Patent ID: 7290391

Claim:
A charge air cooler for a diesel engine for cooling charge air exiting a turbocharger before delivery of the air to an engine air box combustion chamber, wherein the turbocharger is connected to an inlet duct having an inlet flange at a free end thereof, and the engine air box combustion chamber is connected to an outlet duct having an outlet duct flange at a free end thereof, said charge air cooler comprising: a heat exchange core having a generally box-shape defined by six sides; a pair of mounting frames, each mounting frame being respectively located at mutually diametrically disposed sides of said six sides of said heat exchange core, wherein one said mounting frame is configured to sealingly attach to the inlet flange of the inlet duct, wherein the other said mounting frame is configured to sealingly attach to the outlet flange of the outlet duct, and wherein four sides of said six sides are free of the inlet and outlet ducts; and a plurality of cover panels, a cover panel respectively covering each side of said four free sides of said heat exchange core so that any air passing between the inlet and outlet ducts must pass entirely through said heat exchange core.