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US 10,538,214 B2Granted
Controlled in-tank flow guide for heat exchanger
AssigneeDENSO International America, Inc.
InventorYilin Tian
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Abstract
A heat exchanger including a first tank having a first inlet through which coolant flows into the first tank. A core has a plurality of coolant conduits that receive coolant from the first tank. A second tank receives coolant from the plurality of coolant conduits. The second tank has a first outlet through which coolant flows out from within the second tank. A flow guide is within the first tank or the second tank, and is movable to vary how much coolant flows through different ones of the plurality of coolant conduits.
Claims8
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a first tank having a first inlet through which coolant flows into the first tank;
- a core having a plurality of coolant conduits that receive coolant from the first tank;
- a second tank that receives coolant from the plurality of coolant conduits, the second tank has a first outlet through which coolant flows out from within the second tank;
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- a flow guide within the first tank or the second tank, and movable to vary how much coolant flows through different ones of the plurality of coolant conduits;
- wherein the flow guide is a flow guide assembly including a guide plate, an extension mechanism that moves the guide plate along the first tank, and a rotation mechanism that rotates the guide plate.
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A heat exchanger comprising:
- a first tank having a first inlet through which coolant flows into the first tank;
- a core having a plurality of coolant conduits that receive coolant from the first tank;
- a second tank that receives coolant from the plurality of coolant conduits, the second tank has a first outlet through which coolant flows out from within the second tank;
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- a flow guide within the first tank or the second tank, and movable to vary how much coolant flows through different ones of the plurality of coolant conduits;
- wherein the heat exchanger is arranged such that an obstacle that would impact airflow to the heat exchanger is between the heat exchanger and an active grill shutter, and a fan is on a side of the heat exchanger that is opposite to the obstacle;
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- wherein the obstacle is arranged such that the obstacle opposes less than an entirety of an upstream side of the heat exchanger so that a first portion of airflow flowing to and through the heat exchanger does not pass through the obstacle and a second portion of airflow flowing to and through the heat exchanger passes through the obstacle before flowing through the heat exchanger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.