Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Gunter Schroeter

Rainer Richter

Boris Mazar

Joern Hofhaus

Franz Bonauer

Franz Kreil

Ralph Ostermeier

Berthold Manke

Stefan Rueth

Stefan Muench

Leopold Koelbl

A cooling system is provided for a thermoelectric power generator and that is arranged in an exhaust gas line of an internal combustion engine for generating electric power while utilizing thermal energy of the exhaust gas. The thermoelectric power generator has its own coolant circuit, which also serves to raise the temperature of the components of the internal combustion engine, the chassis, and/or the transmission or serves to heat the passenger compartment. This offers the added utility gained from a faster temperature rise of transmission lubricants and lubricants of the internal combustion engine, as well as from heating the passenger compartment and the rear axle differential and, thus, offers a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions (CO).

Cooling system for a thermoelectric power generator

A valve tappet system includes a base body, a lateral section, which forms a guide surface for guiding the base body along an oscillation axis. The anti-rotation element to suppress a rotational or swiveling movement about the oscillation axis. The anti-rotation element has a seat face which sits on the lateral section and a guide body which protrudes beyond the lateral section in the radial direction. Spaced first and second engagement protrusions are provided on the element, and the lateral section is provided with a first and second radial bores assigned to the respective first and second engagement protrusions, which are each engaged in the respective radial bore radially to the oscillation axis.

Valve tappet system, especially anti-rotation bucket tappet having curved cam follower surface

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Munich, Germany

Gunter Schroeter