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US 2015/0308324 A1Published application
Housing and method for producing the housing
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorsThomas HANNEWALD, Joachim KÜCH
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Abstract
A housing includes: a channel in which a flap is rotatably arranged on a shaft, and at least one heating or cooling channel. The heating or cooling channel is a tube made of a highly heat-conducting material and is enclosed by the housing, changes in the direction of the heating or cooling channel being continuous.
Claims9
1-8. (canceled)
A housing comprising:
- at least one heating or cooling channel (2), wherein:
- the heating or cooling channel (2) is a pipe (9) of a highly thermally-conductive material, the pipe having direction changes having a uniformly continuous consistent path, the pipe being surrounded by the housing (1).
A method for producing a housing having a heating or cooling channel that extends within the housing, the method comprising:
- bringing a pipe into the shape of the heating or cooling channel that extends in the housing;
- subsequently placing the heating or cooling channel, in the manner of a core, into a casting mold for the housing;
- and
- subsequently casting the housing around the pipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.