Heat transfer device and manufacturing method
US-9021795-B2 · May 5, 2015 · US
Thermoelectric generator with heat exchanger
US9163545B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9163545-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314391905-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Publication date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
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A heat exchanger ( 9 ), of e.g. an exhaust gas system ( 5 ) for an internal combustion engine ( 1 ), includes a thermoelectric generator ( 12 ) having a hot side ( 13 ) and a cold side ( 14 ) and including a heating tube ( 15 ) on a hot side of a heating device ( 10 ), and a cooling tube ( 16 ) on a cold side of a cooling device ( 11 ). The heating tube and the cooling tube are stacked on one another and form a tube stack ( 18 ), with the heating tube and the cooling tube extending parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction ( 19 ) of the tube stack. For energy efficiency, a housing ( 21 ) of the heat exchanger has a jacket ( 23 ) with an integral re-tensioning section ( 25 ) that is resiliently adjustable between a relaxed state and a tensioned state. The pre-tensioning section generates a pre-tensioning force ( 26 ) pressing the tube stack in a stacking direction ( 17 ).
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The invention claimed is: 1. A heat exchanger for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, the heat exchanger comprising: at least one thermoelectric generator, which has a hot side and a cold side; at least one heating tub, for conducting a heating medium, arranged on the warm side of the at least one thermoelectric generator; at least one cooling tube for conducting a cooling medium, which is arranged on the cold side of at least one such thermo…
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- What does patent US9163545B2 cover?
- A heat exchanger ( 9 ), of e.g. an exhaust gas system ( 5 ) for an internal combustion engine ( 1 ), includes a thermoelectric generator ( 12 ) having a hot side ( 13 ) and a cold side ( 14 ) and including a heating tube ( 15 ) on a hot side of a heating device ( 10 ), and a cooling tube ( 16 ) on a cold side of a cooling device ( 11 ). The heating tube and the cooling tube are stacked on one a…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Eberspaecher Exhaust Tech Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F01N5/025. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).