(19)
(11) EP 1 251 263 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/43

(21) Application number: 02006754.2

(22) Date of filing: 25.03.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F02M 25/07
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.04.2001 LU 90761

(71) Applicant: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
Troy, MI 48007 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Collins, Laurence A.D.
    6792 Rachecourt (BE)
  • Fromentin, Sylvie F.
    8447 Steinfort (LU)

(74) Representative: Beissel, Jean 
Office Ernest T. Freylinger S.A., 234, route d'Arlon, B.P. 48
8001 Strassen
8001 Strassen (LU)

   


(54) Device for exhaust gas recirculation


(57) An exhaust gas recirculation device comprises an exhaust gas recirculation conduit for feeding exhaust gases to an intake air channel of said engine, an exhaust gas recirculation valve arranged in said exhaust gas recirculation conduit for controlling the amount of exhaust gases fed into said intake air channel, and an exhaust gas cooler arranged in said exhaust gas re-circulation conduit for cooling the exhaust gas fed into said intake air channel, said exhaust gas cooler comprising a cooling circuit for a cooling fluid. According to the invention, the exhaust gas recirculation valve comprises at least one cooling circuit for a cooling fluid, said cooling circuit of said exhaust gas recirculation valve being connected to said cooling circuit of said exhaust gas cooler.






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