A pipe of a header pipe is formed by combining two separated bodies separated along a longitudinal direction. The first separated body has a tube holding wall portion including an insertion hole inserting a flat tube thereto, and a pair of straight portions protruded from the tube holding wall portion in an approximately orthogonal direction and set along both sides in a width direction of the tube, and is formed in a C-shaped cross sectional shape.

 
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> Automotive air-conditioner operable under cooling, heating or air-mixing mode

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