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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2021
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Anthony Loren DeLuca, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
In some implementations, an exhaust gas recirculation cooler may include a shell defining an internal chamber; a first tube support plate defining a first wall of the internal chamber; a second tube support plate defining a second wall of the internal chamber; a plurality of cooling tubes extending through the internal chamber from the first tube support plate to the second tube support plate, the plurality of cooling tubes being flexible tubes; and at least one separator plate, extending within the internal chamber between the first tube support plate and the second tube support plate, that partitions the internal chamber such that a first set of the plurality of cooling tubes are to a first side of the at least one separator plate and a second set of the plurality of cooling tubes are to a second side of the at least one separator plate.