Behr GmbH & Co. KG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150204623 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes at least one first flow channel for a first medium, at least one second flow channel for a second medium, and at least one bottom that can be connected to the housing. The bottom has at least one expansion element. | 07-23-2015 |
20150184952 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger, especially a charge-air cooler or exhaust-gas cooler, with a tube-to-tubesheet sub-assembly, in which tubes are inserted in a sealed manner by their ends into openings of two oppositely-disposed tubesheets, wherein at least one region of a housing is arranged between the two tubesheets and encompasses and outwardly seals the tubes of the sub-assembly, wherein the two tubesheets have two sides extending parallel to each other and adjoining an end region of the tubes in each case, and on which is arranged in each case a housing section which is connected to the housing, wherein on at least one of the tubesheets a seal is arranged with sealing effect between the housing and this tubesheet and/or between this tubesheet and the housing section which is arranged on this tubesheet. | 07-02-2015 |
20150176476 | SYSTEM FOR CHARGE AIR COOLING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARGE AIR COOLING FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a system for charge air cooling for an internal combustion engine based on an engine family, wherein an intake module is arranged between a throttle valve and a combustion chamber. A first cooling device of the system is shaped to be structurally integrated into the intake module. Furthermore, in accordance with the system, a second cooling device is available, which supplements the first cooling device and which is designed to pre-cool charge air before said charge air enters the intake module and which is adapted for use with at least one engine model of the engine family. The second cooling device is intended for top engine types and can be arranged between the throttle valve and a charge air compressor. | 06-25-2015 |
20150159961 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A SEALING ELEMENT AND A HEAT EXCHANGER, IN AN AIR CHANNEL - Arrangement comprising a sealing element and a heat exchanger, in an air channel, wherein the heat exchanger has a plurality of pipes which carry a first fluid and are defined in their end regions by collection vessels and can have a second fluid flowing around them. The arrangement is characterized in that the air channel has a first guide groove on an inner surface, which guide groove is formed by a first web and a second web, and a second guide groove which is formed by a third web and a fourth web, the third web and the fourth web being disposed between the first web and the second web and the sealing element enveloping the heat exchanger along the collecting vessels and its short sides. | 06-11-2015 |
20150117846 | ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE HEATING DEVICE - The invention relates to an electrically operable heating device through which liquid flows, comprising a housing. The heating device comprises an electrically operable heating apparatus and a liquid chamber for accommodating a heat-transferring liquid. The liquid chamber has a plurality of plate pairs comprising plates connected to each other at specified distances from each other, whereby liquid flow channels can be created between the plate pairs. The electrically operable heating apparatus is designed as a heating combination having a plurality of heating elements, wherein the heating combination can be arranged between the liquid chambers by inserting the heating units into the accommodating spaces produced between the plate pairs. | 04-30-2015 |
20150107810 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A FIRST FLUID USING A SECOND FLUID - The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of a first fluid using a second fluid, wherein the heat exchanger has a base for separating the first fluid from the second fluid, said base having a sealing region. Furthermore, the heat exchanger has a partition for separating the first fluid from the second fluid, wherein the at least one partition is connected in a fluid-tight manner to the base, wherein the at least one partition forms a fluid duct for the first fluid. Furthermore, the heat exchanger has a housing. In the sealing region between the base and the housing, there is arranged a sealing element which is pressed in a fluid-tight manner against the base and against the housing. | 04-23-2015 |
20150107808 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger for an exchange of heat between a first fluid and a second fluid includes a block including: a plurality of flow ducts configured to be traversed by the first fluid, and a housing that holds the flow ducts and is configured to be traversed by the second fluid; a base connected to the block, the base including one or more passage openings for the flow ducts, the base comprising a first base part and a second base part; and at least one casing cover that is in fluid-communication with the flow ducts and that is attached to the base. | 04-23-2015 |
20150096727 | STACKED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a stacked plate heat exchanger, comprising a plurality of elongate plates which are stacked on one another and connected to one another and which have a corrugated profile, which plates have a cavity for leading through a medium to be cooled in the longitudinal direction of the plates and define a further cavity for leading through a coolant, wherein leadthrough openings for supplying or discharging the medium to be cooled or the coolant are formed approximately in the end regions of each elongate plate and each elongate plate is surrounded by a bent-off edge, wherein an nth corrugation of the corrugated profile of each plate is drawn close to the edge, preferably into the edge, whereas the other corrugations of the corrugated profile of the plate terminate before the edge, where n=2, 3, 4 etc. | 04-09-2015 |
20150090424 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an air conditioning system for heating and air conditioning a motor vehicle, comprising a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, the air conditioning system having a first flow channel and a second flow channel and flow being able to pass around both heat exchangers along the second flow channel and around only the first heat exchanger along the first flow channel, a flow guidance element in the form of a wall section, by which a fluid flow can be influenced in a region between the heat exchangers, being arranged on the second heat exchanger. | 04-02-2015 |
20150083091 | ARRANGEMENT OF AN INTERCOOLER IN AN INTAKE PIPE - The invention relates to an arrangement of a charge air cooler in an intake pipe, wherein the charge air cooler has a cooler block through which charge air can flow and the charge air cooler can be inserted into the intake pipe through a first opening in said intake pipe, wherein the cooler block has at least one first outer wall and at least one second outer wall, which outer walls run along the main direction of extent of the cooler block and bound the region of the cooler block through which charge air can flow, wherein the intake pipe surrounds, on three sides, that part of the charge air cooler which can be inserted, so that charge air can flow through the cooler block of the charge air cooler within the intake pipe. | 03-26-2015 |
20150060028 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, such as in particular an exhaust-gas evaporator, having a housing with a fluid inlet, and with a fluid outlet for a first medium, such as in particular exhaust gas, and having tubes which are arranged in the housing transversely with respect to the flow direction of the first fluid and through which a second medium can flow and which, by way of their ends at the inlet side and at the outlet side are arranged and connected in a fluid tight manner in a tube plate, wherein, to the respective tube plate, there is connected in each case one structure by means of which groups of tubes are connected to one another in such a way that an outlet of at east one tube is fluidically connected to an inlet of at least one other tube. | 03-05-2015 |
20150059336 | ARRANGEMENT OF AN INTERCOOLER IN AN INTAKE PIPE - Arrangement of an intercooler in an intake pipe, wherein the intercooler has a cooler block through which charge air can flow and a first opening through the intake pipe, through which the intercooler can be inserted into the intake pipe, wherein the intake pipe has a second opening, which is arranged substantially opposite the first opening and can be closed by means of a housing part. | 03-05-2015 |
20150034138 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE - The invention concerns a thermoelectric module with multiple thermoelectric elements, which are arranged spaced apart from one another, two thermoelectric elements being respectively electrically connected by means of a conductor bridge, an electrical insulation being arranged at least in certain portions on a side of the conductor bridge that is facing away from the thermoelectric element and/or on a side of the conductor bridge that is facing the thermoelectric element, the electrical insulation being arranged on the surface of the conductor bridge, the electrical insulation and the conductor bridge being thermomechanically decoupled. | 02-05-2015 |
20140374074 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a plate-type heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicles, having a plurality of plate pairs for forming first, second and third flow paths, a spatial region for fourth flow paths being formed between adjacent plate pairs, the plate pairs being formed from at least one first plate and a second plate in order to form the first flow paths and the second flow paths between the first and second plates, the third flow paths also being formed between the first plate and the second plate or an attachment plate being placed upon the firs and/or the second plate in order to form the third flow path between the first plate and the attachment plate and/or between the second plate and the attachment plate. | 12-25-2014 |
20140352936 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate-type heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicles, is described which includes plate pairs. In one example, a plate pair includes a first plate and a second plate that form a first flow path and a second flow path between the plates. In this configuration, the first and the second plate are associated with a first attachment plate and a second attachment plate, respectively. A third flow path is formed between the first plate and the second attachment plate and the first flow path is formed between the second plate and the first attachment plate. Alternatively, the third flow path is formed between the first plate and the first attachment plate and the first flow path is formed between the second plate and the second attachment plate. A spatial region for a fourth flow path may also be formed between adjacent plate pairs. | 12-04-2014 |
20140342657 | AIR VENT - An air vent having a housing, a first control element and a second control element, wherein the housing forms a flow passage, wherein the first control element is supported on the housing so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation and the second control element is supported on the housing so as to be rotatable about a second axis of rotation, wherein the second axis of rotation is perpendicular to the first axis of rotation, wherein the first control element is connected to the second control element by a coupling element and the control elements are movable relative to one another. | 11-20-2014 |
20140332049 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE - A thermoelectric module having a first and second housing element, at least two thermoelectric elements arranged between the housing elements and are each connected electrically to one another via first or second electrical contacts or are connected electrically to an electrical circuit via first and/or second electrical contacts. The first electrical contacts are assigned to the first housing element and the second electrical contacts are assigned to the second housing element. The first housing element and/or the second housing element have at least one opening, which is covered by at least one section of the first electrical contacts and/or the second electrical contacts. The first electrical contacts and/or the second electrical contacts are connected to the first housing element and/or the second housing element. | 11-13-2014 |
20140331946 | HEAT ACCUMULATOR - A heat accumulator for use in a motor vehicle having a heat accumulator container which can be integrated into the motor oil circuit, through which motor oil flows when the motor is running, and which is disconnected from the circuit when the motor is switched off. The oil pan of the motor, in particular the lower part of the oil pan, is provided as the heat accumulator container, and the oil pan is provided with heat-insulating container walls. Also, an element for increasing the heat capacity of the heat accumulator is provided. | 11-13-2014 |
20140305622 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN ENERGY ACCUMULATOR, MORE PARTICULARLY FOR A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a device for controlling the temperature of an energy accumulator, more particularly for a vehicle. The device has a first outer wall element and a second outer wall element. A main surface of the first outer wall element and a main surface of the second outer wall element are interconnected by means of a rib made of a hardened adhesive. The rib forms at least one fluid conduction channel for conducting a temperature control fluid between the first outer wall element and the second outer wall element. | 10-16-2014 |
20140262187 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a block which has ribs and tubes and which is arranged between a first collecting box in particular for introducing a medium to be cooled and a second collecting box in particular for discharging said medium. Each collecting box is closed off by a base which has eyelets for receiving the tubes, and a trough-shaped circulating section for receiving the collecting box extends along the edge of the base. The base has an elevated contact region on at least one end face for the tube which lies directly opposite the end face in order to allow a stable structure of the heat exchanger with collecting boxes comprising a trough-shaped depression. | 09-18-2014 |
20140251580 | METHOD FOR CLOSING A COLLECTING TANK - A method for closing a fillable collecting tank, in particular a fillable collecting tank of a heat exchanger for storing a fluid, having walls forming the collecting tank, wherein one of the walls is formed as a baseplate having openings for receiving pipes, wherein a filling opening for adding the fluid is provided in one of the walls, wherein the filling opening can be closed by the provision of a closure element that can be inserted into the filling opening or can be placed onto the filling opening after the fluid has been added to the collecting tank. A heat exchanger is also provided. | 09-11-2014 |
20140246186 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY - A heat exchanger assembly may include an intercooler and a housing which encloses said intercooler. The housing may be part of a charge air line. The housing may include a charge air inlet, a charge air outlet and an opening through which the intercooler can be inserted into the housing from one side. The housing may also include a recess on the side opposite the opening, into which recess the intercooler engages. The heat exchanger assembly may include an elastic seal arranged in the region of the recess between the intercooler and the housing. The seal may be configured to at least one of bridge the deformation of the housing occurring during pressure pulsations, bridge relative movements between the intercooler and the housing, and tightly connect the intercooler to the housing in all operating states preventing an undesirable bypass flow. | 09-04-2014 |
20140220397 | THERMAL TRANSFER DEVICE, TEMPERATURE-CONTROL PANEL, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A thermal transfer device for generating a thermal transfer between an energy store and a temperature-control panel for the temperature-control of the energy store. The thermal transfer device has a thermal insulation layer made of an unevenly distributed insulation material and a tolerance compensating layer made of a compressible material for compensating different material strengths of the thermal insulation layer. | 08-07-2014 |
20140209139 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND USE OF A METALLIC GLASS OR A SINTERED MATERIAL - The invention relates to a thermoelectric module, having an electric insulation, an electric conductor path, one surface of the electric conductor path being attached to a surface of the electrical insulation, and a thermoelectric material, one surface of the thermoelectric material being attached to another surface of the conductor path. | 07-31-2014 |
20140205881 | HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE - A heat transfer device for a motor vehicle may include a pump and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may have a first inlet and a first outlet for a refrigerant, and a second inlet and a second outlet for a coolant. The pump and the heat exchanger may be mounted to each other forming a common assembly. | 07-24-2014 |
20140196700 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger with a housing casing, a first base and a second base with openings, pipes as a first flow channel for conducting a first fluid, the ends thereof being arranged in or on the openings of the first and second bases, the pipes and the first and/or the second base are arranged within the housing so that a second flow channel for conducting a second fluid is designed between the housing and the pipes, a first inlet opening for the first fluid, a first outlet opening for the first fluid, a second inlet opening for the second fluid, a second outlet opening for the second fluid, a first diffusor for directing the first fluid into the pipes, a second diffuser for directing the first fluid out of the pipes, which heat exchanger should be simple and cost-effective to produce and ensure reliable operation. | 07-17-2014 |
20140174702 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger of a type with a collector plate which has a wall in which are formed rim holes which can receive the ends of tubes of a bundle, wherein the wall of the collector plate is designed such that, for the purpose of a soldered or welded connection to the tubes, it forms collars around the rim holes, and wherein the wall has a front side facing toward the tube bundle and a rear side facing toward the collecting tank. Each collar extends in the direction of the collecting tank from a straight base plane on the rear side of the wall. | 06-26-2014 |
20140169776 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger, comprising at least one electric resistance heating element, at least two conductors which are connected to the at least one electric resistance heating element in an electrically conductive manner in order to conduct electric current through the at least one electric resistance heating element and thereby heat the electric resistance heating element, at least one thermally conductive element for transferring heat from the at least one electric resistance heating element to a fluid to be heated, at least one electrically insulating element, which electrically insulates the at least two conductors, and at least one pipe, wherein the at least two conductors and the at least one electric resistance heating element are arranged within a cavity bounded by the pipe and the pipe lies on the at least one electrically insulating element under a compressive force at at least one contact surface. | 06-19-2014 |
20140144605 | MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - A motor vehicle air conditioning unit having a housing, a heat exchanger, at least two manifolds and cooling tubes arranged therebetween forming a tube block, the heat exchanger is sealed with respect to bypass air inexpensively and with little technical effort. The housing has at least one V-shaped sealing rib oriented substantially parallel to an imaginary plane spanned by the tube block and/or one H-shaped sealing rib oriented substantially parallel to an imaginary plane spanned by the tube block for sealing a front and/or rear side of the tube block, and the at least one H-shaped sealing rib is oriented substantially perpendicular to the at least one V-shaped sealing rib. | 05-29-2014 |
20140130764 | CHARGE AIR DUCT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A charge air duct for an internal combustion engine is provided that includes a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for combustion air, and a heat exchanger, which is arranged in the housing and through which a fluid can flow, for cooling and/or heating the charge air. The housing is reinforced against pressure of the combustion air via a tie rod, wherein the tie rod is structurally integrated with the heat exchanger. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130540 | ADSORBER STRUCTURE AND MODULE FOR A HEAT PUMP - An adsorber structure for a heat pump, having at least one pipe, through which a heat-transfer fluid can flow, and an adsorption medium, wherein a working medium can be adsorbed and desorbed on the adsorption medium and the adsorption medium is in thermal connection with the pipe, wherein the adsorption medium is designed as at least one, in particular several, molded bodies, which is/are directly adjacent to a pipe wall of one of the pipes. | 05-15-2014 |
20140116371 | COMPONENT AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION METHOD - A method for producing an intake module may include providing a housing and at least one intercooler arranged therein; forming at least two housing parts via injection moulding from plastic; inserting at least one intercooler into at least one of the housing parts; wherein the housing parts, with at least one intercooler inserted therein, are welded together to form the housing; and wherein the intercooler has contact points to at least two of the housing parts. | 05-01-2014 |
20140113543 | MIXER FOR MIXING AIR FLOWS - A mixer for mixing air flows is provided that can include an air duct, which has at least one hot air duct and one cold air duct, wherein an air flow through the hot air duct and through the cold air duct can be controlled by a respective mixing flap. A heating element is arranged in the hot air duct in order to heat the air passing through the hot air duct. Furthermore, the mixer can include a mixing chamber, which is connected to an air outlet side of the hot air duct and of the cold air duct of the air duct such as to enable fluid flow. The mixing chamber can have air guiding elements, which are arranged in such a way that air flowing out of an air outlet side of the hot air duct crosses air flowing out of an air outlet side of the cold air duct. | 04-24-2014 |
20140096937 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle is provided having at least one block formed by tubes arranged parallel to one another and by fins arranged between the tubes. The tubes form multiple first flow ducts through which a first fluid can flow. The regions between the tubes form multiple second flow ducts through which a second fluid can flow around the tubes. The heat exchanger also has a first collecting box with a first fluid port and a second collecting box with a second fluid port. The first flow ducts are in fluid communication with a first cooling circuit via the first fluid port, the second fluid port, and the collecting boxes. The first collecting box or the second collecting box also has a third fluid port that, together with its respective collecting box and further fluid port, are in fluid communication with a second cooling circuit. | 04-10-2014 |
20140096936 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed is a coolant cooler having a block formed by tubes arranged parallel to one another and by fins arranged between the tubes, wherein the tubes form multiple first flow ducts through which a first fluid can flow, wherein the regions between the tubes form multiple second flow ducts through which a second fluid can flow around the tubes, a first collecting box on which a first fluid inlet is arranged, a second collecting box on which a first fluid outlet is arranged, wherein the first flow ducts are in fluid communication with a first cooling circuit via the first fluid inlet, the first fluid outlet and collecting boxes, wherein the first or second collecting box has a second fluid inlet and a second fluid outlet, wherein the second fluid inlet, the respective collecting box and the second fluid outlet are in fluid communication with a second cooling circuit. | 04-10-2014 |
20140096932 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND RETENTION ELEMENT - Heat exchanger and a retention element for the heat exchanger, the retention element having a receiving region and a spacing element, and the receiving region at least partially receiving the heat exchanger, wherein the receiving region has a contour which substantially corresponds to an outer contour of the heat exchanger, the receiving region having fixing means, by means of which the retention element can be fixed to the heat exchanger, the spacing element protruding outwards from the retention element and protruding beyond the outer contour of the heat exchanger. | 04-10-2014 |
20140090824 | APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING A FLUID - The invention relates to an apparatus for conducting a fluid, in particular a cooling fluid for cooling components to be cooled, in particular for cooling electronics components and/or battery cells and/or battery modules, having a first covering plate and a second covering plate and having a structural mesh between the two covering plates for defining a spatial region, through which flow can pass, a division being provided by reshaping of the structural mesh and/or by introduction of a sealant for at least partially sealing the spatial region with respect to an outer space and/or for dividing the spatial region into definable flow channels. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090823 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger with a first and a second collecting tank, with at least one tube arranged between the two collecting tanks, each having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. At least one tube end is in fluid communication with a collecting tank and is connected to the collecting tank via a form-fitting and/or integrally bonded connection, wherein the opening is surrounded by an opening edge. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090813 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger having a housing, having a first fluid port and having a second fluid port, wherein the housing is in fluid communication with a fluid source via the fluid ports, wherein the housing can be traversed by a flow of a fluid, wherein the housing is of multi-part design and has a housing upper part and a housing lower part, wherein the housing upper part and/or the housing lower part has a base region and an at least partially encircling turned-up edge region, wherein housing the two parts are formed from a plastic or a fiber composite material. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090812 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger having a first collecting box and having a second collecting box, having at least one tube arranged between the two collecting boxes, wherein a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet are provided which are arranged individually on in each case one of the collecting boxes or on a single one of the collecting boxes, wherein the tube is received at the ends in an opening in in each case one of the collecting boxes and is in fluid communication with the collecting boxes, wherein the opening is surrounded by an opening edge whose contour corresponds to the outer contour of the tube, and in that the opening is designed such that the opening cross section narrows toward the interior of the collecting box and the tube can be inserted, under preload at the circumference, into the opening. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090811 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger ( | 04-03-2014 |
20140090810 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger having a housing, having a fluid inlet and having a fluid outlet, wherein the heat exchanger is in fluid communication via the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet with a fluid circuit, having a flow-guiding element in the interior of the housing, wherein the housing is formed from a substantially planar housing upper part and a substantially trough-like housing lower part, wherein the housing lower part has a base region and an encircling side wall, wherein the housing lower part is formed by a supporting structure and an encasement and the supporting structure is at least partially surrounded by the encasement, wherein the supporting structure is formed from a metallic material, and the encasement is formed substantially from a plastic, wherein the housing upper part is formed from a plastic and the housing lower part is connected to the housing upper part substantially by means of plastic-on-plastic contact. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090807 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger having a housing, having a first fluid connection and a second fluid connection, the housing being in fluid communication with a fluid circuit, and a fluid flowing through said housing, by means of said fluid connections, wherein the housing a housing upper part and a housing lower part, wherein the housing lower part can be connected to the housing upper part by a connecting element by means of an interlocking and/or cohesive connection, wherein the connecting element has a large number of stud-like elements which are connected to one another by means of connecting crosspieces, wherein the connecting element has an at least partially circumferential edge, and at least the stud-like elements and/or the edge are/is in contact with the housing upper part and/or the housing lower part. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090803 | CONNECTING SYSTEM FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER - Connecting system for a heat exchanger, the housing of which is formed by a housing top part and a housing bottom part, wherein the connecting system has a first and a second connecting element, by means of which the housing bottom part is connected to the housing top part by a positive and/or material connection. | 04-03-2014 |
20140083665 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger having a block of flat tubes arranged parallel to one another and having fins arranged between the flat tubes, wherein the flat tubes form flow ducts through which a refrigerant can flow, and a coolant can flow around the flat tubes, wherein the flat tubes are in fluid communication, at end regions, with collecting tanks, wherein the refrigerant can be made to flow into an inflow region of a collecting tank in fluid communication with at least one of the flow ducts, wherein the inflow region has a line, which extends through the inflow region, for inflow of the refrigerant, wherein a refrigerant passage is provided from the line to the collecting tank inflow region, said refrigerant passage arranged in the central region of the collecting take inflow region, wherein the central region is in relation to a direction oriented perpendicularly to a plane of the flat tubes. | 03-27-2014 |
20140075926 | EXHAUST GAS COOLER FOR COOLING COMBUSTION EXHAUST GAS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, WATER COLLECTING ADAPTER, EXHAUST GAS COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN EXHAUST GAS COOLING SYSTEM - An exhaust gas cooler for cooling combustion exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine having a cooling medium, wherein the exhaust gas cooler has an exhaust gas inlet for introducing hot combustion exhaust gas into the exhaust gas cooler. Furthermore, the exhaust gas cooler has an exhaust gas outlet for directing cooled combustion exhaust gas out of the exhaust gas cooler, wherein the exhaust gas outlet is fluidically connected to the exhaust gas inlet. Furthermore, the exhaust gas cooler has at least one coolant inlet for fluidically connecting the exhaust gas cooler to at least one coolant outlet of the internal combustion engine. Furthermore, the exhaust gas cooler has an interface for fluidically connecting a water collecting adapter, wherein the interface is designed to carry the coolant out of the exhaust gas cooler. | 03-20-2014 |
20140060605 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE - The invention relates to a thermoelectric module comprising a metal housing element and a ceramic layer that is applied to the metal housing element. The thermoelectric module further comprises an additional housing element arranged on the side of the metal housing element which is provided with the ceramic layer, the additional housing element and the metal housing element being joined to form a fluid-tight housing. The thermoelectric module finally comprises at least one thermoelectrically active material which is arranged inside the fluid-tight housing. | 03-06-2014 |
20140054388 | AIR-DIVERTING ELEMENT WITH A FLOW-OPTIMIZED CONTOUR FOR AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an air-diverting element with a flow-optimized contour for an air-conditioning system, in particular of a motor vehicle, which air-diverting element extends approximately perpendicular to an air flow direction. To divert an air flow through approximately 180° and at the same time nevertheless prevent pressure losses and disadvantageous acoustic effects, one end of the air-diverting element is adjoined by an approximately parabolic elongation which is situated opposite that side of the air-diverting element which faces away from the air flow direction. | 02-27-2014 |
20140054018 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR INTERCOOLER - A heat exchanger, in particular an intercooler, is provided that includes at least one collector box that has a base. At least one tube engages into a passage in an approximately perpendicular manner with respect to the base, the passage protruding out of the base and surrounding a tube end, and the passage has a rectangular cross-section that is adapted to the outer circumference of the tube. The aim of the invention is to further extend the service life of the heat exchanger with a further reduction of the wall thickness of the collector box base as well as of the tube. This is achieved in that a wall thickness of the passage is thinned at least in a corner region. | 02-27-2014 |
20140054016 | CONDENSER - The invention relates to a condenser, in particular a condenser cooled by a coolant, said condenser consisting of at least one tube/fin block having several flat tubes, each flat tube having a plurality of flow channels that extend adjacent to one another in the tube transverse direction and define a refrigerant-side hydraulic diameter (D | 02-27-2014 |
20140048230 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A BATTERY UNIT - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a battery unit, comprising coolant-conducting tubes ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140048112 | THERMOELECTRIC HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a thermoelectric heat exchanger, comprising two pipes ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140042713 | ARRANGEMENT FOR SEALING LINE INTERFACES IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an arrangement for sealing line interfaces in a motor vehicle in which lines from an engine compartment of the motor vehicle are led into a vehicle interior, wherein the engine compartment is separated from the vehicle interior by a partition which has an opening, through which the lines are led, and the opening is closed on the vehicle interior side by a seal, which is fastened to a functional unit arranged in the vehicle interior. In order to enable a reliable sealing function despite the assembly tolerance to be compensated, a flange of the functional unit that bears the seal can be moved relative to the functional unit, or the seal is movably arranged on the flange, which is rigidly fastened to the functional unit. | 02-13-2014 |
20140041411 | CONDENSER - The invention relates to an insert for a collector of a condenser, having a main body with a sealing lip for abutment against the inner wall of the collector axially between the two flow transfer openings of the collector, having a filter element for the fluid to flow through, having a fluid diverting element, and having a fluid duct such that the fluid diverting element diverts the radially inflowing fluid stream into an axially flowing fluid stream, and the fluid duct conducts the diverted fluid flow to the filter. | 02-13-2014 |
20140030974 | AIR NOZZLE - An air nozzle for discharging an air flow from an air supply duct of a heating, ventilation or air-conditioning system, in particular in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, composed of a nozzle body and of a receiving element which receives the nozzle body, wherein the receiving element is arranged on the air supply duct, and wherein the nozzle body and/or the receiving element are/is mounted so as to be pivotable about at least one degree of freedom, wherein in the interior of the nozzle body there is arranged a swirl insert which is arranged fixedly and which is connected rigidly to the nozzle body. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027444 | HEATING DEVICE - The invention relates to a heating device having a housing and having a fluid duct which is arranged in said housing and which has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein, in the housing, there is provided an element which generates an alternating magnetic field and which is separated from the fluid duct in a sealed manner by at least one wall, wherein furthermore, at least one metallic areal heating element is provided which can be heated by the alternating magnetic field, wherein the at least one areal heating element is arranged in the fluid duct. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027096 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger, in particular for a heating or air-conditioning system in a motor vehicle, having an evaporator unit to which a refrigerant medium can be supplied via a distribution unit and through which said refrigerant medium flows and around which said refrigerant medium flows after only one diversion (two-block design) at the bottom in a diversion unit, wherein the distribution unit is designed to effect a uniform distribution of the refrigerant medium over the hill width of the evaporator. | 01-30-2014 |
20140023200 | AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - The invention relates to an air conditioning unit having an air duct, having a fan for conveying an airflow through the air duct, having a heat exchanger for the thermal conditioning of the airflow and having an apparatus for noise reduction, which apparatus has a microphone, a loudspeaker and an evaluation and control unit, the microphone being arranged in a housing indentation of the duct wall of the air duct, the housing indentation having a wall and the loudspeaker being arranged at least partially in an opening of the duct wall of the air duct in a manner which is spaced apart from the microphone in the direction of the noise emission, wherein the wall of the housing indentation is curved at least partially, the housing indentation of the microphone being covered with a porous acoustically transparent material. | 01-23-2014 |
20140013787 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed herein is a plate-type heat exchanger or chiller, with multiple stacking plates stacked one on top of the other such that a first fluid duct for a first fluid and a second fluid duct for a second fluid are formed between the stacking plates. A first inlet and outlet opening for conducting in and discharging the first fluid, and a second inlet and outlet opening for conducting in and discharging the second fluid is provided. The first inlet or outlet opening is formed by an immersion pipe and the first fluid can be conducted into the first fluid duct through the immersion pipe, such that the first inlet and outlet openings are formed on the same side of the heat exchanger. | 01-16-2014 |
20130327512 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a block, which has fins and pipes and which is arranged between two reservoirs, wherein each fin comprises several fin sections and each fin section is approximately V-shaped and the two flanks forming a fin section each have several air slits, which extend perpendicularly to the flow direction of a medium flowing through the fin section, wherein the two flanks of the fin section are connected by means of a first connecting surface and/or the flanks of two consecutive fin sections across from each other are connected by means of a second connecting surface, wherein the first connecting surface and/or the second connecting surface has a fin section cross-section variation element, which is directed into the intermediate space between the flanks forming a fin section and/or the flanks of two consecutive fin sections that are across from each other. | 12-12-2013 |
20130323543 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF AN ENERGY STORE - The invention relates to a temperature-control device for the temperature control of an energy source, wherein the temperature-control device comprises a temperature-control unit, which has at least one Peltier element which is arranged between an accommodation area for the energy source and a fluid area in a thermally effective manner. Furthermore, the temperature-control device comprises a control unit for supplying voltage to the Peltier element, wherein the control unit is designed to supply a voltage to the Peltier element, which causes the Peltier element to transfer heat from the hotter part of the accommodation area or fluid area to the colder part of the accommodation area or fluid area. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323072 | AXIAL FAN - The invention relates to an axial fan for delivering cooling air, in particular for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising fan blades which are fastened to a hub and which have a pressure side and a suction side and a trailing edge and a blade depth, on the pressure side of which fan blades is arranged a hub ramp which rises counter to the direction of rotation of the axial fan, wherein the trailing edge has an outer region situated radially outside the hub ramp and has an inner region situated radially within the hub ramp. | 12-05-2013 |
20130320102 | MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - In a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprising a housing, a fan and at least one heating device, the intention is for different heating devices to be able to be fastened to a housing in a technically simple manner with low production costs. This problem is solved in that the at least one heating device is fastened to the housing, in particular exclusively, by at least one adaptor cover. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319648 | FIN FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER - A fin for a heat exchanger, comprising a fin plate which is corrugated in a longitudinal direction and which is arranged between two structures and comprising a multiplicity of fin flanks formed by the corrugation, wherein the fin plate can be traversed in a depth direction by a flow of an in particular gaseous fluid for the purpose of transferring heat between the structures and the gaseous fluid, and wherein a multiplicity of gills with a gill depth and with a gill angle with respect to the depth direction is provided in the fin plate, said gills being arranged one behind the other on the fin flanks, running on a neutral line and extending substantially transversely with respect to the depth direction. The fin flanks have, at least in regions, a substantially undulating structure profile, resulting in an arrangement of the gills which runs on an undulating neutral line. | 12-05-2013 |
20130313754 | FRAME FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY-STORAGE UNIT - The present invention relates to a process for producing frame elements for a frame for holding and arranging electrochemical cells in an electrochemical energy-storage unit. The present invention also relates to the use of certain plastics mixtures for producing said frame elements. The frame elements or frames of the invention are particularly preferably used in electrochemical energy-storage units with high power density. Electrochemical energy-storage units of this type with high power density are more particularly used for the operation of motor vehicles with electrical drive, for example in vehicles which are driven on the “hybrid” principle (electrical drive and internal combustion engine), and are also preferably used for exclusively or primarily electrically operated vehicles. It is preferable here to use, as electrochemical energy-storage units with high power density, lithium-ion batteries or lithium-polymer batteries. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312943 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN INTEGRAL BOND - This application provides, inter alia, processes for producing an integral bond between a high-grade steel component and an aluminum or aluminum alloy component. In an exemplary embodiment, the process comprises coating the high-grade steel first with a nickel layer and second an aluminum layer, arranging the coated high-grade steel and the aluminum or aluminum alloy components in relation to one another in such a manner that partial regions of the first and of the second component are arranged parallel to one another and either bear areally against one another or are arranged with a gap of 0 mm to 5 mm in relation to one another, and integrally bonding the coated high-grade steel component to the aluminum or aluminum alloy component by using a cold metal transfer process. | 11-28-2013 |
20130309545 | DEVICE FOR PRESSING A COOLER AGAINST A BATTERY - The invention relates to a device for pressing a cooler against a battery, said cooler having at least one cooling surface for absorbing or dissipating thermal energy, and the battery having at least one contact surface for the cooling surface of the cooler to rest on. The device comprises a pressure part having at least one spring-elastic pressure element for transmitting a contact pressure onto a section of the surface of the cooler facing away from the battery. The device further comprises at least one suspension unit for suspending the pressure part on the battery, said suspension unit being designed such as to generate a suspension force which is counter to the contact force when the cooler is arranged on the battery and the suspension unit is suspended on the battery. | 11-21-2013 |
20130287581 | FAN COMPRISING FAN BLADES - Disclosed herein is a fan comprising fan blades, especially for a cooler of a motor vehicle, said fan blades being fixed to a fan hub. In spite of being made of only a small amount of material, said fan is highly resistant to the flow conditions in the motor vehicle, each fan blade being bent rearwards at an angle in the direction of a blade root, an angled region of the fan blade being at least partially bent downwards towards the fan hub. | 10-31-2013 |
20130276763 | DEVICE FOR COOLING CHARGE AIR, SYSTEM FOR CONDITIONING CHARGE AIR, AND INTAKE MODULE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a device for cooling charge air for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The device comprises a plurality of first coolant pipes for conducting a first coolant and a plurality of second coolant pipes for conducting a second coolant, wherein the first coolant pipes and the second coolant pipes extend in a longitudinal extension direction of the device and the plurality of first coolant pipes is arranged adjacent to the plurality of second coolant pipes in a transverse extension direction of the device. | 10-24-2013 |
20130269925 | METHOD FOR A CIRCUIT WITH HEAT ACCUMULATOR - The invention relates to a method for operating a circuit having a heat accumulator, having a coolant circuit, having a heat accumulator in a line of the circuit and having at least one valve and one pump, wherein, when the valve is open, the heat accumulator can be charged with coolant from the coolant circuit by means of the pump, or coolant can be discharged from the heat accumulator into the coolant circuit, wherein the charging or discharging of the heat accumulator takes place in an open-loop-controlled or closed-loop-controlled manner as a function of a temperature difference of a temperature of the coolant in the circuit and a temperature of the coolant in the heat accumulator. | 10-17-2013 |
20130264038 | PLATE-SHAPED HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A COOLING DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HEAT EXCHANGER PACKAGE - The invention relates to a plate-shaped heat exchanger for a cooling device comprising at least one heat exchanger package, in particular for a motor vehicle, consisting of a plurality of openings for accommodating a pipe conducting a coolant, wherein each opening is surrounded by an passage and a plurality of projections are distributed between the passages for the heat exchange with the medium to be cooled. In order to allow a high performance increase of a cooling device, yet a low increase in pressure loss of the charge air, a plurality of projections are arranged around an passage, wherein the projections have a shape that assures deliberate heat conduction from the projections to the passage. | 10-10-2013 |
20130250718 | MIXING ELEMENT AND MIXING MODULE FOR TWO AIR FLOWS INTERSECTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER - Disclosed herein is a mixing element for two air flows intersecting in an air conditioner with a main wall of a mixing region for mixing first and second air flows. The main wall is disposed such that an inflow direction of the first and second air flows into the mixing region run longitudinally with respect to a main extension plane of the main wall. The mixing element includes first and second auxiliary walls of the mixing region, each having a main surface at opposite side edges of the main wall, and disposed such that the inflow direction of the first air flow runs past a side edge of the first auxiliary wall and transverse to the main surface of the first auxiliary wall. The inflow direction of the second air flow into the mixing region runs longitudinally with respect to the main surface of the first auxiliary wall. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250512 | DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING A COOLING FLUID, AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR COOLING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - The invention relates to a device for conducting a cooling fluid for cooling an electrical component. The device comprises a fluid conducting chamber for conducting the cooling fluid, and an at least partially flexible cover, which seals the fluid conducting chamber in a fluid-tight manner and which forms a heat transmission zone for conducting heat between the cooling fluid and the electrical component. | 09-26-2013 |
20130248151 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING A HEAT SOURCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an apparatus for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle, comprising a hollow heat sink, an inlet for introducing a cooling fluid, an outlet for discharging a cooling fluid, a first collecting region for collecting the introduced cooling fluid, a second collecting region for collecting the cooling fluid to be discharged, and an insert part for guiding the cooling fluid from the first to the second collecting region, wherein the first and second collecting regions and the insert part are arranged within the heat sink. | 09-26-2013 |
20130219953 | COOLANT CONDENSER ASSEMBLY - In a coolant condenser assembly for a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprising cooling pipes for conducting a coolant through, two collecting pipes for fluidically connecting the cooling pipes, a collecting container with an upper cover wall and a lower bottom wall and a side wall as well as with an inlet opening for conducting the coolant into the collecting container and an outlet opening for conducting the coolant out of the collecting container, with the result that through the inlet and outlet openings the collecting container is fluidically connected to the collecting pipe and/or the cooling pipes, the collecting container comprises an outlet chamber and a riser pipe, and the outlet opening opens into the outlet chamber, and the outlet chamber is connected to the riser pipe and a storage chamber for the coolant is formed within the collecting container and outside the outlet chamber and outside the riser pipe, the collecting container preferably has an inlet chamber and a downpipe, and the inlet opening opens into the inlet chamber and the inlet chamber is connected to the downpipe and the storage chamber is formed outside the inlet chamber and outside the downpipe, the cooling pipes have a superheating region for cooling the vaporous coolant, a condensation region for condensing the coolant and a supercooling region for cooling the liquid coolant, wherein the supercooling region is formed above the superheating region and above the condensation region, the intention is that little coolant will be present in flow spaces in the collecting container. This object is achieved in that the height of the storage chamber is greater than the distance between the lower floor wall and the inlet and/or outlet openings. | 08-29-2013 |
20130219932 | COOLANT CONDENSER ASSEMBLY - This application relates to a coolant condenser assembly for an air conditioning system for a motor vehicle. In a supercooling region, at least two cooling pipes, as the first supercooling parallel section, are acted upon in parallel by the coolant in a fluid-conducting manner, the coolant which flows out of the first supercooling parallel section flows into a first supercooling intermediate flow duct, and the first supercooling intermediate flow duct opens into at least two cooling pipes as the second supercooling parallel section, and the second supercooling parallel section opens into a second supercooling intermediate flow duct and the second supercooling intermediate flow duct opens into at least two cooling pipes as the third supercooling parallel section, such that the outlet opening is disposed on a second longitudinal side of the coolant condenser assembly. | 08-29-2013 |
20130206364 | HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT - A heat exchanger arrangement for charge air cooling having a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, through which a first fluid requiring cooling flows in such a way that the first heat exchanger is located ahead of the second heat exchanger in the flow direction of the first fluid. A first coolant flows through the first heat exchanger and a second coolant flows through the second heat exchanger in such a manner that the first heat exchanger cools the first fluid to a first temperature and the second heat exchanger cools the first fluid from the first temperature to a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, wherein the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger can be formed as one structural unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130180694 | SOLDERABLE FLUID CHANNEL FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER OF ALUMINIUM - The invention relates to a fluid channel for a heat exchanger, comprising a metal sheet, wherein the metal sheet has at least one core region of an aluminium base alloy and at least one structure arranged inside the fluid channel, wherein the structure lies against a surface of the metal sheet and can be soldered to the metal sheet in a flux-free manner by way of a first soldering location in a soldering operation, and wherein a soldering region of the metal sheet and a counterpart lie against one another and can be soldered to one another in the same soldering operation as a second soldering location while wetting with flux, wherein an open path between the two soldering locations exists before the soldering operation. | 07-18-2013 |
20130156499 | HOUSING PARTICULARLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM - A housing is provided for a motor vehicle HVAC system, which is formed from interconnectable housing parts and has a groove, delimited by a first and a second groove leg, on a first housing part and a tongue on a second housing part and in which to connect the housing parts the tongue is disposed in the groove. In this regard, the first and second groove legs are formed in such a way that in the inserted state of the tongue in the groove at least one groove leg at its free end is spaced apart from a corresponding tongue-side bearing shoulder of the second housing part. | 06-20-2013 |
20130125545 | SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING WASTE HEAT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A system for utilizing waste heat of an internal combustion engine via the Clausius-Rankine cycle process is provided that includes a circuit with lines containing a working medium, an evaporator heat exchanger which serves for evaporating the liquid working medium using waste heat of the internal combustion engine and which has an inlet opening for conducting the working medium into a flow duct and an outlet opening for conducting the working medium out of the flow duct, and the flow duct is divided into a plurality of flow duct parts connected hydraulically in parallel, an expansion machine, a condenser for liquefying the vaporous working medium, a collecting and compensating vessel for the liquid working medium, it is sought to be able to change the working medium substantially completely from a liquid state of aggregation to a gaseous state of aggregation at an evaporator heat exchanger. | 05-23-2013 |
20130118423 | COOLING CIRCUIT - A cooling circuit, in particular of a motor is provided that includes a drive unit with a cooling circuit, through which coolant heated in the drive unit flows, a first heat exchanger which emits heat from the coolant to the environment and a device for energy recovery with a second heat exchanger, which is switched into the cooling circuit. A line section of the cooling circuit is connectable in parallel to the second heat exchanger that includes a hydraulic element, which guides a defined coolant flow to the second heat exchanger. | 05-16-2013 |
20130098595 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED AIR FLOW - A temperature control device for a vehicle is provided that includes a first air duct for guiding a first portion of an air flow and a second air duct for guiding a second portion of an air flow. A cooling device is disposed in the first air duct, in order to cool the first portion of the air flow. A mixer device is provided for mixing the first air flow from the first air duct with the second portion of the air flow from the second air duct in order to generate a temperature controlled air flow. | 04-25-2013 |
20130097864 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TUBE FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for producing a tube for a heat exchanger, in particular for a motor vehicle, in which a long tube, which is provided with turbulence inserts on the surface thereof, is separated into at least two individual tubes. In order to further reduce the production costs and nevertheless achieve a clean cutting surface, a first part of an at least two-part cutting device is introduced into the interior of the long tube through at least one opening of the long tube and the second part of the cutting device is placed against the outer face of the long tube approximately opposite of the inner, first part of the cutting device, wherein the first part and the second part of the cutting device are pressed against one another in order to dividing the long tube. | 04-25-2013 |
20130089370 | COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COOLING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A cooling device for a vehicle is provided that includes a first air cooler that has a first element of a sliding seat tenon-and-mortise joint and a first element of a latching joint. The cooling device has a second air cooler connected to the first air cooler that has a second element of the sliding seat tenon-and-mortise joint and a second element of the latching joint, the elements of the latching joint and the elements of the sliding seat tenon-and mortise joint being designed in such a way that a form-locked connection between the two air coolers may be produced by the latching joint and the sliding seat tenon-and-mortise joint. | 04-11-2013 |
20130067912 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING CHARGE AIR - A heat exchanger for cooling of charge air for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided. The heat exchanger has a preliminary stage, a main stage, and a compensating component. The preliminary stage has at least one preliminary stage fixed bearing base and a preliminary stage floating bearing base. The main stage has at least one main stage fixed bearing base and a main stage floating bearing base. In a heat transfer region of the main stage, at least one main stage channel for a main stage coolant is disposed. The compensating component is configured to compensate a position difference between corresponding components of the preliminary stage and the main stage, whereby the position difference is based on a thermally induced elongation difference between the at least one preliminary stage channel and the at least one main stage channel. | 03-21-2013 |
20130025295 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL ELEMENT AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A temperature control element for a vehicle is provided that includes a first Peltier element layer, a second Peltier element layer, a first electrically conductive heat conductor layer for conducting a first heat transfer fluid and a second electrically conductive heat conductor layer for conducting a second heat transfer fluid, wherein the first Peltier element layer, the second Peltier element layer, the first heat conductor layer, and the second heat conductor layer are disposed in the form of a stack, so that the first heat conductor layer and/or the second heat conductor layer is disposed between the first Peltier element layer and the second Peltier element layer, and wherein an electrical current conducted through the stack brings about a temperature control of the first heat conductor layer and the second heat conductor layer due to a Peltier effect. | 01-31-2013 |
20120301771 | ENERGY STORE DEVICE - The present invention relates to an energy store device, comprising a plurality of cooling channels, which are disposed in a plane spaced apart from each other substantially parallel to each other and designed for a cooling fluid to flow through them, at least one collection box, which is disposed in the plane with and substantially perpendicular to the plurality of cooling channels and is connected thereto to take up the cooling fluid therefrom or release it therein, and with a stack composed of a plurality of electrochemical energy store units, which are disposed such that between two adjacent cooling channels of the plurality of cooling channels at least one energy store unit from the plurality of electrochemical energy store units is disposed, respectively. | 11-29-2012 |
20100319887 | HEAT-EXCHANGING DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An exhaust gas installation is provided that comprises an exhaust gas evaporator mounted downstream of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The exhaust gas evaporator has a sandwich-type structure wherein exhaust gas planes and coolant planes are alternately directly adjacently arranged, providing a very compact while very efficient exhaust gas evaporator. | 12-23-2010 |
20100307723 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A HEAT SOURCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a device for cooling a heat source of a motor vehicle, comprising a cooling body ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100282452 | DEVICE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF HEAT AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for the exchange of heat between a first and a second medium with pairs of trays stacked one on top of the other in a stacking direction is provided, wherein a first flow chamber that can be flowed through by a first medium is provided between the two trays of at least one pair of trays or several pairs of trays and a second flow chamber that can be flowed through by a second medium is provided between two pairs of trays adjacent to one another, wherein the first flow chamber has first flow path with flow path sections that can be flowed through consecutively in opposite directions for the first medium, which are separated from one another by a division wall arranged between the at least two trays of the at least one pair of trays, and wherein the second flow chamber has a second flow path for the second medium. | 11-11-2010 |
20100251749 | AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - The invention relates to an air conditioning unit ( | 10-07-2010 |
20100243220 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one duct ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100218922 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A TURBULENCE APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROCESS, AND TURBULENCE APPARATUS - The invention relates to a process for producing a turbulence apparatus and to an apparatus for producing the turbulence apparatus which is to be held in at least one flow duct of a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle, comprising the following process steps: in a first process step, at least one shaping operation is used to produce at least one substantially meandering turbulence apparatus ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100218914 | EXHAUST GAS COOLER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An exhaust gas cooler for a motor vehicle is provided that includes a first collector box on an inlet side and a second collector box on an outlet side, and a plurality of exchanger tubes extending between the collector boxes for exhaust gas to flow through. Air can flow around the exchanger tubes so as to cool the exhaust gas. At least one supporting member is attached to at least one of the collector boxes, a force produced by the thermal expansion of the exchanger tubes being passed into the supporting member. | 09-02-2010 |
20100170455 | COOLER ARRANGEMENT FOR A DRIVE TRAIN IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a cooler arrangement for a drive train ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100147019 | CONDENSER FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a condenser for an air conditioning system, especially an air conditioning system of a vehicle, said condenser comprising a gill block and laterally arranged headers, the gill block comprising horizontal pipes, a condensing section and a supercooling section arranged above the condensing section. Said condenser also comprises a collector ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100139631 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger with at least one duct, which can be flowed through by flowing medium from an inlet cross-section to an outlet cross-section, has an inside and outside, and which comprises, on the inside, structural elements for increasing the transfer of heat. The invention provides that the structural elements ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100133880 | Assembly Support System - The invention relates to an assembly support system, especially a front end module, for cooling components ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100089342 | CHARGE-AIR COOLING DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR TURBOCHARGING AND/OR CHARGE-AIR COOLING, METHOD FOR CHARGE-AIR COOLING - An apparatus for charge air cooling for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a first heat exchanger for charge air high-pressure cooling, and at least one second heat exchanger for charge air low-pressure cooling, and at least one first connecting element for connecting a first heat exchanger and the at least one second heat exchanger together, at least one coolant supply conduit for supplying at least one heat exchanger with coolant, at least one coolant discharge conduit for the discharge of coolant from at least one of the heat exchangers, wherein the at least one coolant supply conduit and the at least one coolant discharge conduit are arranged substantially completely in the at least one first connecting element. | 04-15-2010 |
20100071639 | CHARGE-AIR COOLING DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR TURBOCHARGING AND/OR CHARGE-AIR COOLING, METHOD FOR CHARGE-AIR COOLING - An apparatus for charge air cooling for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a first heat exchanger, in particular for charge air high-pressure cooling, and at least one second heat exchanger, in particular for charge air low-pressure cooling, and at least one first connecting element for connecting a first heat exchanger and the at least one second heat exchanger together, at least one coolant supply conduit for supplying at least one heat exchanger with coolant, at least one coolant discharge conduit for the discharge of coolant from at least one of the heat exchangers, wherein the at least one coolant supply conduit and the at least one coolant discharge conduit are arranged substantially completely in the at least one connecting element. | 03-25-2010 |
20100051255 | HEAT EXCHANGER, PARTICULARLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100051251 | CASING FOR HOLDING A FLUID FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CASING OF THIS TYPE AND HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a casing for holding a coolant for a heat exchanger ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100051241 | CASING FOR HOLDING A FLUID FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CASING OF THIS TYPE AND HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a casing for holding a coolant for heat exchanger ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100014967 | AXIAL FAN FOR CONVEYING COOLING AIR FOR A COOLING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an axial fan ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100000717 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 01-07-2010 |
20090305623 | VENTILATION CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VENTILATION IN MOTOR VEHICLES - A ventilation controlling apparatus for feeding windshield defrost outlets and side window demist outlets in motor vehicles with one or more air passages and respective doors for each outlet. The apparatus supports a mode in which the demist door opens up to a predefined angle without the defrost door opening, too, with the predefined angle depending on the design of a cam attached to the demist door and a pin engaged with that cam and attached to the defrost door. | 12-10-2009 |
20090277165 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A GAS FLOW OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for cooling a gas flow of an internal combustion engine comprises a housing, an inlet and an outlet for a gas of the internal combustion engine which is to be cooled, an inlet and an outlet for a liquid coolant, an exchanger means for heat transfer between the gas and the coolant, a first wall section of the housing, wherein the first wall section is arranged between the coolant and the gas flow, and a second wall section of the housing, wherein the second wall section is arranged between the coolant and the atmosphere, wherein the first wall section and the second wall section are integrally formed in one piece. | 11-12-2009 |
20090260586 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for cooling a fluid for an internal combustion engine, in particular, a gas, for example, in the form of a charge fluid such as exhaust gas, charge air, mixtures thereof or similar, in particular for an internal combustion engine on a motor vehicle, said exchanger preferably being a gas cooler, comprising an inner tubular piece ( | 10-22-2009 |
20090211244 | Integrated supercharger module - Integrated supercharger module having a low-pressure charging device ( | 08-27-2009 |
20090183864 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR AN INTERCOOLER, COMPRISING A REINFORCED PIPE BASE - A heat exchanger is disclosed, comprising a block having pipes and ribs and at least one pipe base provided with receiving openings, wherein the pipes have pipe ends, which can be held in the receiving openings and form pipe/base connections with the pipe base, the connections being at least partially reinforced by an additional sheet metal part located on the side of the pipe base facing the block, wherein the sheet metal part has insertion openings for the pipe ends. | 07-23-2009 |
20090090495 | Heat Exchanger for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, comprising a first flow path ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090090486 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, comprising a first flow path ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090078392 | MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING ARRANGEMENT - A motor vehicle air conditioning arrangement having at least one heater (H) and at least one evaporator (V) which are arranged in an air guiding housing ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090064946 | FAN DRIVE DEVICE - The invention relates to a fan drive device ( | 03-12-2009 |
20090044789 | DEVICE FOR RECYCLING AND COOLING EXHAUST GAS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for recycling and cooling exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is disclosed, comprising a first exhaust-gas heat exchanger and a second exhaust-gas heat exchanger, wherein the first and second exhaust gas heat exchangers are combined in a structural unit and form a module. | 02-19-2009 |
20090039674 | Front-end module for vehicles - This present invention relates to a front-end module for vehicles which comprises a mounting member with a plurality of sections extending in different directions to accommodate vehicle components wherein a component provided as a cooling module is by means of fixing elements secured to said mounting member in a central area thereof and wherein an air guide unit is disposed adjacent to said mounting member which unit comprises at least one air guide element made of a foamed material. | 02-12-2009 |
20090007593 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH COLD ACCUMULATOR - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular an evaporator ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090004029 | MULTISTAGE COMPRESSOR UNIT WITH COOLING DEVICE - A multistage compressor unit consisting of a low-pressure charging device having a low-pressure compressor housing, a high-pressure charging device having a high-pressure compressor housing and a cooling device, characterised in that the cooling device comprises a cooling device housing and the cooling device housing of the cooling device is indirectly connected to the low-pressure compressor housing of the low-pressure charging device and the high-pressure compressor housing of the high-pressure charging device. | 01-01-2009 |
20080289807 | Metal Collecting Tank for a Heat Exchanger, Especially for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a metal collecting tank ( | 11-27-2008 |
20080281051 | Method for Producing a Plastic Part and Device Comprising Said Plastic Part - The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic part. According to said method, a plastic mass is heated to a moulding temperature which is equal to or higher than a melting temperature. Said plastic mass can be moulded by heat from the melting temperature. Plastic mass is moulded when it has reached the moulding temperature, the temperature of the moulding part is adjusted to a conversion temperature which is dependent on the type of plastic and which is lower than the melting temperature, and the moulded part is maintained at a conversion temperature for a defined conversion time frame. The invention also relates to a device comprising a plastic part which is produced according to said inventive method. | 11-13-2008 |
20080277105 | Heat Exchanger, in Particular Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular an exhaust gas heat exchanger for motor vehicles, having tubes ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080271722 | Heat Exchanger for a Combustion Engine - Disclosed is a heat exchanger for a combustion engine, comprising a first connection zone ( | 11-06-2008 |
20080264609 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR EXHAUST GAS COOLING; METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT EXCHANGER; SYSTEM WITH A HEAT EXCHANGER FOR EXHAUST GAS COOLING - A heat exchanger, in particular for cooling the exhaust of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine, is disclosed, the heat exchanger comprising a first partial heat exchanger with at least one first flow channel through which a medium to be cooled is to flow and at least one third flow channel through which a first coolant is to flow, at least one second partial heat exchanger with at least one second flow channel through which a medium to be cooled is to flow and at least one fourth flow channel through which a second coolant is to flow, wherein the at least one first flow channel and the at least one second flow channel are fluidly connected, and the at least one first flow channel and the at least one second flow channel have at least one first specific heat transfer surface and at least one second heat transfer surface, wherein second specific heat transfer surface area, divided by first specific heat transfer surface area, yields a quotient (ψ), the at least one first flow channel having a larger quotient (ψ) than second flow channel. | 10-30-2008 |
20080264600 | Apparatus for Conveying a Cooling Air Flow - The invention relates to an apparatus for conveying a cooling air flow for at least one heat exchanger, especially for motor vehicles. Said apparatus comprises a fan frame ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080257677 | VISCOUS FRICTION CLUTCH FOR DRIVING A COOLING FAN IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A viscous friction clutch for driving a cooling fan in a motor vehicle is disclosed, wherein the viscous friction clutch comprises a driving pulley and a housing, a supply chamber and a working chamber, a device for supplying shear fluid from the supply chamber to the working chamber and a device for returning the shear fluid from the working chamber to the supply chamber. | 10-23-2008 |
20080256965 | Heating And/Or Air Conditioning Unit For Vehicles - The invention relates in a heating and/or air conditioning with comprising a temperature mixing flap ( | 10-23-2008 |
20080250787 | Device for Controlling an Exhaust Gas Stream - The invention relates to a device for controlling an exhaust gas stream. Said device comprises a housing ( | 10-16-2008 |
20080245514 | Charge Air Intercooler - The invention relates to a charge air intercooler ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080245512 | Heat Exchanger, In Particular Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular an exhaust gas heat exchanger, having at least one surface which is impinged on by a medium, in particular exhaust gas, is made from metal, in particular aluminum or stainless steel, and is provided with a coating. In order to improve the properties of the coating, according to the invention, the coating comprises a coating material based on nanotechnology. | 10-09-2008 |
20080223064 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an air-conditioning system ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080223038 | Arrangement for Recirculating and Cooling Exhaust Gas of an Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to an arrangement for recirculating and cooling exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080202731 | One-Piece Turbulence Insert - The invention relates to a one-piece turbulence insert for a heat exchanger ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080202724 | Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger and Sealing Device for the Same - The invention relates to exhaust gas heat exchangers, as they are generally known, and to a sealing device which is especially suitable for using in exhaust gas heat exchangers. The inventive exhaust gas heat exchanger comprises connection points for the exhaust gas flow, for connecting the exhaust gas heat exchanger both to an exhaust gas supply line for supplying a hot exhaust gas and an exhaust gas withdrawal line for withdrawing the exhaust gas flow cooled in the exhaust gas heat exchanger. The exhaust gas flow flows through the exhaust gas heat exchanger in a bundle of exhaust gas guiding pipes in a flow direction. A coolant also flows through the exhaust gas heat exchanger, in a coolant flow. To this end, the exhaust gas heat exchanger is provided with at least one coolant supply connection and at least one coolant withdrawal connection. The coolant is guided in a coolant channel in the exhaust gas heat exchanger, inside which it flows around the bundle of exhaust gas guiding pipes. According to the invention, the coolant channel comprises at least two regions which differ in terms of the flow direction of the exhaust gas flow by divergent flow directions of the coolant. | 08-28-2008 |
20080202722 | Cooling system for a motor vehicle - The invention relates to an air-conditioning system for a motor-driven vehicle, having a refrigerant circuit ( | 08-28-2008 |