Patents Assigned to BEHR GmbH & Co.
  • Publication number: 20140174702
    Abstract: A heat exchanger of a type with a collector plate which has a wall in which are formed rim holes which can receive the ends of tubes of a bundle, wherein the wall of the collector plate is designed such that, for the purpose of a soldered or welded connection to the tubes, it forms collars around the rim holes, and wherein the wall has a front side facing toward the tube bundle and a rear side facing toward the collecting tank. Each collar extends in the direction of the collecting tank from a straight base plane on the rear side of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Volker Kurz, Hicham Rouhana, Haymo Bröder
  • Publication number: 20140169776
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger, comprising at least one electric resistance heating element, at least two conductors which are connected to the at least one electric resistance heating element in an electrically conductive manner in order to conduct electric current through the at least one electric resistance heating element and thereby heat the electric resistance heating element, at least one thermally conductive element for transferring heat from the at least one electric resistance heating element to a fluid to be heated, at least one electrically insulating element, which electrically insulates the at least two conductors, and at least one pipe, wherein the at least two conductors and the at least one electric resistance heating element are arranged within a cavity bounded by the pipe and the pipe lies on the at least one electrically insulating element under a compressive force at at least one contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Karl-Gerd Krumbach, Thomas Spranger, Frank-Heiner Schenk
  • Patent number: 8739520
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air-cooled exhaust gas heat exchanger, in particular exhaust gas cooler (1) for motor vehicles comprising channels (exhaust gas channels) which can be cross-flown by the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, between which ribs (4) for air cooling are arranged. According to the invention, the exhaust gas channels are embodied as tubes, in particular as flat tubes (3), which form the ribs (4) of a rib tube block (2) and the tube (3) has tube ends (3a) which are received in the collecting vessels (5) for the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jörg Digele, Peter Geskes, Klaus Irmler, Frank Von Lützau
  • Publication number: 20140144605
    Abstract: A motor vehicle air conditioning unit having a housing, a heat exchanger, at least two manifolds and cooling tubes arranged therebetween forming a tube block, the heat exchanger is sealed with respect to bypass air inexpensively and with little technical effort. The housing has at least one V-shaped sealing rib oriented substantially parallel to an imaginary plane spanned by the tube block and/or one H-shaped sealing rib oriented substantially parallel to an imaginary plane spanned by the tube block for sealing a front and/or rear side of the tube block, and the at least one H-shaped sealing rib is oriented substantially perpendicular to the at least one V-shaped sealing rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Elke DETTLING, Thomas FREY, Thomas FEITH, Gottfried DUERR, Joachim RAIMANN
  • Patent number: 8733327
    Abstract: A charge air duct for an internal combustion engine includes a housing with at least one entrance and at least one exit for charge air, a first heat exchanger arranged inside the housing to cool the charge air, a bypass arranged on the housing to at least partially circumvent the heat exchanger, and an actuator arranged on the housing to influence the charge air flow. The charge air is guided from the entrance to the first heat exchanger in a first position of the actuator and from the entrance to the bypass in a second position of the actuator, and the bypass leads upstream of a second heat exchanger of the charge air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Diem, Ulrich Dehnen, Achim Rehmann, Bernhard Huurdeman, Karl-Ernst Hummel
  • Publication number: 20140130540
    Abstract: An adsorber structure for a heat pump, having at least one pipe, through which a heat-transfer fluid can flow, and an adsorption medium, wherein a working medium can be adsorbed and desorbed on the adsorption medium and the adsorption medium is in thermal connection with the pipe, wherein the adsorption medium is designed as at least one, in particular several, molded bodies, which is/are directly adjacent to a pipe wall of one of the pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicants: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GmbH, BEHR Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland BURK, Hans-Heinrich ANGERMANN, Thomas SCHIEHLEN, Eberhard ZWITTIG, Steffen THIELE, Thomas WOLFF, Holger SCHROTH, Stefan FELBER, Steffen BRUNNER
  • Publication number: 20140130764
    Abstract: A charge air duct for an internal combustion engine is provided that includes a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for combustion air, and a heat exchanger, which is arranged in the housing and through which a fluid can flow, for cooling and/or heating the charge air. The housing is reinforced against pressure of the combustion air via a tie rod, wherein the tie rod is structurally integrated with the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicants: MANN + HUMMEL GMBH, BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian SAUMWEBER, Ulrich DEHNEN, Karl-Ernst HUMMEL
  • Patent number: 8720535
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a block for the separated and heat-exchanging guiding of first and second fluids, the block having a number of fluid flow channels, at least one box which is flow-connected to the flow channels, and at least one base that includes one or more openings for feeding the flow channels from the box. At least one opening is formed as a passage with a collar having a near-bottom section and an end-side section, and a wall thickness of the end-side section is smaller than a wall thickness of the near-bottom section. A shoulder between the near-bottom and end-side section has a contour running transverse to the contour of the near-bottom section and/or the end-side section, and the end-side section is inclined away from a passage axis. Also a manufacturing process for a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Saumweber, Stefan Schill
  • Patent number: 8720199
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid is provided that includes: a block for guiding the first fluid and the second fluid separately and in a heat-exchanging manner, and a fluid connection for the first fluid. The block comprises a housing provided with a chamber through which the second fluid can flow, and a block end element for the fluid-tight separation of the chamber and the fluid connection. The housing can be provided for connecting the block to the fluid connection. The block end element is not used to connect the block to the fluid connection but rather preferably only the housing. The housing can be thickened accordingly in the region of the block connection. The fixing point for the block end element to the housing and the fixing point for the fluid connection to the housing are at a distance from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Gaensler, Igor Gruden, Heiko Wader, Wolfgang Weller, Goetz Von Esebeck, Dennie Danielsson, Stefan Neher, Claudia Lang, Reinhard Blanke
  • Patent number: 8720534
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of exchanger tubes (3) attached to at least one floor for conveying a first fluid, wherein the exchanger tubes (3) are disposed in a housing through which a second fluid flows, wherein a holding member (5) is disposed inside the housing, wherein at least two of the exchanger tubes (3) are supported relative to one another by means of the holding member (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Barwig, Heinz Czemmel, Christian Domes, Peter Geskes, Jens Ruckwied, Gerd Schleier, Bernd Spitznagel
  • Publication number: 20140116371
    Abstract: A method for producing an intake module may include providing a housing and at least one intercooler arranged therein; forming at least two housing parts via injection moulding from plastic; inserting at least one intercooler into at least one of the housing parts; wherein the housing parts, with at least one intercooler inserted therein, are welded together to form the housing; and wherein the intercooler has contact points to at least two of the housing parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Veit Bruggesser, Juergen Stehlig, Andreas Eileemann, Hubert Pomin, Christian Saumwebec
  • Publication number: 20140113543
    Abstract: A mixer for mixing air flows is provided that can include an air duct, which has at least one hot air duct and one cold air duct, wherein an air flow through the hot air duct and through the cold air duct can be controlled by a respective mixing flap. A heating element is arranged in the hot air duct in order to heat the air passing through the hot air duct. Furthermore, the mixer can include a mixing chamber, which is connected to an air outlet side of the hot air duct and of the cold air duct of the air duct such as to enable fluid flow. The mixing chamber can have air guiding elements, which are arranged in such a way that air flowing out of an air outlet side of the hot air duct crosses air flowing out of an air outlet side of the cold air duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim RAPP, Genis RADRESSA
  • Patent number: 8701604
    Abstract: A gas cooler for an internal combustion engine is provided that includes a gas channel for permeating with a gas flow fed to the internal combustion engine in a flow direction, and a heat exchanger inserted in the gas channel in an insertion direction, wherein the heat exchanger comprises at least one connection for feeding or discharging a fluid for cooling the gas flow, wherein the connection comprises a first connection part connected to the heat exchanger before inserting the hat exchanger into the gas channel, and a second connection part that can be connected to the first connection part from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bjoern Keerl, Elisabeth Lorch
  • Patent number: 8701289
    Abstract: A process for producing a turbulence device (1) which is to be mounted in at least one flow duct of a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle includes the steps of, in a first process step, at least one shaping operation is used to produce at least one substantially meandering turbulence device (30) with substantially smooth walls (2) from a substantially continuously planar sheared strip (9), wherein a longitudinal direction (RLR) of the walls runs substantially parallel to a forward feed direction (VSR) of the sheared strip (9), and in a second process step, wall sections are deformed at least by an angle (?) in relation to the forward feed direction (VSR), in such a way that undercuts (3) are produced in relation to the forward feed direction (VSR, RLR), wherein the substantially continuously planar sheared strip (9) is cut into turbulence devices (1) of predetermined lengths before carrying out the second process step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens Paulik, Jürgen Hägele, Werner Oswald, Achim Utz
  • Patent number: 8695574
    Abstract: An intake manifold is provided that includes an integrated charge air cooler and a housing having a first housing part and a second housing part connected thereto. The charge air flows into the housing via an inlet and flows out of the housing via an outlet. The charge air cooler is disposed in the housing and is permeated by the charge air on the path from the inlet to the outlet. Also, the charge air cooler is completely enclosed by the housing, except for passages for passing a cooling fluid, and the charge air cooler is elastically supported relative to the housing by at least one elastic bearing element in particular disposed on a collector of the charge air cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Chi-Duc Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8695689
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided that comprises at least two rows of low channels through which a liquid medium can flow, and secondary surfaces arranged between the flow channels and over which air flows, the liquid medium and the air being circulated in the cross-counterflow and the first row being arranged on the air outlet side and the second row on the air inlet side. According to the invention, the liquid medium enters a first region of the first row, is deflected into a second region inside the first row, and from the second region of the first row into the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Miriam Lozano-Aviles, Thomas Strauss
  • Publication number: 20140096936
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coolant cooler having a block formed by tubes arranged parallel to one another and by fins arranged between the tubes, wherein the tubes form multiple first flow ducts through which a first fluid can flow, wherein the regions between the tubes form multiple second flow ducts through which a second fluid can flow around the tubes, a first collecting box on which a first fluid inlet is arranged, a second collecting box on which a first fluid outlet is arranged, wherein the first flow ducts are in fluid communication with a first cooling circuit via the first fluid inlet, the first fluid outlet and collecting boxes, wherein the first or second collecting box has a second fluid inlet and a second fluid outlet, wherein the second fluid inlet, the respective collecting box and the second fluid outlet are in fluid communication with a second cooling circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Richard BRÜMMER, Gunther HENTSCHEL
  • Publication number: 20140096932
    Abstract: Heat exchanger and a retention element for the heat exchanger, the retention element having a receiving region and a spacing element, and the receiving region at least partially receiving the heat exchanger, wherein the receiving region has a contour which substantially corresponds to an outer contour of the heat exchanger, the receiving region having fixing means, by means of which the retention element can be fixed to the heat exchanger, the spacing element protruding outwards from the retention element and protruding beyond the outer contour of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Walter WOLF, Harald MÜHLEISEN
  • Publication number: 20140096937
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle is provided having at least one block formed by tubes arranged parallel to one another and by fins arranged between the tubes. The tubes form multiple first flow ducts through which a first fluid can flow. The regions between the tubes form multiple second flow ducts through which a second fluid can flow around the tubes. The heat exchanger also has a first collecting box with a first fluid port and a second collecting box with a second fluid port. The first flow ducts are in fluid communication with a first cooling circuit via the first fluid port, the second fluid port, and the collecting boxes. The first collecting box or the second collecting box also has a third fluid port that, together with its respective collecting box and further fluid port, are in fluid communication with a second cooling circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Richard Brümmer, Gunther HENTSCHEL
  • Publication number: 20140090824
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for conducting a fluid, in particular a cooling fluid for cooling components to be cooled, in particular for cooling electronics components and/or battery cells and/or battery modules, having a first covering plate and a second covering plate and having a structural mesh between the two covering plates for defining a spatial region, through which flow can pass, a division being provided by reshaping of the structural mesh and/or by introduction of a sealant for at least partially sealing the spatial region with respect to an outer space and/or for dividing the spatial region into definable flow channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Behr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan HIRSCH, Achim WIEBELT