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An exhaust gas heat exchanger and bypass has an intake manifold, an outlet manifold, a duct for a heat exchanger, and a bypass duct. The heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct run in parallel between the intake manifold and the outlet manifold and are sealingly connected to the outlet manifold. The

An exhaust gas heat exchanger and bypass has an intake manifold, an outlet manifold, a duct for a heat exchanger, and a bypass duct. The heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct run in parallel between the intake manifold and the outlet manifold and are sealingly connected to the outlet manifold. The heat exchanger is arranged in the interior of the heat exchange duct such that the intake side of the heat exchanger is sealingly connected to the heat exchanger duct and the outlet side of the heat exchanger is slideably received in the heat exchanger duct to allow thermal expansion of the heat exchanger relative to the heat exchanger duct.

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What is claimed is: 1. An assembly comprising: an intake manifold; an outlet manifold; a heat exchanger duct that comprises an intake cone, an outlet cone, and a heat exchanger tube sealingly connected to the intake cone and the outlet cone; a bypass duct, wherein the heat exchanger duct and the by

What is claimed is: 1. An assembly comprising: an intake manifold; an outlet manifold; a heat exchanger duct that comprises an intake cone, an outlet cone, and a heat exchanger tube sealingly connected to the intake cone and the outlet cone; a bypass duct, wherein the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct are each sealingly connected between the intake manifold and the outlet manifold and are disposed substantially parallel to each other; and a heat exchanger disposed in the heat exchanger duct to achieve heat transfer from an exhaust gas to a fluid, the heat exchanger having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is sealingly connected to the heat exchanger duct and the second end is slideably received in the heat exchanger duct to allow thermal expansion of the heat exchanger relative to the heat exchanger duct, and wherein an outlet side of the heat exchanger is slideably received in the outlet cone. 2. The assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising an outlet adapter disposed between the outlet manifold and the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct. 3. The assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein the outlet adapter is made of deep-drawn sheet steel. 4. The assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein the outlet adapter is connected to the outlet manifold. 5. The assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising an intake adapter disposed between the intake manifold, and the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct. 6. The assembly as recited in claim 5, wherein the intake adapter is a cast metal part. 7. The assembly as recited in claim 6, wherein the intake adapter is connected to the intake manifold. 8. The assembly as recited in claim 5, further comprising a valve flap suitably disposed in the intake adapter, wherein the intake adapter has at least one valve seat with which the valve flap cooperates. 9. The assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein the at least one valve seat comprises a first valve seat corresponding to the heat exchanger duct and a second valve seat corresponding to the bypass duct. 10. The assembly as recited in claim 1, including welds between the heat exchanger tube and the intake cone and the outlet cone. 11. The assembly as recited in claim 1, including a weld between an intake side of the heat exchanger and the intake cone. 12. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the outlet cone and the outlet side of the heat exchanger are spaced apart to allow radial play between the outlet cone and the outlet side of the heat exchanger. 13. An assembly comprising: an intake manifold; an outlet manifold; a heat exchanger duct that comprises an intake cone, an outlet cone, and a heat exchanger tube sealingly connected to the intake cone and the outlet cone; a bypass duct, wherein the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct are each sealingly connected between the intake manifold and the outlet manifold and are disposed substantially parallel to each other; and a heat exchanger disposed in the heat exchanger duct to achieve heat transfer from an exhaust gas to a fluid, the heat exchanger having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is sealingly connected to the heat exchanger duct and the second end is slideably received in the heat exchanger duct to allow thermal expansion of the heat exchanger relative to the heat exchanger duct, and wherein the heat exchanger further comprises at least one connecting piece and the heat exchanger tube has at least one hole through which the at least one connecting piece extends, wherein the at least one hole and said at least one connecting piece have a spaced relationship. 14. The assembly as recited in claim 13, wherein said at least one hole is an oblong hole. 15. An assembly comprising: an intake manifold; an outlet manifold; a heat exchanger duct that comprises an intake cone, an outlet cone, and a heat exchanger tube sealingly connected to the intake cone and the outlet cone; a bypass duct, wherein the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct are each sealingly connected between the intake manifold and the outlet manifold and are disposed substantially parallel to each other; a heat exchanger disposed in the heat exchanger duct to achieve heat transfer from an exhaust gas to a fluid, the heat exchanger having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is sealingly connected to the heat exchanger duct and the second end is slideably received in the heat exchanger duct to allow thermal expansion of the heat exchanger relative to the heat exchanger duct, and wherein an annular gap is formed between an exterior side of the heat exchanger and an interior side of the heat exchanger tube; and a packing disposed in the annular gap. 16. The assembly as recited in claim 15, wherein the packing is a thermal insulator made of a fibrous material. 17. The assembly as recited in claim 15, wherein the packing is compressed between the heat exchanger tube and the heat exchanger to form a seal against at least partial leakage flow into the annular gap. 18. The assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising a seal disposed between the outlet side of the heat exchanger and the heat exchanger duct. 19. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the intake manifold and the outlet manifold are made of deep-drawn or cold-extruded sheet steel. 20. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the intake manifold and the outlet manifold are substantially identical. 21. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the bypass duct and the heat exchanger duct extend in a straight line. 22. An assembly comprising: an intake manifold; an outlet manifold; a heat exchanger duct that comprises an intake cone, an outlet cone, and a heat exchanger tube sealingly connected to the intake cone and the outlet cone; a bypass duct, wherein the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct are each sealingly connected between the intake manifold and the outlet manifold and are disposed substantially parallel to each other; a heat exchanger disposed in the heat exchanger duct and having an intake side and an outlet side, wherein the intake side is sealingly connected to the heat exchanger duct and the outlet side is slideably received in the heat exchanger duct to allow thermal expansion of the heat exchanger relative to the heat exchanger duct, and wherein the intake side of the heat exchanger is welded to the intake cone and the outlet side of the heat exchanger is slideably received in the outlet cone; an intake adapter disposed between the intake manifold, and the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct, wherein the intake adapter is connected to the intake manifold, the intake adapter having a first valve seat corresponding to the heat exchanger duct and a second valve seat corresponding to the bypass duct; a valve flap suitably disposed in the intake adapter and cooperating with the first and second valve seats in the intake adapter; and an outlet adapter disposed between the outlet manifold, and the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct, wherein the outlet adapter is connected to the outlet manifold. 23. The assembly as recited in claim 22, wherein the outlet cone and the outlet side of the heat exchanger are spaced apart to allow radial play between the outlet cone and the outlet side of the heat exchanger. 24. An assembly comprising: an intake manifold; an outlet manifold; a heat exchanger duct; a bypass duct, wherein the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct are each sealingly connected between the intake manifold and the outlet manifold and are disposed substantially parallel to each other; a heat exchanger disposed in the heat exchanger duct and having an intake side and an outlet side, wherein the intake side is sealingly connected to the beat exchanger duct and the outlet side is slideably received in the heat exchanger duct to allow thermal expansion of the heat exchanger relative to heat exchanger duct, and wherein the heat exchanger further comprises two connecting pieces and a heat exchanger tube that has two holes through which the two connecting pieces extend, wherein the two holes and the two connecting pieces have a spaced relationship; an intake adapter disposed between the intake manifold, and the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct, wherein the intake adapter is connected to the intake manifold, the intake adapter having a first valve seat corresponding to the heat exchanger duct and a second valve seat corresponding to the bypass duct; a valve flap suitably disposed in the intake adapter and cooperating with the first and second valve seats in the intake adapter; and an outlet adapter disposed between the outlet manifold, and the heat exchanger duct and the bypass duct, wherein the outlet adapter is connected to the outlet manifold. 25. The assembly as recited in claim 24, wherein the two holes are oblong holes. 26. The assembly as recited in claim 24, wherein an annular gap is formed between an exterior side of the heat exchanger and an interior side of the heat exchanger tube, and wherein the assembly further comprises a thermally insulating packing disposed in the annular gap, wherein the thermally insulating packing is compressed between the heat exchanger tube and the heat exchanger to form a seal against at least partial leakage flow into the annular gap. 27. The assembly as recited in claim 22 further comprising a seal disposed between an outlet side of the heat exchanger and the heat exchanger duct.