Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine, particularly a diesel internal combustion engine having a catalyst arrangement and also at least one evaporator/burner arrangement upstream of the catalyst arrangement in the exhaust gas flow path, the evaporator/burner arrangement including a housing arrangement, with an evaporator/burner chamber formed therein which is open to the exhaust gas flow path, an evaporator medium for receiving liquid hydrocarbon and for delivering hydrocarbon vapor to the evaporator/burner chamber, a heating device for heating the evaporator medium, and an ignition device for starting the combustion of the hydrocarbon vapor present in the evaporator/burner chamber.

Abstract: An evaporative burner includes an evaporative medium for feeding fuel vapor into a combustion chamber, a first heating device, having at least one ignition heating element projecting with at least its heating region into the combustion chamber for igniting fuel vapor present in the combustion chamber, and a second heating device, with at least one evaporating heating element associated with the evaporative medium for affecting its evaporation characteristic.

Abstract: An evaporator arrangement and/or vaporizing burner is provided for generating a hydrocarbon vapor/mixed material mixture. The arrangement has a mixing chamber (50) surrounded by a circumferential wall area (46) and a bottom wall area (44). Inlet openings (48) are provided in the circumferential wall area (46) for the entry of gaseous mixed material into the mixing chamber (50) and the bottom wall area (44) has a porous evaporator medium (62) for absorbing liquid hydrocarbon. A first heating device (76) is associated with the porous evaporator medium (62). A second heating device (94) heats the mixed material before or/and during its passage through the inlet openings (48).

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric fuel dosing pump (2) of a heating device (1), especially a water heating device in the form of a an auxiliary heater or an independent heating device of an automobile, having a control device (5) for controlling the dosing pump and optionally the heating device. The invention is characterized in that hydraulic/pneumatic states (Z) and parameters (F, N) of the fuel medium are detected in a signal detector (6) by means of the electrical behavior of the fuel dosing pump (2), especially the flow rate, and evaluated in said control device (5) for regulating the dosing pump (2) and optionally the heating device (1), especially also the fan motor (3) and the ignition device (4).

Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly for a heating device includes a combustion chamber housing which forms a combustion chamber, and an ignition member which projects with an ignition section into the combustion chamber. An evaporator medium, surrounding the combustion chamber radially outward at least regionally, is provided on an outer circumferential wall, bounding the combustion chamber radially outward, of the combustion chamber housing, into which evaporator medium fuel to be evaporated is introduced through the outer circumferential wall.

Abstract: A temperature-controlled fuel valve, especially for a fuel-operated heating burner of a vehicle heating system has at least one valve member (40) that is adjustable as a function of a temperature in the area of a heating burner (30).

Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine, particularly a diesel internal combustion engine having a catalyst arrangement and also at least one evaporator/burner arrangement upstream of the catalyst arrangement in the exhaust gas flow path, the evaporator/burner arrangement including a housing arrangement, with an evaporator/burner chamber formed therein which is open to the exhaust gas flow path, an evaporator medium for receiving liquid hydrocarbon and for delivering hydrocarbon vapor to the evaporator/burner chamber, a heating device for heating the evaporator medium, and an ignition device for starting the combustion of the hydrocarbon vapor present in the evaporator/burner chamber.

Abstract: An atomizing nozzle for a burner, especially for a vehicle heater has a flow guide element (16), which provides a flow guide surface (28) and which has an atomizing lip (36) in an end area (34). A fuel feed device (52, 50) is provided for feeding fuel to the flow guide surface (28) at a spaced location from the atomizing lip (36). Provisions are made for the fuel feed device (52, 50) in the flow guide element (16) to comprise a fuel release depression (50), into which opens a fuel feed channel device (52) in a junction area.

Abstract: A device for conditioning a vehicle includes at least one electrically operated conditioning arrangement, a hot air supply system with a heat source, and a delivery arrangement for delivery of heated air into a vehicle interior, a fuel cell system for providing electrical energy for the at least one conditioning arrangement and the delivery arrangement. The hot air supply system includes the fuel cell system as heat source and also furthermore a heat exchanger arrangement for transferring heat arising in the region of the fuel cell system to the air to be delivered into the vehicle interior.

Abstract: An evaporative burner includes an evaporative medium for feeding fuel vapor into a combustion chamber, a first heating device, having at least one ignition heating element projecting with at least its heating region into the combustion chamber for igniting fuel vapor present in the combustion chamber, and a second heating device, with at least one evaporating heating element associated with the evaporative medium for affecting its evaporation characteristic.

Abstract: An evaporative burner, particularly for a vehicle heating device, includes a combustion chamber housing and, in the combustion chamber housing, an evaporative medium for receiving liquid fuel and for delivering fuel vapor into a combustion chamber. A heating coil arrangement is on a side of the evaporative medium remote from the combustion chamber, and an ignition region of the heating coil arrangement extends over the evaporative medium into the combustion chamber.

Abstract: An atomizing nozzle for a burner, especially for a heater that can be used on a vehicle includes a first flow guide element (34), which provides a flow guide surface (40) and has an atomizing lip (48) in an axial end area in relation to a central axis (A) of the nozzle, a second flow guide element (36) defining a first flow space area (30) leading to the atomizing lip (48) together with the first flow guide element (34). A fuel feed device (54) in the second flow guide element (36) is provided for applying fuel through the first flow space area (30) onto the flow guide surface (40) of the first flow guide element (34). Provisions are made for the fuel feed device (54) to have at least one fuel feed channel section (58) in the second flow guide element (36), which said fuel feed channel section (58) is open toward a surface area (44; 44′) of the second flow guide element (36) and has a surface normal radial component different from zero.

Abstract: An evaporative burner includes an evaporative medium for feeding fuel vapor into a combustion chamber, a first heating device, having at least one ignition heating element projecting with at least its heating region into the combustion chamber for igniting fuel vapor present in the combustion chamber, and a second heating device, with at least one evaporating heating element associated with the evaporative medium for affecting its evaporation characteristic.

Abstract: A fluid delivery device, in particular for the delivery of combustion air to a heating burner of a motor vehicle or for the delivery of heating medium, preferably heating air, through a heating medium duct system of a motor vehicle, comprises a delivery member which can be driven to rotate by a drive, a rotary state monitoring arrangement for monitoring the rotary state of the delivery member, and also an operating state sensing arrangement for determining the operating state of a system to be supplied with fluid by the fluid delivery device, based on the monitoring result of the rotary state monitoring arrangement.

Abstract: A heat exchanger arrangement, especially for a vehicle heater, has a fluid flow space (30) surrounded by a housing arrangement (26, 28) as well as a temperature sensor arrangement (34) for detecting a variable related to the temperature of a fluid flowing through the fluid flow space (30). The temperature arrangement (34) includes at least one temperature sensor (36, 38), which is at least partially embedded in the material of a housing element (28) forming at least one part of the housing arrangement (26, 28).

Abstract: An atomizing nozzle for a burner, especially for a heater that can be used on a vehicle includes a first flow guide element (34), which provides a flow guide surface (40) and has an atomizing lip (48) in an axial end area in relation to a central axis (A) of the nozzle, a second flow guide element (36) defining a first flow space area (30) leading to the atomizing lip (48) together with the first flow guide element (34). A fuel feed device (54) in the second flow guide element (36) is provided for applying fuel through the first flow space area (30) onto the flow guide surface (40) of the first flow guide element (34). Provisions are made for the fuel feed device (54) to have at least one fuel feed channel section (58) in the second flow guide element (36), which said fuel feed channel section (58) is open toward a surface area (44; 44′) of the second flow guide element (36) and has a surface normal radial component different from zero.

Abstract: An atomizing nozzle for a burner, especially for a vehicle heater has a flow guide element (16), which provides a flow guide surface (28) and which has an atomizing lip (36) in an end area (34). A fuel feed device (52, 50) is provided for feeding fuel to the flow guide surface (28) at a spaced location from the atomizing lip (36). Provisions are made for the fuel feed device (52, 50) in the flow guide element (16) to comprise a fuel release depression (50), into which opens a fuel feed channel device (52) in a junction area.

Abstract: A temperature-controlled fuel valve, especially for a fuel-operated heating burner of a vehicle heating system has at least one valve member (40) that is adjustable as a function of a temperature in the area of a heating burner (30).

Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly for a heating device includes a combustion chamber housing which forms a combustion chamber, and an ignition member which projects with an ignition section into the combustion chamber. An evaporator medium, surrounding the combustion chamber radially outward at least regionally, is provided on an outer circumferential wall, bounding the combustion chamber radially outward, of the combustion chamber housing, into which evaporator medium fuel to be evaporated is introduced through the outer circumferential wall.

Abstract: A fuel-operated air heater (1) is disclosed, especially an air heater for automobiles that is operated independent from the motor. The inventive heater comprises a burner (2), a combustion chamber (3) and a heat exchanger (4). Hot air (5) is circulated through the combustion chamber (3) in a cup-shaped heat exchanger having a bottom that is closed on the inlet side and a hot air blower (10). The heat exchanger is also fitted with an overheat sensor (8) and a flame sensor (9) to monitor or detect overheating of the air heater during operation and the formation of flames during starting by means of a control device (6) and optionally to limit overheating or to disconnect the air heater. The overheat sensor (8) is mounted as a hot air temperature sensor in the area adjacent to the blower in the heat exchanger (4), especially with no wall contact in the hot air flow (5).