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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
Applicants:
Toshio Murata, Toyota, JP;
Yoshihiro Koga, Gifu, JP;
Inventors:
Toshio Murata, Toyota, JP;
Yoshihiro Koga, Gifu, JP;
Assignees:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
IBIDEN CO., LTD., Ogaki-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/18 (2010.01); F02G 5/02 (2006.01); F01N 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 5/02 (2013.01); F01N 5/02 (2013.01); F01N 13/1838 (2013.01); F01N 13/1894 (2013.01); F01N 2240/02 (2013.01); F01N 2470/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhaust heat recovery unit, includes: a heat exchanger that is provided inside an exhaust pipe through which exhaust gas flows, the heat exchange being formed from silicon carbide, and the heat exchanger performing heat exchange between the exhaust gas and a heat medium; and a retention member that is provided at the periphery of the heat exchanger, is formed of a ceramic sheet or an expandable graphite sheet, and is sandwiched between the exhaust pipe and the heat exchanger, thereby retaining the heat exchanger in the exhaust pipe.