Patents by Inventor Bernhard Schwalk

Bernhard Schwalk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8627880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas cooler (1), in particular for an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine, preferably of a motor vehicle, comprising an exhaust gas inlet (2) which is connected in a communicating manner with an inlet chamber (4), an exhaust gas outlet (3) which is connected in a communicating manner with an outlet chamber (5), a plurality of exhaust gas pipes (7) which are configured as flat pipes, extend parallel to each other through a coolant chamber (8) and are connected in a communicating manner on one side to the inlet chamber (4) and on the other side to the outlet chamber (5), a coolant inlet (9) which is connected in a communicating manner to the coolant chamber (8), and a coolant outlet (10) which is connected in a communicating manner to the coolant chamber (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Dittmann, Holger Peters, Harald Rieger, Bernhard Schwalk
  • Patent number: 8225773
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve arrangement (2) for an exhaust gas recirculation device of an internal combustion engine, especially in a motor vehicle. Said valve arrangement (2) comprises a first valve (9) which is used to control a first gas path (7) and is mobile between an open position, a closed position, and at least one intermediate position. The inventive valve arrangement (2) also comprises a second valve (10) for controlling a second gas path (8) which is separate from the first gas path (7), said second valve being mobile between an open position, a closed position and at least one intermediate position independently from the first valve (9). The valve arrangement (2) also comprises a common housing (6) which contains both valves (9, 10) and through which the two gas paths (7, 8) are guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Gruner, Robert Sendor, Rudiger Knauss, Bernhard Schwalk
  • Patent number: 7918216
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas recirculation device (5) for an internal combustion engine (1), especially in a motor vehicle, said device comprising an exhaust gas recirculation line (6) and an exhaust gas cooler (7) which is built into the exhaust gas recirculation line (6) and connected to a cooling circuit (8) operating by means of a liquid coolant. The exhaust gas recirculation cooler (7) comprises a cooler housing (9) which comprises at least one exhaust gas inlet (10), an exhaust gas outlet (11), a coolant inlet (12) and a coolant outlet (13), and through which a coolant flows. In order to be able to improve the adjustment of the cooling power, the exhaust gas recirculation cooler (7) contains, in the cooler housing (9) thereof, a first cooling tube arrangement (14) and a second cooling tube arrangement (15) which enables a larger heating flow between the exhaust gas and the coolant than the first cooling tube arrangement (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Gruner, Robert Sendor, Rudiger Knauss, Bernhard Schwalk
  • Publication number: 20100162699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas cooler (1), in particular for an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine, preferably of a motor vehicle, comprising an exhaust gas inlet (2) which is connected in a communicating manner with an inlet chamber (4), an exhaust gas outlet (3) which is connected in a communicating manner with an outlet chamber (5), a plurality of exhaust gas pipes (7) which are configured as flat pipes, extend parallel to each other through a coolant chamber (8) and are connected in a communicating manner on one side to the inlet chamber (4) and on the other side to the outlet chamber (5), a coolant inlet (9) which is connected in a communicating manner to the coolant chamber (8), and a coolant outlet (10) which is connected in a communicating manner to the coolant chamber (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jörg Dittmann, Holger Peters, Harald Rieger, Bernhard Schwalk
  • Publication number: 20100108041
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve arrangement (2) for an exhaust gas recirculation device of an internal combustion engine, especially in a motor vehicle. Said valve arrangement (2) comprises a first valve (9) which is used to control a first gas path (7) and is mobile between an open position, a closed position, and at least one intermediate position. The inventive valve arrangement (2) also comprises a second valve (10) for controlling a second gas path (8) which is separate from the first gas path (7), said second valve being mobile between an open position, a closed position and at least one intermediate position independently from the first valve (9). The valve arrangement (2) also comprises a common housing (6) which contains both valves (9, 10) and through which the two gas paths (7, 8) are guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Gruner, Robert Sendor, Rudiger Knauss, Bernhard Schwalk
  • Publication number: 20100089043
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling system (1) for an internal combustion engine, in particular an exhaust gas cooling system in a motor vehicle, having a housing (2) in which a heat transmission device (4) is arranged in a first canal (3). The housing (2) is configured as a metal pressure die-cast housing and has according to the invention an integrated second canal (6) that is formed by housing contours (5, 5?), said second canal being configured as a bypass canal and bypassing the heat transmission device (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Jörg Dittmann, Bernhard Schwalk
  • Publication number: 20100037871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine 1, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprising an engine block 2 that contains a plurality of combustion chambers 3, a fresh-air apparatus 5, and exhaust-emission system 10, and an exhaust-gas recirculation system 15. A purification system 29 for removing liquid or solid particles from the recirculated exhaust gas reduces the risk of damage to components of the fresh-air apparatus or of the exhaust-gas recirculation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Hartmut Sauter, Bernhard Schwalk, Hans-Peter Drespling
  • Publication number: 20090188477
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas recirculation device (5) for an internal combustion engine (1), especially in a motor vehicle, said device comprising an exhaust gas recirculation line (6) and an exhaust gas cooler (7) which is built into the exhaust gas recirculation line (6) and connected to a cooling circuit (8) operating by means of a liquid coolant. The exhaust gas recirculation cooler (7) comprises a cooler housing (9) which comprises at least one exhaust gas inlet (10), an exhaust gas outlet (11), a coolant inlet (12) and a coolant outlet (13), and through which a coolant flows. In order to be able to improve the adjustment of the cooling power, the exhaust gas recirculation cooler (7) contains, in the cooler housing (9) thereof, a first cooling tube arrangement (14) and a second cooling tube arrangement (15) which enables a larger heating flow between the exhaust gas and the coolant than the first cooling tube arrangement (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Andreas Gruner, Robert Sendor, Rudiger Knauss, Bernhard Schwalk