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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomohiro Shinagawa, Sunto-gun, JP;
Takashi Hotta, Susono, JP;
Takeo Yamaguchi, Susono, JP;
Yoshio Ohashi, Susono, JP;
Taizo Yoshinaga, Susono, JP;
Yuji Miyoshi, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An EGR cooler in the disclosure includes: a gas path configured to allow an EGR gas to flow; a refrigerant path configured to perform heat exchange between the EGR gas circulating along the gas path and a refrigerant; an exothermic body containing portion configured such that an exothermic body to generate heat by adsorbing a predetermined working gas is contained within the EGR cooler and at least a part of the exothermic body contacts with a wall surface of the gas path; a working gas tank in which the working gas is stored; and a gas moving apparatus configured to move the working gas stored in the working gas tank, from the working gas tank to the exothermic body containing portion.