Patent ID: 8464778

Claim:
A heat exchanger for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a first flow channel for a passage of exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine; a second flow channel arranged adjacent to the first flow channel for the passage of the exhaust gas; a line separate from the second flow channel for a passage of a coolant, wherein heat energy may be exchanged between the exhaust gas in the first flow channel and the coolant in the line, and wherein heat energy may not be exchanged at least to any significant degree between the exhaust gas in the second flow channel and the coolant in the line; and a valve channel in which an adjustable valve element is disposed, wherein a distribution of the exhaust gas between the first flow channel and the second flow channel may be adjusted by adjustment of the valve element, wherein an inlet-side flow axis of the valve channel has a different direction from a flow axis of the first flow channel, wherein the valve channel is arranged upstream of the first and second flow channels and an inlet channel is arranged upstream of the valve channel in a flow direction of the exhaust gas, wherein the first flow channel and the second flow channel are arranged in a common housing, wherein the valve element comprises a baffle plate, the baffle plate having an end portion that extends diagonally in the valve channel with respect to the flow axis of the first flow channel, and wherein the valve element comprises a flap that is pivotably mounted at the end portion of the baffle plate such that the flap is pivotable about an axis that extends in a direction of a width of the common housing.