Lightweight flow heat exchanger
OwnerAndreas Capelle, Oliver Fischer +3inventors
InventorsAndreas Capelle, Oliver Fischer, Peter Diehl, Petr Sispera, Juergen Nothbaum
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Abstract
A heat exchanger is disclosed for the exhaust gas train of a motor vehicle with an exhaust gas carrying exchanger tube that is formed separately and is disposed in a closed housing formed separately, a coolant flowing through the housing and around the outer side of the exchanger tube. The housing forms at least one housing cover and one housing case, the housing case being tightly closed by the housing cover. Both ends of the exchanger tube are conducted for gas and liquid tight connection through the housing cover so that the inlet and the outlet of the exchanger tube are disposed outside of the housing.
Claims20
A heat exchanger for an exhaust gas system of a motor vehicle comprising:
- a closed housing including at least one housing cover and one housing case, wherein the housing case is enclosed by the housing cover;
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- an exhaust gas carrying exchanger tube disposed in the housing, an outer surface of the exchanger tube forming a substantially fluid tight seal with the housing and a first end and a second end of the exchanger tube are disposed outside of the housing wherein a coolant flows through the housing and around an outer surface of the exchanger tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.