US 11,754,204 B2
Stabilized h-plate
Eric Kesler, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to HANON SYSTEMS, Daejeon (KR)
Filed by Hanon Systems, Daejeon (KR)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/939,153.
Prior Publication US 2022/0025993 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. F16L 3/22 (2006.01); F25B 41/31 (2021.01); F25B 41/40 (2021.01)
CPC F16L 3/222 (2013.01) [F25B 41/31 (2021.01); F25B 41/40 (2021.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end plate of a fluid handling assembly comprising:
a plate having a first tube aperture and a second tube aperture formed therein, each of the first tube aperture and the second tube aperture configured to receive a tube therein, the first tube aperture formed at a first end of the plate and the second tube aperture formed at a second end of the plate, wherein the plate includes a first edge and a second edge extending between the first end and the second end of the plate;
a first protuberance formed on a first surface of the plate;
a second protuberance formed on the first surface of the plate, wherein the first protuberance and the second protuberance are positioned intermediate the first tube aperture and the second tube aperture; and
a pair of threaded apertures formed in the plate intermediate the first tube aperture and the second tube aperture, and wherein the first protuberance extends along the first edge of the plate adjacent one of the threaded apertures and the second protuberance extends along the second edge of the plate adjacent another one of the threaded apertures.