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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andreas Kuske, Geulle, NL;
Hans Guenter Quix, Herzogenrath, DE;
Franz Arnd Sommerhoff, Aachen, DE;
Joerg Kemmerling, Monschau, DE;
Vanco Smiljanovski, Bedburg, DE;
Helmut Matthias Kindl, Aachen, DE;
Hanno Friederichs, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 26/24 (2016.01); F02M 26/29 (2016.01); F02M 26/35 (2016.01); F01N 3/04 (2006.01); F01P 3/20 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 26/24 (2016.02); F01N 3/043 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); F01P 7/165 (2013.01); F02M 26/29 (2016.02); F02M 26/35 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an EGR cooler having first and second coolant jackets fluidly coupled to first and second coolant systems, respectively. In one example, the first and second coolant jackets are hermetically sealed from one another. Furthermore, the second coolant jacket protrudes into a portion of an exhaust gas passage directly downstream of an exhaust aftertreatment device.