Exhaust gas heating unit
US12049839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to an exhaust gas heating unit for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust gas heating unit includes at least one electrically conductive heating conductor element, wherein the at least one electrically conductive heating conductor element is configured from bent flat strip material. The exhaust gas system conducts exhaust gas defining an exhaust gas primary flow direction (H). The heating conductor element can have a plurality of broad sides arranged to be substantially parallel to the exhaust gas primary flow direction (H) and a plurality of end faces arranged substantially orthogonally to the exhaust gas primary flow direction (H).
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