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Device for heating a heat engine of a vehicle

US9528489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 2013
Grant dateDec 27, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/14
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for heating the heat engine (7) of a vehicle, comprising: a reactor (3) in which a reagent that can cause an exothermic reaction with a reaction fluid is disposed, a circuit (5) for supplying reaction fluid to the reactor (3), a heat-exchange circuit (8) between the reactor (3) and the heat engine (7) of the vehicle, and a circuit (9) for regenerating the reagent.

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