Grounding/sealing gasket
US6259060A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air intake heater for use in a motor vehicle has an engine with an engine block and an intake manifold defining an air passageway. The air intake heater includes a gasket having a conductor plate disposed between two non-conducting sealant layers, the conductor plate has at least one inner terminal adapted for positioning inside the air passageway and at least one outer terminal adapted for positioning outside the air passageway. A heating element is coupled to the gasket and adapted to be disposed within the air passageway, wherein the inner terminal is electrically coupled to the heating element and the outer terminal is electrically coupled to a power source.
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