Charge air cooler, and intake manifold including the same

US9038610B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Modine Manufacturing Company · US
• MANN+HUMMEL GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Steven P. Meshenky · Racine, US
• Jason Braun · New Palestine, US
• Christopher Michael Moore · Racine, US
• Gerrit-Tobias Speidel · Markgröningen, DE
• Heinz Buehl · Zell am Harmersbach, DE
• Alexander Korn · Creglingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 18, 2014
• Grant date: May 26, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 18, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/12
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A charge air cooler includes a housing and a heat exchanger core positioned within the housing. The heat exchanger core includes a first core section, a second core section, and a centrally located section positioned between the first core section and the second core section. The charge air cooler also includes a plurality of coolant circuits. Each coolant circuit extends through at least one of the first and second core sections. The charge air cooler further includes a coolant inlet extending from the centrally located section to deliver coolant to the plurality of coolant circuits, and a coolant outlet extending from the centrally located section to receive coolant from the plurality of coolant circuits. The charge air cooler also includes a fastener extending through the centrally located section of the core to secure the core to the housing.