Patent · US Expired

Exhaust-gas heat recovery appliance

US6942027B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

17Claims

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Assignee

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas Klotten · Cologne, DE
Roman Heckt · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2002
Grant date	Sep 13, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An exhaust-gas heat recovery appliance having a heat-exchanger line and a bypass line and a heat exchanger being arranged in the region of the heat-exchanger line. At least one valve device, for the purpose of influencing the mass flow of exhaust gas, is provided in the heat-exchanger line and the bypass line. Further, at least the heat-exchanger line has a slope in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas in the installed position.

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