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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Ralf Kiemlen, Reutlingen, DE;
Phillip Lang, Stuttgart, DE;
Ralf Zink, Stuttgart, DE;
Mahle International GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cooling mechanism (), in particular for cooling oil in a motor vehicle, with a housing () having a bracket (), by means of which housing () the cooling mechanism () is connected to an internal combustion engine, a transmission fluid cooler (), and an engine oil cooler (). Pertinent to the invention is that the cooling mechanism () is designed in a sandwich-type manner having an intermediate module () positioned between the engine oil cooler () and the transmission fluid cooler (), which intermediate module () has at least one supply/removal assembly () that communicates with the engine oil cooler () and has corresponding supply/removal lines or connections.