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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jian Li, Nanjing, CN;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01); F01N 13/16 (2010.01); F01N 13/18 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 5/02 (2013.01); F01N 13/16 (2013.01); F01N 13/1872 (2013.01); Y02T 10/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat recovery device comprises a coolant path segment and a thermal expansion bracket. The thermal expansion bracket has two end portions supported by the coolant path segment and a middle portion supported by an exhaust gas path segment that is spaced a distance away from the coolant path segment. The thermal expansion bracket is configured to deform in response to an increase in temperature to increase the distance and decrease heat transfer between the segments.