular spaces with the mounting plate.