# US 9,038,610 B2 · Charge air cooler, and intake manifold including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,038,610 B2 - Document ID: US9038610B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/461,955 - Filed: 2014-08-18 - Published: 2014-11-27 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2013-02-18 - Assignees: Modine Manufacturing Company; Mann+Hummel GmbH - Applicants: Modine Manufacturing Company - Inventors: Steven P. Meshenky; Jason J. Braun; Christopher Michael Moore; Gerrit-Tobias Speidel; Heinz Buehl; Alexander Korn - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038610B2 ## CPC - F02M 35/10268: {Heating, cooling or thermal insulating means (air coolers F02B29/04; thermal treatment of combustion-air, fuel or fuel-air mixture F02M31/00; details of the throttle valve housing F02D9/1035)} - F02B 29/045: {Constructional details of the heat exchangers, e.g. pipes, plates, ribs, insulation, materials, or manufacturing and assembly} - F02B 29/0462: {Liquid cooled heat exchangers} - F02B 29/0475: {the intake air cooler being combined with another device, e.g. heater, valve, compressor, filter or EGR cooler, or being assembled on a special engine location} - F02M 35/10052: {special shapes or arrangements of plenum chambers; Constructional details} - F02M 35/112: for engines with cylinders all in one line - F28D 9/0043: {the plates having openings therein for circulation of at least one heat-exchange medium from one conduit to another} - F28D 9/0056: {with U-flow or serpentine-flow inside conduits; with centrally arranged openings on the plates} - F28F 3/025: {the means being corrugated, plate-like elements} - F28F 9/001: {Casings in the form of plate-like arrangements; Frames enclosing a heat exchange core} - F28F 9/0075: {Supports for plates or plate assemblies} - F28F 9/026: {with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits} - Y02T 10/12: Improving ICE efficiencies - F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF - F02B: INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (gas-turbine plants F02C; hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants F02G) - F28D: HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT (fluid heaters having heat generating means and heat transferring means F24H; furnaces F27; details of heat-exchange apparatus of general) - F28F: DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION (water and air traps, air venting F16) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A charge air cooler includes a housing and a heat exchanger core positioned within the housing. The heat exchanger core includes a first core section, a second core section, and a centrally located section positioned between the first core section and the second core section. The charge air cooler also includes a plurality of coolant circuits. Each coolant circuit extends through at least one of the first and second core sections. The charge air cooler further includes a coolant inlet extending from the centrally located section to deliver coolant to the plurality of coolant circuits, and a coolant outlet extending from the centrally located section to receive coolant from the plurality of coolant circuits. The charge air cooler also includes a fastener extending through the centrally located section of the core to secure the core to the housing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A charge air cooler comprising: a housing; a heat exchanger core positioned within the housing, the heat exchanger core including a first core section, a second core section, and a centrally located section positioned between the first core section and the second core section; a plurality of coolant circuits, each of the plurality of coolant circuits extending through at least one of the first and second core sections; a coolant inlet extending from the centrally located section, the coolant inlet configured to deliver coolant to the plurality of coolant; a coolant outlet extending from the centrally located section, the coolant outlet configured to receive coolant from the plurality of coolant circuits; and a fastener extending through the centrally located section of the heat exchanger core to secure the heat exchanger core to the housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The charge air cooler of claim 1, wherein the fastener is positioned between the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The charge air cooler of claim 1, wherein the heat exchanger core defines a pocket, and wherein the fastener extends through the pocket. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The charge air cooler of claim 3, wherein the pocket is isolated from the plurality of coolant circuits. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The charge air cooler of claim 4, wherein the heat exchanger core comprises a plurality of plates arranged in a stack configuration, and wherein the pocket is defined by the plurality of plates. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The charge air cooler of claim 1, further comprising: a first plurality of charge air flow channels extending through the first core section in heat transfer relationship with at least some of the plurality of coolant circuits; and a second plurality of charge air flow channels extending through the second core section in heat transfer relationship with at least some of the plurality of coolant circuits. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The charge air cooler of claim 6, wherein the fastener extends through a pocket defined by the heat exchanger core, and wherein the pocket is isolated from the plurality of coolant circuits, the first plurality of charge air flow channels, and the second plurality of charge air flow channels. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The charge air cooler of claim 1, wherein the fastener includes a threaded bolt. ### Claim 9 A charge air cooler comprising: a housing; a heat exchanger core positioned within the housing, the heat exchanger core having a first end and a second end; a coolant inlet extending from the housing in fluid communication with the heat exchanger core; a coolant outlet extending from the housing in fluid communication with the heat exchanger core; a plurality of coolant circuits formed in the heat exchanger core and extending between the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet; a plurality of charge air flow channels extending from the first end of the heat exchanger core to the second end of the heat exchanger core in heat transfer relationship with the plurality of coolant circuits; and a fastener extending through the heat exchanger core to secure the heat exchanger core to the housing, the fastener being located centrally between the first end and the second end of the heat exchanger core. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The charge air cooler of claim 9, wherein the fastener is located between the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The charge air cooler of claim 10, wherein the coolant inlet is positioned adjacent the first end of the heat exchanger core, and wherein the coolant outlet is positioned adjacent the second end of the heat exchanger core. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The charge air cooler of claim 9, wherein the heat exchanger core defines a pocket, and wherein the fastener extends through the pocket. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The charge air cooler of claim 12, wherein the pocket is isolated from the plurality of coolant circuits and from the plurality of charge air flow channels. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The charge air cooler of claim 13, wherein the heat exchanger core comprises a plurality of plates arranged in a stack configuration, and wherein the pocket is defined by the plurality of plates. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The charge air cooler of claim 9, wherein the fastener is evenly spaced between the first end and the second end of the heat exchanger core. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The charge air cooler of claim 15, wherein the heat exchanger core includes a first side extending between the first and second ends and a second side extending between the first and second ends, and wherein the fastener is evenly spaced between the first side and the second side of the heat exchanger core. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The charge air cooler of claim 9, wherein the fastener includes a threaded bolt. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The charge air cooler of claim 9, wherein the first end of the heat exchanger core is configured to be adjacent an air inlet of an engine, and wherein the second end of the heat exchanger core is configured to be adjacent a plurality of runners of the engine. ### Claim 19 An air intake manifold for an engine, the air intake manifold comprising: an air inlet to receive a flow of compressed charge air; a plurality of runners to deliver cooled compressed charge air to a corresponding plurality of combustion cylinders of the engine; and a charge air cooler arranged within the air intake manifold between the air inlet and the runners, the charge air cooler comprising a housing, a heat exchanger core positioned within the housing and having a first end adjacent the air inlet and a second end adjacent the plurality of runners, the heat exchanger core including a first core section, a second core section, and a centrally located section positioned between the first core section and the second core section, a plurality of coolant circuits, each of the plurality of coolant circuits extending through at least one of the first and second core sections, a coolant inlet extending from the centrally located section, the coolant inlet configured to deliver coolant to the plurality of coolant circuits, a coolant outlet extending from the centrally located section, the coolant outlet configured to receive coolant from the plurality of coolant circuits, a first plurality of charge air flow channels extending through the first core section from the first end of the heat exchanger core to the second end of the heat exchanger core in heat transfer relationship with at least some of the plurality of coolant circuits, a second plurality of charge air flow channels extending through the second core section from the first end of the heat exchanger core to the second end of the heat exchanger core in heat transfer relationship with at least some of the plurality of coolant circuits, and a fastener extending through the centrally located section of the heat exchanger core to secure the heat exchanger core to the housing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The charge air cooler of claim 19, wherein the fastener extends through a pocket defined by the heat exchanger core, and wherein the pocket is isolated from the first plurality of coolant circuits, the second plurality of coolant circuits, the first plurality of charge air flow channels, and the second plurality of charge air flow channels.