Exhaust heat recovery device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10697403-B2
Application number	US-201615761364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2016
Priority date	Feb 15, 2016
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

An exhaust heat recovery device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a heat exchanger, a supply flow path, and a discharge flow path. The heat exchanger has a plurality of heat exchange flow paths configured to carry out heat exchange between exhaust gas and a heat exchange medium. The supply flow path is configured such that the exhaust gas flows therethrough, and the flowing exhaust gas is supplied to the plurality of heat exchange flow paths while being branched. The discharge flow path is configured to merge and discharge the heat-exchanged exhaust gas having passed through the plurality of heat exchange flow paths. At least one flow path of the supply flow path and the discharge flow path is configured to be narrower toward a downstream side in a flow direction of the exhaust gas.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An exhaust heat recovery device comprising:
a main flow path configured such that exhaust gas flows therethrough;
a heat exchanger arranged to surround a circumference of the main flow path, the heat exchanger having a plurality of heat exchange flow paths configured to allow introduction of at least a portion of the exhaust gas flowing through the main flow path, the plurality of heat exchange flow paths being configured to carry out heat exchange between the portion of the exhaust gas and a heat exchange medium;
a supply flow path arranged to surround the circumference of the main flow path, the supply flow path being configured to allow introduction of the at least a portion of the exhaust gas flowing through the main flow path, and the supply flow path being configured such that the portion of the exhaust gas flows therethrough, and the flowing exhaust gas is supplied to the plurality of heat exchange flow paths while being branched;
a discharge flow path configured to merge and discharge the heat-exchanged exhaust gas having passed through the plurality of heat exchange flow paths;
a wall portion arranged to surround the circumference of the main flow path, the wall portion facing the plurality of heat exchange flow paths across the supply flow path; and
a valve configured to open and close the main flow path,

wherein the supply flow path is configured to be narrower toward a downstream side in a flow direction of the exhaust gas through the supply flow path, and
wherein the wall portion is formed in a tubular shape so as to widen the main flow path toward a downstream side in a flow direction of the exhaust gas through the main flow path.

2. The exhaust heat recovery device according to claim 1 , wherein the flow direction of the exhaust gas in the supply flow path is set to the same direction as the flow direction of the exhaust gas in the discharge flow path.

3. The exhaust heat recovery device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a cross section of the wall portion when the wall portion is cut on a virtual plane including the supply flow path and the plurality of heat exchange flow paths comprises a linear portion configured to extend linearly.

4. The exhaust heat recovery device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a cross section of the wall portion when the wall portion is cut on a virtual plane including the supply flow path and the plurality of heat exchange flow paths comprises a curved portion configured to extend in a curved shape.

5. The exhaust heat recovery device according to claim 2 ,
wherein a cross section of the wall portion when the wall portion is cut on a virtual plane including the supply flow path and the plurality of heat exchange flow paths comprises a linear portion configured to extend linearly.

6. The exhaust heat recovery device according to claim 2 ,
wherein a cross section of the wall portion when the wall portion is cut on a virtual plane including the supply flow path and the plurality of heat exchange flow paths comprises a curved portion configured to extend in a curved shape.

Assignees

• Futaba Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ishikawa Hiromi
• Takemoto Naohiro

Classifications

• Y02T10/12

  Improving ICE efficiencies · CPC title

• F01N2240/02

  a heat exchanger · CPC title

• F01N5/02

  the devices using heat · CPC title

• F02M26/30

  Connections of coolers to other devices, e.g. to valves, heaters, compressors or filters; Coolers characterised by their location on the engine · CPC title

• F02M26/31

  Air-cooled heat exchangers · CPC title