Burner of a vehicle heater

US5707227A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• J. Eberspaecher GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Herbert Langen · Altbach, DE
• Fritz Mohring · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
• Stefan Ottenbacher · Neckartenzlingen, DE
• Wolfgang Schaffert · Esslingen am Neckar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 1, 1995
• Grant date: Jan 13, 1998
• Expiry date: Dec 1, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60H2001/2271
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention pertains to a burner of a vehicle heater which includes a blower for supplying the combustion air, a combustion chamber having a lining which is porous at least in some areas on part of its inner surface, a means for supplying fuel to the porous area of the lining and an electric glow plug for igniting the fuel or fuel-air mixture evaporated from the lining.