Patent ID: 7234453
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: F01P,F02M

Abstract:
1. A multifunctional assembly for an internal combustion engine comprising: a first assembly having at least a part of an exhaust gas recirculation circuit provided therein, a heat exchanger configured to cool a gas, at least one gas flow regulator which regulates a flow of gas, and a water outlet casing having a thermostatic component which regulates a flow of water inside of the water outlet casing; a second assembly having a generally flat plate-shaped body which forms a stiffening and fixing plate of the multifunctional assembly, wherein the second assembly forms a thermal isolation interface provided between the first assembly and an engine block of the internal combustion engine, wherein one face of the second assembly is provided with first sites which fix the first assembly to the second assembly, and wherein another face of the second assembly is provided with second sites which are configured to fix the second assembly to the engine block; a first hollow body which forms at least part of a tank of the heat exchanger; a second hollow body which forms at least a part of the water outlet casing; an exhaust gas distribution chamber having the gas flow regulator provided therein and first, the exhaust gas distribution chamber having inlet and outlet openings connected to respective conduits which form the exhaust gas recirculation circuit; a plurality of tubes having tube inlets and outlets and being situated in the first hollow body; wherein the first and second hollow bodies are adjacent and in fluid communication with each other; and wherein the tube inlets and outlets are in fluid communication with the exhaust gas distribution chamber.