Exhaust heat exchanger
US8925624B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exhaust heat exchanger includes a water tank accommodating tubes and having an outside space defined outside of the tubes, a gas tank having an exhaust passage and an outside space defined outside of the exhaust passage, a dividing portion to separate the outside space of the water tank from the exhaust passage of the gas tank, and a communication portion. The outside space of the gas tank and the outside space of the water tank communicate with each other through the communication portion.
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