Heating flange with geometrically stable structure
US7847221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Heating flange (1) for heating a flow of gas as it flows though a cross-section of flow (S), wherein the heating flange (1) is designed such that it can be inserted or interposed in an intake line (A) of an internal combustion engine and has at least one heat conductor (5) that extends through the cross-section of flow (S) from a mounting point (6a) to an immediately following further mounting point (6b) on the heating flange (1), as well as a retaining leg piece (2), which is provided with at least one of the mounting points (6a). In order to create an improved heating flange of a simple and robust construction that is easier to manufacture, mount and maintain, according to the invention, it is provided for the longitudinal axis of the one retaining leg piece (2) to form a triangle, on the one hand, with two heating leg pieces (5a, 5b) of the heat conductor (5) between the one mounting point (6a) and the other mounting point (6b), which is likewise arranged on the one retaining leg piece (2), or, on the other hand, with the longitudinal axis of a further retaining leg piece (3), on which the further mounting point (6b) is provided, as well as with the straight line through the one…
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