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Flange equipped with a heating element

US9206725B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme) · BE

Inventors

Ignacio Garcia-Lorenzana · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Stephane Leonard · Brussels, BE
Frederic Jannot · Bousval, BE
Laurent Etorre · Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2010
Grant date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flange (101) for holding a quantity of fluid within a tank, such flange being equipped with a heating element comprising at least one resistive wire (102) for conducting an electrical current and dissipating heat as an effect of said current, wherein the heating element further comprises guiding means (103), and wherein the at least one resistive wire (102) is guided at a plurality of separate locations along its length by the guiding means (103) to form a heating surface, wherein a first part of the heating surface is present inside the flange (101) and a second part of the heating surface is present outside the flange (101).

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