Fluid pipe arrangement
AssigneeMann+Hummel GmbH
InventorGwenael Foulboeuf
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Abstract
The invention relates to a fluid pipe arrangement (100), in particular for a charged air duct of an internal combustion engine, comprising a housing (10) having a longitudinal extension (L). The housing (10) includes a first fluid duct (20) having a first fluid inlet (22) and a first fluid outlet (24) for a first fluid and at least one second fluid duct (30) having a second fluid inlet (32) and a second fluid outlet (34) for a second fluid. Thermal insulation means (40) are provided between at least a portion (38) of the second fluid duct (30) and at least a portion (28) the first fluid duct (20).
Claims8
A fluid pipe arrangement for a charged air duct of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a housing elongated in a direction of a longitudinal axis (L) extending through an interior of the housing, the housing including:
- a first housing part having
- a circumferential radially outer wall extending circumferentially about the longitudinal axis (L) and surrounding the interior of the housing;
- and
- an end wall of the first housing part affixed onto a second axial end of the circumferential radially outer wall, closing over the interior;
- a second housing part forming a cover fixed onto a first axial end of the circumferential radially outer wall of the first housing part;
- a first fluid duct formed at least partially by the circumferential radially outer wall and the end wall of the first housing part, the first fluid duct having:
- a first fluid inlet formed on and opening through the circumferential radially outer wall of the first housing part into the interior;
- a first fluid outlet for a first fluid formed on and opening though an axially outer face of the second housing part,
- wherein the first fluid inlet is in fluid communication with the first fluid outlet through the first fluid duct;
- at least one second fluid duct extending axially through the interior of the housing and radially surrounded by the first fluid duct, the at least one second fluid duct having:
- a second fluid inlet arranged on and extending axially though the axially outer face of the second housing part;
- a second fluid outlet extending through the end wall of the first housing part,
- wherein the second fluid inlet is in fluid communication with the second fluid outlet through the at least one second fluid duct;
- a secondary pipe extending axially in the interior and spaced radially outwardly away from and radially surrounding the at least one second fluid duct, the radial spacing forming a gap between the secondary pipe and the at least one second fluid duct,
- wherein the radial spacing of the gap provides thermal insulation between at least a portion of the second fluid duct and at least a portion of the first fluid duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.