Patent ID: 9097466
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: F02B,F28D,F28F,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A heat exchanger for heat exchange between a first fluid, in particular a charge air or an exhaust gas, and a second fluid, in particular a coolant, the heat exchanger comprising: a core configured to guide the first and second fluid separately from one another and in a heat-exchanging manner, the core having a plurality of flow channels that are configured such that the first fluid is flowable there through; a housing configured to accommodate the flow channels, the housing being configured such that the second fluid is flowable there through; at least one case cover that is flow-connected to the flow channels; and a base being fixable to the case cover and having one or more through openings for the flow channels, wherein the case cover is fixable to the base via one or more connections, the connections being configured as a slot flange comprising a wall of the base having a plurality of discrete through-openings, wherein the case cover has a plurality of discrete ribs that project from an outer surface of the case cover, the plurality of discrete ribs opposing the wall having the plurality of discrete through-openings, and wherein the plurality of discrete ribs are positioned so as to be offset from the plurality of discrete through-openings, such that the plurality of discrete ribs directly contact respective wall spaces provided between every two respective adjacent through-openings.