Integrated functional heat exchange apparatus for automobile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9617897-B2
Application number	US-201414766800-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	Dec 10, 2013
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A heat exchange device with combined functions in vehicles includes: a heat exchanger configured to be installed in an exhaust path of an engine and connected to a coolant heat exchanger circuit and an oil heat exchanger circuit; a bypass path configured to be connected to bypass the heat exchanger in the exhaust path; a recirculation path configured to be branched from the exhaust path to be connected to an intake system of the engine; a first control valve configured to control a flow path of exhaust gas between the exhaust path and the bypass path; a second control valve configured to control a flow path of the exhaust gas between the exhaust path and the recirculation path; and a third control valve configured to control the flow path of the exhaust gas between the bypass path and the recirculation path.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heat exchange device with combined functions in a vehicle, comprising:
a heat exchanger installed in an exhaust path of an engine and connected to a coolant heat exchanger circuit and an oil heat exchanger circuit, wherein the exhaust path includes an inflow path extending from the engine to the heat exchanger and an outflow path extending from the heat exchanger to a tail pipe;
a bypass path configured to bypass the heat exchanger in the exhaust path, wherein the bypass path extends from the inflow path to the outflow path;
a recirculation path branched from the exhaust path to connect to an intake system of the engine, wherein the recirculation path includes a main recirculation path branching from the outflow path and a sub recirculation path extending from the bypass path to the main recirculation path;
a first control valve configured to control a flow of an exhaust gas between the exhaust path and the bypass path;
a second control valve configured to control a flow of the exhaust gas between the exhaust path and the recirculation path; and
a third control valve configured to control a flow of the exhaust gas between the bypass path and the recirculation path, wherein the third control valve is disposed at a branch point between the bypass path and the sub recirculation path, wherein the third control valve closes a flow path toward the outflow path via the bypass path when the third control valve opens a flow path reaching the sub recirculation path via the bypass path, and wherein the third control valve closes the flow path reaching the sub recirculation path via the bypass path when the third control valve opens the flow path toward the outflow path via the bypass path.

2. The heat exchange device of claim 1 , wherein the first control valve is disposed at a branch point between the inflow path and the bypass path.

3. The heat exchange device of claim 2 , wherein the second control valve is disposed at a branch point between the outflow path and the recirculation path.

4. The heat exchange device of claim 1 , wherein the second control valve is disposed at a branch point between the outflow path and the main recirculation path.

5. The heat exchange device of claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger includes:
exhaust connection parts providing an exhaust gas inflow and an exhaust gas outflow;
coolant connection parts providing a coolant inflow and a coolant outflow; and
oil connection parts providing an oil inflow and an oil outflow.

6. The heat exchange device of claim 5 , wherein the heat exchanger includes:
a first core unit configured to be connected to the coolant heat exchanger circuit; and
a second core unit configured to be connected to the oil heat exchanger circuit.

7. The heat exchange device of claim 6 , wherein the first core unit and the second core unit are arranged concentrically.

8. The heat exchange device of claim 7 , wherein the exhaust connection parts include an end cap having an edge portion integrated with a flange, the end cap formed at a bottom portion of the first core unit, wherein the coolant connection parts are disposed at opposite ends of an outer side of the second core unit, and wherein the oil connection parts are disposed at portions spaced apart from the coolant connection parts with respect to the second core unit.

9. The heat exchange device of claim 6 , wherein the first core unit and the second core unit are each disposed in a laminar shape in a vertical direction.

10. The heat exchange device of claim 9 , wherein the exhaust connection parts include end caps disposed at opposite ends of the first core unit, wherein the coolant connection parts are disposed at a lower portion of the first core unit and an upper portion of the second core unit, and wherein the oil connection parts are disposed at portions of the second core unit spaced apart from each other.

Assignees

• Halla Visteon Climate Control
• Hanon Systems

Inventors

• Hebert Guillaume
• Stranak Zbynek
• Bazala Jiri

Classifications

• F28D9/0012

  the apparatus having an annular form · CPC title

• F01M5/001

  Heating · CPC title

• F28D9/0056

  with U-flow or serpentine-flow inside conduits; with centrally arranged openings on the plates · CPC title

• F01N5/02 Primary

  the devices using heat · CPC title

• F28D7/16

  the conduits being arranged in parallel spaced relation ({F28D7/0008 - F28D7/0058 take precedence}; F28D7/02 - F28D7/10 take precedence) · CPC title