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US 7,401,601 B2Granted
Heat exchanger module
OwnerWolfram Kanglerinventor
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Abstract
For use in an internal combustion engine equipped with a fuel injection system, a heat exchanger module features a distributor block, which is connected via at least one first fuel line with the intake of the injection system and via at least one second fuel line with the output of the injection system. A thermal compensation takes place between the at least one fuel conveyed out of the injection system and the distributor block.
Claims8
A heat exchanger module for use in an internal combustion engine containing a fuel injection system, comprising
- a distributor block made of a thermal conductive material,
- the distributor block connected via at least one first fuel line with the intake of the injection system and via at least one second fuel line with the output of the injection system,
- wherein at least one first fuel type is supplied to the fuel injection system via the distributor block and the first fuel line for operation of the internal combustion engine,
- the distributor block having a bypass valve connected to the second fuel line for recycling fuel leaving the injection system via the distributor block,
- wherein said fuel is conducted depending on a switch position of the bypass valve via a first route or a second route of different lengths via the distributor block,
- whereby a thermal compensation takes place between the at least one fuel recycled from the injection system and the distributor block controlled via the switch position of the bypass valve,
- wherein the distributor block comprises a forward flow valve for the selectable supply of a first or second fuel.
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A heat exchanger module for use in an internal combustion engine containing a fuel injection system, comprising
- a distributor block made of a thermal conductive material,
- the distributor block connected via at least one first fuel line with the intake of the injection system and via at least one second fuel line with the output of the injection system,
- wherein at least one first fuel type is supplied to the fuel injection system via the distributor block and the first fuel line for operation of the internal combustion engine,
- the distributor block having a bypass valve connected to the second fuel line for recycling fuel leaving the injection system via the distributor block,
- wherein said fuel is conducted depending on a switch position of the bypass valve via a first route or a second route of different lengths via the distributor block,
- whereby a thermal compensation takes place between the at least one fuel recycled from the injection system and the distributor block controlled via the switch position of the bypass valve, the distributor block comprises a supplementary electric heater for heating the distributor block, and
- wherein, when supplying first and second fuels of differing temperatures to the distributor block, the difference in their temperatures is equalized.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.