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Vaporizer

US9452369B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH · DE

Inventors

Martin Eller · Ludwigsburg, DE
Nicolaus Wulff · Stuttgart, DE
Andreas Ruthmann · Eberdingen, DE
Tobias Inclan · Heubach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 19, 2014
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 12, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01B1/005
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a vaporizer comprising a housing, a housing cap, which covers an end of the housing and has a vapor discharge opening, and a heating element, which sits in the housing and protrudes into the housing cap, wherein an annular gap is provided between the heating element and the housing and also between the heating element and the housing cap and connects an inlet opening in the housing to the vapor discharge opening. In accordance with this disclosure, the annular gap has a starting portion, a middle portion and an end portion, wherein the starting portion and the middle portion are arranged in the housing and the end portion is arranged in the housing cap, and wherein the annular gap is wider in the middle portion than in the starting portion.

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