Patent ID: 8186424
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: F02B,F28D,F28F,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A charge air cooler comprising: at least one tubular element with an internal flow duct positioned and configured to guide compressed air; a first tank positioned and configured to receive the compressed air before the air is fed to and guided through the flow duct; and a cooling element positioned inside the tank and configured to provide a first cooling step on the compressed air in the first tank before the air is fed to the flow duct; wherein the flow duct is positioned and configured to perform a second step of cooling of the compressed air by permitting a first cooling medium to pass over the duct; the first tank has a first surface, the first surface defining an aperture of the tank; the cooling element comprises a second surface positioned inside the aperture, a third surface opposite to the first surface, and a second tank located on the third surface on the exterior of the first tank; and a seal is positioned inside the aperture between the first surface and the second surface, the seal being positioned so as to absorb relative movement of the tank and the cooling element, the first tank and the flow duct being positioned and configured so that the compressed air flows past the cooling element in a first direction and flows through the flow duct in a second direction, the second direction being lateral to the first direction.