Patent · US Expired

Combined filter and heat exchanger

US4878536A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
9References
12Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1988
Grant dateNov 7, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/916
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A combined filter and heat exchanger for simultaneous filtering of a first medium and heat transfer between the first medium and a second medium, for example a combined oil filter and cooler for internal combustion engines includes a filter section comprising a hollow, cylindrical filter element (2) arranged co-axially within an outer casing (1) having a cylindrical wall (1a) which extends around the filter element coaxially therewith and in spaced relationship thereto. A heat-exchanger section is arranged in the space between the cylindrical wall (1a) and the filter element (2). The heat-exchanger section includes a cylindrical partition wall (5) subdividing said space into two chambers. The first medium flows first through the inner chamber and is then distributed across the outer surface of the filter element (2), whereas the second medium flows through the outer chamber (7).

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.