Fuel evaporation apparatus and catalytic combustion apparatus
US6676406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23D11/441
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a catalytic combustion apparatus that allows power consumption of a carburetor heater to be significantly reduced, and allows a fuel consumption amount to be reduced. A catalytic combustion apparatus including: a fuel tank 1 for feeding fuel and others, an air feeding fan 5 for feeding air and others, a carburetor 8 for evaporating the above described fuel, a gas mixture space 15 that holds the above described evaporated fuel and the above described air, a catalytic combustion unit 17 adjacent to the above described gas mixture space, and a catalyst heating element 10 provided in the gas mixture space 15, characterized in that the catalyst heating element 10 has a first heating compartment 11 and a second heating element compartment 12 provided from upstream to downstream of a flow of the above described gas mixture, and that the compartments carry catalysts on all or part thereof and are provided with a first gas mixture vent 13 and a second gas mixture vent 14.
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