Patents Assigned to Behr France S.A.R.L.
  • Patent number: 7546868
    Abstract: An air conditioner housing having an evaporation device, a heating device, an air control device, an interior space in which air flow paths are formed, and having a housing which surrounds the interior space, is proposed. The air conditioner housing (1) is defined in that a first air flow path (15) and a second air flow path (17) are formed, and in that the air control device (9) has at least two mixing flaps (11, 13), a first mixing flap (11) of which is designed to the first air flow path (15), and a second mixing flap (13) of which is assigned to the second airflow path (17), and in that the mixing flaps (11, 13) each completely open the assigned air flow path (15, 17) in a first functional position and completely close it in a second functional position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Henri Klein, Evripidis Koukouravas
  • Patent number: 7484557
    Abstract: An air conditioner housing having an evaporation device, a heating device, an air control device, an interior space in which air flow paths are formed, and having a housing which surrounds the interior space, is proposed. The air conditioner housing (1) is defined in that a first air flow path (15) and a second air flow path (17) are formed, and in that the air control device (9) has at least two mixing flaps (11, 13), a first mixing flap (11) of which is designed to the first air flow path (15), and a second mixing flap (13) of which is assigned to the second airflow path (17), and in that the mixing flaps (11, 13) each completely open the assigned air flow path (15, 17) in a first functional position and completely close it in a second functional position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Henri Klein, Evripidis Koukouravas
  • Patent number: 7445253
    Abstract: A clamp (1) has been provided for fastening and connecting tubes (2,3), especially for fastening a connecting tube to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle. At least one terminal area (8) of the inventive clamp (1) is bent back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Holger Auchter, Michel Brun
  • Patent number: 7399948
    Abstract: A heating unit having a PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle, with corrugated fins (6) arranged around the PTC element (2) for improved transfer of heat to air flowing through the heating unit. The heating unit has a plastic frame (7) which is of two-part design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Christophe Schmittheisler, Pascal Miss, Maxime Mundel, Yannick Papi, Mathieu Mougey
  • Publication number: 20080116194
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controller for an electric auxiliary heater (1) of a motor vehicle air-conditioning system. The controller comprises a power supply cable (2), which provides energy and comprises a control cable for transmitting control signals to a regulator (5) for regulating the auxiliary heater (1). The invention is characterized in that the power supply cable (2) is also the control cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR FRANCE S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Michel Brun, Jean-Luc Delamarche, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Maxime Mundel, Christophe Schmittheisler
  • Patent number: 7361868
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrical heating device, especially for motor vehicles, including a closed frame (2) which include rails (3, 4) and cross rails (5, 6), heating elements (7) which include elements made of electrically conductive plastic layers (18) having PCT effect, which are arranged between contact plates (15, 16), heat-conducting secondary surface elements (8) that can be overflown by air and at least one electrically conductive spring element (9), wherein the heating elements (7) and the secondary surface elements (8) are alternatingly arranged next to one another and are braced against each other by the rails (3, 4) and a spring element (9) placed centrally which replaces the secondary surface element (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Jürgen Otto, Michel Brun, Yannik Laumonnerie, Grégory Lucas, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Christophe Schmittheisler
  • Publication number: 20070080237
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device of a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine (2) and a vehicle interior. Said heating device encompasses a cooling circuit (1) for cooling the internal combustion engine (2), a heating circuit (6) that is provided with at least one heating element (7) and is used for heating the vehicle interior, and an additional electric heater, especially an auxiliary PTC heating unit (8). According to the invention, a heat source can be connected to the cooling circuit and/or the heating circuit (6) as a second supplementary heater (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: BEHR FRANCE S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Roland Burk, Jurgen Otto, Matthias Traub, Mathieu Mougey
  • Publication number: 20070045263
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical heating device, especially for motor vehicles, comprising a closed frame (2) consisting of rails (3, 4) and cross rails (5, 6), heating elements (7) consisting of electrically conductive plastic layers (18) having PCT effect, which are arranged between contact plates (15, 16), heat-conducting secondary surface elements (8) that can be overflown by air and at least one electrically conductive spring element (9), wherein the heating elements (7) and the secondary surface elements (8) are alternatingly arranged next to one another and are braced against each other by means of the rails (3, 4) and a spring element (9) placed centrally which replaces the secondary surface element (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicants: BEHR GMBH & CO KG, BEHR FRANCE S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Jürgen Otto, Michel Brun, Yannik Laumonnerie, Gregory Lucas, Pascal Miss, Mathieu Mougey, Christophe Schmittheisler
  • Patent number: 7147039
    Abstract: An air routing device for a motor vehicle air conditioning and/or heating system, comprising an air routing housing on which a blower is arranged, wherein the air routing device is formed separately from the air routing housing and can be pushed into the air routing housing through alternate housing orifices located opposite one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Claude Schlachter
  • Publication number: 20050229619
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water tank arrangement (4), particularly for a heater or air conditioner of a motor vehicle, comprising a water tank (3) which is disposed in or on a housing (2). Said water tank (3) is embodied so as to be integrated into the housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Behr France S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Yves Monnier, Serge Bohn, Philippe Grigeois