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Drop-in air heater for an engine with heater support frame having prongs

US6031204A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 1998
Grant dateFeb 29, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heater for an internal combustion engine includes a first holder, a second holder and a heating element positioned between the first and second holders. The heater further includes a frame defining a channel. The frame includes a plurality of prongs extending inwardly toward the channel that retain the holders in a first direction relative to the frame.

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