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Exhaust gas cooler with bypass tube and exhaust gas recirculation valve
Assignee: Garrett Thermal Systems Ltd
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Filing: 2001-07-30
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Granted: 2004-10-26
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Expires: 2021-07-30
Abstract
Abstract An exhaust gas recirculation cooler ( 1 ) with a coolant chamber ( 14 ), a bypass tube ( 50 ) and means ( 70 ) to selectively direct exhaust gas through the coolant chamber ( 14 ) or bypass tube ( 50 ). The bypass tube ( 50 ) may be used to direct hot exhaust gases to the engine under low engine temperature/load operating conditions and during start up of the engine; the coolant chamber ( 14 ) may be used to cool very hot gases under high engine temperature/load conditions and direct the cooled gas to the engine. The bypass tube ( 50 ) is integrally formed with the coolant chamber, reducing space required for the cooler and making for easier installation.
Inventors
- 👤 Stewart William Leedham
- 👤 Matthew Thomas Graham Stonehouse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:29
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/13; F02M26/22; F02M26/29; F02M26/32; F02M26/23; F02M26/25; F02M26/26; F28; F28D; F28D21/00; F28D21/0001; F28D21/0003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
An exhaust gas cooler comprising: an exhaust gas inlet chamber communicating with an exhaust gas inlet, an exhaust gas outlet chamber communicating with an exhaust gas outlet, a coolant chamber arranged between said exhaust gas inlet chamber and said exhaust gas outlet chamber and having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet communicating with the coolant chamber, a plurality of exhaust gas passages inside the coolant chamber and communicating with the exhaust gas inlet chamber and exhaust gas outlet chamber, a mechanism to attach an exhaust gas bypass passage outside the coolant chamber to communicate with the exhaust gas inlet chamber and exhaust gas outlet chamber wherein the mechanism avoids contact between a wall of the bypass passage proximate to an exhaust gas outlet of the bypass passage and a wall of the coolant chamber proximate to the exhaust gas outlet chamber and wherein the exhaust gas bypass passage or the mechanism allows for expansion and contraction of the exhaust bypass passage; and a valve operable between the exhaust gas passages and exhaust gas outlet to adjust flow of exhaust gas to the exhaust gas outlet from the exhaust gas passages and the exhaust gas bypass passage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
An exhaust gas cooler comprising: an exhaust gas inlet chamber communicating with an exhaust gas inlet, an exhaust gas outlet chamber communicating with an exhaust gas outlet, a coolant chamber arranged between said exhaust gas inlet chamber and said exhaust gas outlet chamber and having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet communicating with the coolant chamber, a plurality of exhaust gas passages inside the coolant chamber and communicating with the exhaust gas inlet chamber and exhaust gas outlet chamber, a mechanism to attach an exhaust gas bypass passage outside the coolant chamber to communicate with the exhaust gas inlet chamber and exhaust gas outlet chamber wherein the mechanism avoids contact between a wall of the bypass passage proximate to an exhaust gas outlet of the bypass passage and a wall of the coolant chamber proximate to the exhaust gas outlet chamber and wherein the exhaust gas bypass passage or the mechanism allows for expansion and contraction of the exhaust bypass passage; and a valve operable between the exhaust gas passages and exhaust gas outlet to adjust flow of exhaust gas to the exhaust gas outlet from the exhaust gas passages and the exhaust gas bypass passage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mechanism to attach the bypass passage is integrally formed with the exhaust gas inlet chamber and the exhaust gas outlet chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a motor adapted to drive the valve between an open position leaving the exhaust gas outlet chamber open and covering an outlet of the mechanism to attach the bypass passage and a closed position in which the valve closes the exhaust gas outlet chamber leaving the outlet of the mechanism to attach a bypass passage open.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coolant chamber is arranged axially parallel to the bypass passage when the bypass passage is attached.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mechanism to attach a bypass passage has a bypass inlet which communicates with the exhaust gas inlet chamber, the bypass inlet being arranged substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of exhaust gas through the exhaust gas inlet chamber to the coolant chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the bypass passage comprises an elbow adjacent to the bypass inlet so that the bypass inlet is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the bypass passage when it is attached.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the exhaust gas inlet chamber comprises an elbow portion between the coolant chamber and the bypass inlet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mechanism to attach a bypass passage has an outlet which communicates with the exhaust gas outlet chamber, the bypass outlet being arranged substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of exhaust gas through the exhaust gas outlet chamber from the coolant chamber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the exhaust gas outlet chamber comprises an elbow portion between the coolant chamber and the bypass outlet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the bypass passage comprises an elbow adjacent to the bypass outlet so that the bypass outlet is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the bypass passage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bypass passage is formed integrally with the exhaust gas inlet chamber and the exhaust gas outlet chamber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the bypass passage includes an expansion mechanism to permit differential thermal expansion of the bypass passage and coolant chamber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the bypass passage includes a damping mechanism to assist in vibrational damping of the bypass passage.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in of claim 1 , wherein the exhaust gas cooler can be provided without a bypass passage and the bypass passage is retro-fitted before use.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coolant chamber is a tubular chamber.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the exhaust gas passages are exhaust gas tubes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
An exhaust gas cooler as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bypass passage is a bypass tube.
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