The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2017
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Frank Karbach, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Michael Richter, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An exhaust heat recovery system with a working fluid circuit. The exhaust heat recovery system has a heat exchanger connected in an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine. The heat exchanger is a part of the working fluid circuit together with at least one expansion machine, a condenser, and a fluid pump. The exhaust heat recovery system has a protective device. The protective device protects the exhaust heat recovery system against a leakage amount of the working fluid escaping from the working fluid circuit and igniting. The protective device has a reservoir which stores a medium. The reservoir is a gas reservoir and the medium is a gas.