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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Jong Seung Won, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jongho Seon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jaesan Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung Soo Chae, Suwon, KR;
Jin-yong Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-yun Moon, Ulsan-si, KR;
Jin-yong Kim, Ulsan-si, KR;
Jong Seung Won, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jongho Seon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jaesan Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung Soo Chae, Suwon, KR;
Jin-Yong Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-Yun Moon, Ulsan-si, KR;
Jin-Yong Kim, Ulsan-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Sejong Industrial Co., Ltd., Ulsan-Si, KR;
Abstract
An exhaust heat recovery apparatus for a vehicle, may include a case having an inlet and an outlet, a heat exchange part mounted in the case, the heat exchange part, a bypass tube connecting the inlet and the outlet of the case in the case, having an inflow opening for the inflow of the exhaust gas to the heat exchange part, and allowing an exhaust gas to bypass the heat exchange part, and a variable valve installed in the bypass tube to selectively block flow of the exhaust gas through the bypass tube and induce the exhaust gas to the heat exchange part, wherein the heat exchange part includes a coolant distribution member having a plurality of coolant paths connected to and spaced apart from each other between the bypass tube and the case, and a lubricant distribution member installed in one of the coolant paths and in which the lubricant flows.