Abstract: The present invention relates to a heating device for use in vehicles, particularly to a device for heating a fluid, for example air, water, or liquid coolant. The device is particularly designed for vehicles the main propulsion system of which is not a combustion engine and which therefore lack residual heat from the engine. The present invention is characterized by the use of a chassis with a planar configuration and an inner chamber in fluid communication with an inlet port and an outlet port and a heating plate. The chassis comprises at least one window and the heating plate has a heating region closing the window of the chassis for heating the fluid housed in the inner chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compact heat exchange device, applicable to either EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) systems for reducing nitrogen oxide emission, or to WHRS systems (Waste Heat Recovery Systems), both in internal combustion engines. The design of the heat exchanger is characterized by a configuration that incorporates technical solutions intended for compensating for the differential expansions between the tube bundle and the shell, as well as other variables relating to thermal fatigue, where said solutions result in a compact device.

Abstract: An electric heating device for heating fluids, comprising a housing, inlet and outlet connection pieces arranged at inlet and outlet openings of the housing, respectively, a flow path in the housing through which the fluid to be heated flows leading from the inlet connection piece to the outlet connection piece, and an electric heating unit attached to the housing. The flow path comprises inlet and outlet chambers and at least two flow channels running side by side from the inlet to the outlet chambers. A separating wall separates two flow channels from one another. Each flow channel has an inlet section connected to the inlet chamber and defining an inlet flow direction and an outlet section connected to the outlet chamber and defining an outlet flow direction. The inlet connection piece is oriented in the inlet flow direction and/or the outlet connection piece is oriented in the outlet flow direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust gas management system which allows cooled exhaust gas recirculation as well as heat recovery through a single integrated module, located downstream of the exhaust line. Additionally, the present invention relates to a propulsion system wherein the cooled exhaust gas is recirculated to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat recovery system comprising a device which allows the connection between the elements of said system, such as a heat exchanger and an actuator controlling a valve of the present system. Said actuator is in turn configured such that its operation depends on the behavior of a substance due to the action of the temperature of a fluid, for example the liquid coolant used in the heat exchanger of the system, which is arranged in an exhaust duct of an internal combustion engine. Additionally, the invention also relates to a method of assembly of a system having these features.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for managing gases suitable for being installed at the outlet of a particle filter or a catalytic converter. This device is characterized by a very compact configuration combining at least the heat exchanger for an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system, particularly suitable for a low-pressure system, and an exhaust gas outlet pipe with a special configuration that is part of the exhaust line. The exhaust outlet incorporates a valve that allows using the heat exchanger of the EGR system as a heat recovery unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heating device for use in vehicles, particularly to a device for heating a fluid, for example air, water, or liquid coolant. The device is particularly designed for vehicles the main propulsion system of which is not a combustion engine and which therefore lack residual heat from the engine. The present invention is characterized by the use of a chassis with a planar configuration and an inner chamber in fluid communication with an inlet port and an outlet port and a heating plate. The chassis comprises at least one window and the heating plate has a heating region closing the window of the chassis for heating the fluid housed in the inner chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an actuator device configured for impelling elements between two positions such that, in the end position with maximum extension, the force being applied is limited, preventing the impelled element from becoming damaged. The actuator device is particularly designed for actuating a valve the opening or closing of which depends on the temperature of a fluid, for example the liquid coolant used in a heat recuperator arranged in an exhaust conduit of an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: The present invention is a device for recovering energy from exhaust gas heat of an internal combustion engine. Particularly, the invention relates to a recuperator device which makes use of a temperature gradient between two conduits to generate an electric potential by means of a plurality of thermoelectric boards.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat recovery system for internal combustion engines which is arranged in an exhaust gas conduit. The system allows transferring heat from the exhaust gas conduit to a liquid coolant through a heat exchanger and includes a flow guide element to prevent undesired recirculation, allowing subsequent energy optimization of the heat recovery device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compact heat exchange device, applicable to either EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) systems for reducing nitrogen oxide emission, or to WHRS systems (Waste Heat Recovery Systems), both in internal combustion engines. The design of the heat exchanger is characterized by a configuration that incorporates technical solutions intended for compensating for the differential expansions between the tube bundle and the shell, as well as other variables relating to thermal fatigue, where said solutions result in a compact device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve with a chassis configured with a specific shape which allows building a compact heat recovery unit, wherein the valve is the main structure of said recovery unit, and wherein it is the chassis itself that establishes the chambers required for managing the gases in the different operating modes of the recovery unit. This compact configuration prevents the existence of conduits intended for connecting components of the recovery unit, requiring less space in the vehicle engine compartment for the installation thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat recovery device particularly suitable for internal combustion engines, and more particularly suitable for engines incorporating a WHRS (waste heat recovery system). The device of the invention relates to the occasional recovery of heat from the exhaust gases where the invention carries out this function such that the main conduit where the exhaust gases circulate is not affected by a noticeable increase in heat loss due to the incorporation of said device. It provides a heat exchanger (3.6) and a bypass flap valve (3.8) upstream for selectively diverting the exhaust gases to the main exhaust conduit (1) or to the heat exchanger (3.6).

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system, comprising a tube bundle of flat tubes, configured by combining two plates incorporating specific protrusions distributed according to the direction of the tube. These protrusions in both plates are in contact with one another or attached such that they establish internal channels. The present invention is characterized by the presence of either transverse projections or of transverse deviations generating disturbances in the flow through side walls of the internal channels, increasing the turbulence of the flow through said channels and thereby increasing heat exchange by convection.

Abstract: The present invention is a compact device for exhaust gas management in an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system configured for occupying a smaller space with respect to the space commonly occupied by a set of elements present in an EGR system, which device is suitable for being coupled to a PF or DPF filter (PF is the abbreviation for particulate filter and DPF is the abbreviation for diesel particulate filter), whichever is appropriate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange device suitable for cooling recirculated exhaust gases in an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system. The invention is characterized by a configuration that allows incorporating the heat exchanger in very small spaces and with the recirculated exhaust gas inlets and outlets not necessarily being aligned. It is also characterized by an inner configuration based on the stack of flat tubes configured by means of die-cut and stamped sheets configuring a complex path of the fluid to be cooled. According to embodiments, the invention is incorporated in a cavity of the engine block of an internal combustion engine with fluid communication with the liquid coolant. The present invention has an impact on protecting the environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange device for exchanging heat between two fluids circulating through insulated conduits. In the preferred example the first fluid is a hot gas originating from an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, and the second fluid is a coolant liquid used for removing heat from the hot gas. The device according to the invention has a simple and cheap construction, lacking a shell, formed by a plurality of extruded aluminum profile segments attached by clad plates arranged perpendicularly giving rise to a very compact and light-weight configuration when it is in an operating mode.

Abstract: An electric heating device for heating fluids, comprising a housing, inlet and outlet connection pieces arranged at inlet and outlet openings of the housing, respectively, a flow path in the housing through which the fluid to be heated flows leading from the inlet connection piece to the outlet connection piece, and an electric heating unit attached to the housing. The flow path comprises inlet and outlet chambers and at least two flow channels running side by side from the inlet to the outlet chambers. A separating wall separates two flow channels from one another. Each flow channel has an inlet section connected to the inlet chamber and defining an inlet flow direction and an outlet section connected to the outlet chamber and defining an outlet flow direction. The inlet connection piece is oriented in the inlet flow direction and/or the outlet connection piece is oriented in the outlet flow direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat exchanger with a particular crimped joint configuration between the manifold and the main body of the heat exchanger. To achieve the joint, the manifold comprises cavities distributed close to its perimetral edge, i.e., the edge that is coupled to the main body. The main body has a stepped seat on which the manifold is supported. Around the seat, the main body has a segment externally surrounding the manifold, at least in a band adjacent to its perimetral edge. This perimetral band has slots defining strips located between the slot and the free edge such that the strips, which are plastically deformed towards the inside of the cavities of the shell, establish a joint with a very rigid and strong coupling force.

Abstract: The present invention is a compact device for exhaust gas management in an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system configured for occupying a smaller space with respect to the space commonly occupied by a set of elements present in an EGR system, which device is suitable for being coupled to a PF or DPF filter(PF is the abbreviation for particulate filter and DPF is the abbreviation for diesel particulate filter), whichever is appropriate.