Charge air cooler, especially for motor vehicles

US6729388B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Behr GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Karsten Emrich · Stuttgart, DE
• Daniel Hendrix · Stuttgart, DE
• Rainer Richter · Munich, DE
• Eberhard Pantow · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 29, 2001
• Grant date: May 4, 2004
• Expiry date: Jan 29, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T152/10
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a charge air cooler, especially for motor vehicles, having a finned-tube block. The finned-tube block includes flat tubes through which charge air can flow and at least one fin member attached to the flat tubes. At least one fin member includes rows of webs and web crosspieces, the rows offset relative to each other by a predetermined distance. At least one web and/or one web crosspiece possesses at least one vortex generator.