Vehicle body mounting configuration including exhaust system heat exchanger
US8074762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01N2240/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle body mounting configuration is obtained which can properly mount an exhaust system heat exchanger on a vehicle body. The configuration includes an exhaust system heat exchanger which extends in a vehicle front-rear direction, a floor tunnel which opens downwards in a vehicle vertical direction, a body cross member which bridges wall portions of the floor tunnel, and a support portion which supports in a suspending fashion the exhaust system heat exchanger relative to the body cross member. The body cross member overlaps at an upper side in the vehicle vertical direction relative to a partition wall pipe which lies outside of a range where a cooling medium flow path is placed in a longitudinal direction, and the support portion is fixed, respectively, to the exhaust gas exhaust portion of the partition wall pipe and the body cross member.
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