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Inter cooler

US10100715B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

5References

19Claims

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Stefan Dieterle · Eßlingen, DE
Thomas Strauss · Notzingen, DE
Christian Wagner · Mainz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 31, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An intercooler may include an air-outlet tank, a condensate collector for collecting condensate separated off the intercooler, and a condensate line connected to the condensate collector via an entrance and that opens out into the air-outlet tank via an exit. There may be a pressure difference between the entrance and the exit of the condensate line during operation of the intercooler, and said pressure difference may allow differential-pressure-induced discharge of condensate from the condensate collector via the condensate line.

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