Patent ID: 11865894
Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. An internal heat exchanger for an air conditioning system of a vehicle comprising:
an intermediate portion; and
two end portions,
wherein each of said two end portions comprises a first opening for a first passage of a first conditioning fluid inside said internal heat exchanger and a second opening for a second passage of a second conditioning fluid inside said internal heat exchanger,
wherein said intermediate portion comprises a thermal-conductive block extending along a longitudinal axis and is provided with a first plurality of conduits fluidically connected to said first openings and a second plurality of conduits fluidically connected to said second openings for the respective first and second passages of said first and second conditioning fluids,
wherein each of said first plurality of conduits and said second plurality of conduits extend between said two end portions parallel to said longitudinal axis,
wherein at least a portion of said first and second passages of said first and second openings are parallel to said longitudinal axis,
wherein said each first opening is fluidically connected to each of said first plurality of conduits via a respective first connecting conduit,
wherein said each second opening is fluidically connected to said second plurality of conduits via a singular second connecting conduit, and
wherein each said respective first connecting conduit and each said singular second connecting conduit are formed in respective ones of said two end portions.