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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Thomas Klotten, Cologne, DE;
Roman Heckt, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Klotten, Cologne, DE;
Roman Heckt, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K001/22 ; F01P011/20 ; B60H001/20 ; F01N007/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exhaust-gas heat recovery appliance having a heat-exchanger line and a bypass line and a heat exchanger being arranged in the region of the heat-exchanger line. At least one valve device, for the purpose of influencing the mass flow of exhaust gas, is provided in the heat-exchanger line and the bypass line. Further, at least the heat-exchanger line has a slope in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas in the installed position.