Intake air heater for internal combustion engine with perforated plate heater element partially traversing air passage
US4685437A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air heater for heating intake air for an internal combustion engine only in cold start or further warming up operation, having a frame which defines an opening for passing air therethrough, and at least one heater element in the shape of a perforated plate such as a lattice or honeycomb plate supported by the frame so as to traverse only a part of the opening area of the air passage opening, while leaving a substantial part of the opening area free as untraversed by the heater element.
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