Abstract: A bottom assembly unit for a vaporizing burner combustion chamber assembly unit, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a bottom part (24) with a bottom wall. A porous evaporator medium (44) at least partially covers the bottom wall on a front side (42) positioned such that it faces a combustion chamber (20). A ring-shaped holding part (34) has a contact area (40) touching the porous evaporator medium (44). The contact area has a contact section (62) extending radially inwardly from a holding part circumferential wall (36) and extends over the porous evaporator medium (44) in a radially outer area (66). A plurality of contact projections (68) are arranged at spaced locations from one another about the longitudinal axis and extend in the direction of the porous evaporator medium. The porous evaporator medium (44) is pressed by the contact projections (68) in a radially outer area (66) against the bottom wall.

Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly unit, especially for a vaporizing burner and particularly especially for a vehicle heater, includes at least two combustion chamber elements (12, 20, 26, 32, 50, 52, 64, 102, 126) with wall areas (12, 34, 46, 54, 64, 104, 130, 140, 142). The at least two combustion chamber elements are arranged in a radially staggered pattern in relation to a longitudinal axis (L) of the combustion chamber and are fixed to one another by laser welding.

Abstract: A vaporizing burner combustion chamber assembly unit, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a bottom part (32) with a bottom wall (34) and with a first circumferential wall (38) and a porous evaporator medium (42) at least partially covering a front side of the bottom wall, which is to face a combustion chamber (14). A ring-shaped holding part (52) has a second circumferential wall (54) and a contact area (56) touching the porous evaporator medium. The first circumferential wall extends, from an outer edge area (36) of the bottom wall essentially in a longitudinal axis (L) direction of a bottom assembly unit (30), on a rear side of the first bottom wall facing away from a combustion chamber, in the direction away from the porous evaporator medium. The second circumferential wall extends at least partially over the first circumferential wall on its outer side and is fixed to same.

Abstract: A combustion air inflow path, for a vehicle heater, includes a bottom area (24) and an outer circumferential wall (26) adjoining the bottom area (24) and extending essentially in the direction of a central longitudinal axis (L) of the inflow element (22). An inner circumferential wall (32) is arranged at a radially spaced location from the outer circumferential wall (26) and defines a space area (52) with same. An inflow opening arrangement (38) is provided for the inflow of air into the inflow element (22). The inflow opening arrangement (38) is provided in the bottom area (24) and is designed to generate a turbulent flow.

Abstract: A mobile heating device operated with liquid fuel is provided, having: a combustion chamber (2) comprising a combustion air inlet (3), wherein the combustion chamber (2) adjacent to the combustion air inlet (3) comprises a widening portion (20) the cross-section of which widens with increasing distance from the combustion air inlet (3) and in which in operation combustion air and fuel are converted in a flaming combustion; a fuel supply which is arranged such that fuel is supplied into the widening portion (20); and an air guide device (6) being adapted to feed combustion air into the widening portion (20) with a flow component directed in the circumferential direction such that an axial recirculation region forms in the widening portion (20) in which gases flow in the direction towards the combustion air inlet (3) oppositely to a main flow direction (H). The fuel supply comprises an injector nozzle (15) for injecting fuel at the combustion air inlet (3).

Abstract: A heat exchanger arrangement, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a pot-like heat exchanger housing (12) extending in the direction of a longitudinal axis (L) of the housing. The heat exchanger housing includes an outer housing part (14) with the outer circumferential wall (18) and with an outer bottom wall (20) as well as an inner housing part (16) with the inner circumferential wall (22) and with an inner bottom wall (24). A heat carrier medium flow connecting piece (50, 52), open towards the heat carrier medium flow space, is provided at an axial end area (44) of the outer circumferential wall of the outer housing part, the end area being located at a distance from the outer bottom wall. A waste gas flow connecting piece (30) is open towards an interior space (26) of the heat exchanger housing, which interior space is enclosed by the inner wall.

Abstract: A cup holder/heater plate integrated with heating system in a motor vehicle using exhaust gas heat for heating food/drink items. The heating system has a cup holder/heater plate provided in the console of the vehicle with a heater coil tube at bottom of said cup holder/heater plate. A fluid reservoir having inlet connected to the one end of the heater coil to receive cold fluid and outlet of the reservoir connected to the first inlet of a circulating pump for pumping cold fluid through a first outlet of the said pump to one end of the heating coil tube/heat exchanger around the exhaust manifold with other end of the said heating coil/heater plate coil connected to the second inlet of the pump for circulation of heated fluid through the second outlet of the pump to the the heater coil tube. The pump having a controller for controlling the circulation of the fluid.

Abstract: A fuel-operated vehicle heating system includes a burner arrangement (18) with a combustion chamber (20) for burning a fuel/combustion air mixture, a fuel feed system (22) for feeding fuel (B) to the combustion chamber (20), a combustion air feed system (28) for feeding combustion air (L) to the combustion chamber (20), and a waste gas removal system (34) for removing combustion waste gases from the burner arrangement (18). A waste gas emission suppression arrangement (38, 40) is associated with the combustion air feed system (28) and/or the waste gas removal system (34).

Abstract: A method of heating a cabin of a motor vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine operatively connected to an exhaust system having a catalyst, and a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is provided. The method includes detecting a request to increase temperature inside the cabin, supplying fuel and air to the engine, and motoring the engine to pump the fuel and air into the exhaust system. The method also includes heating the catalyst to combust the fuel and air inside the catalyst such that a stream of post-combustion exhaust gas is generated. The method additionally includes channeling the generated stream of post-combustion exhaust gas to the HVAC system such that a temperature of a coolant circulated through the HVAC system is increased to heat the cabin. A system configured to perform the above method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A side channel blower for a vehicle heater includes a blower housing area (14) with a delivery channel (18), which extends in a ring-shaped pattern around a central axis (A) and is open on an axial side (16). A motor housing area (26) integral with the blower housing area (14) accommodates an electric drive motor (30) with a drive shaft (36). A first delivery wheel covers the delivery channel on a first axial side of the blower housing area and is carried at a first end of the drive shaft. A control device housing area is integral with the blower housing area or/and the motor housing area and is provided with a circumferential wall and with a bottom wall and with an opening located opposite the bottom wall. A partial area of the bottom wall of the control device housing area is formed by the motor housing area.

Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly, especially for a vehicle heater, includes a combustion chamber housing (12) with a housing wall (16) surrounding a combustion chamber. At least one ignition element opening (28) is provided in the area of the housing wall (16) and an ignition element (30) is fixed in a fastening area (44) in at least one ignition element opening (28). The at least one ignition element opening (28) is designed with a circular wedge inner profile (54) and the fastening area of the ignition element fastened in this opening is designed with a circular wedge outer profile and fasteningly meshes with the circular wedge inner profile (54).

Abstract: The invention concerns a burner, particularly an auxiliary burner in a motor vehicle and most especially a burner to rapidly heat up a three way catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, with a fuel supply mechanism to deliver fuel to the burner, an air supply mechanism to deliver air to the burner, as well as with an open-loop or closed-loop control mechanism to set a desired fuel-air-ratio in the burner. The invention additionally concerns a procedure to operate such a burner. Provision is made, that the open-loop or closed-loop mechanism adjusts the fuel mass delivered from the fuel supply mechanism to the burner to the air mass delivered from the air supply mechanism to the burner.

Abstract: A compact hydronic space and water heating apparatus and system is disclosed for use in a recreational vehicle. A liquid heating medium, stored within a low pressure tank, is recirculated through a gas fired heater thereby maintaining a desired set point temperature. The liquid heating medium is further circulated through the vehicles hydronic space heaters to heat the interior of the vehicle. Further fresh domestic water is passed through a heat transfer coil within the tank whereby hot domestic water may be provided. An auxiliary heating device is attached to the tank whereby hot combustion engine coolant may assist in maintaining the temperature of the liquid heating medium within the tank and/or reversed to pre heat the combustion engine if and when needed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machinery arrangement of a marine vessel, which machinery arrangement comprises an internal combustion engine (1), a heat recovery device (2) for recovering waste heat from the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine (1), a scrubber unit (3) for scrubbing the exhaust gas, and a separate heating system (4) for producing heat. The machinery arrangement further includes a reheating device (30) in flow connection with the heat recovery device (2) for reheating the exhaust gas from the scrubber unit (3) or for dumping excess heat.

Abstract: A heater for a liquid has a combustion chamber, a jacket for the liquid extending about the combustion chamber and a burner head assembly connected to the combustion chamber. The burner head assembly includes a housing having a burner mounted thereon and a hollow interior. A control module and a fan are mounted in the hollow interior, the fan being connected to an electric motor. A compressor and a fuel pump are mounted on the housing and are operatively connected to the electric motor. The control module may include controls for exercising components of the heater prior to combustion, thereby verifying operation of these components. Preferably there is a speed control for the motor, such as a closed loop speed control which regulates motor speed and accordingly output of the heater. Preferably there is a backup system using a lookup table in the event that the closed loop speed control fails.

Abstract: A process and a device for producing a finely distributed fuel mist, especially for preparing an easily burnable fuel-air mixture for the heater (25) of a motor vehicle. In a chamber (1) which is partially filled with a fuel (3), an ultrasonic oscillator (2) is immersed in the liquid fuel (3) and a fuel column with an exposed fuel surface (4) is formed above the ultrasonic oscillator (2). The ultrasonic oscillator (2) is operated with a frequency such that extremely small fuel particles (5) are detached at the surface (4) of the and a fuel mist is formed in the chamber (1). In a heater, the device in located in an air flow stream which creates a negative pressure that draws the fuel mist out of the chamber opening (6).

Abstract: An auxiliary heater for a motor vehicle has a layer structure comprising a heat generating element with at least one PTC heating element and printed conductors contacting the PTC heating element on both sides for powering the PTC heating element and at least one heat dissipating element, connected for thermal conduction with the heat generating element. A housing accommodates the layer structure as well as contact lugs for the connection of the auxiliary heater to a power source. For providing the best possible and simplist connection to a power source via a plug element, and with regard to the economical manufacture of the auxiliary heater, the contact lugs are formed by stamped sheet metal pieces which are electrically connected to selected printed conductors.

Abstract: A process for starting a supplementary direct injection vehicle heater (10) with the following steps: detecting a starting signal (14) which is independent of the ignition process of the internal combustion engine (12), initiating measures to prepare for heating operation of the supplementary direct injection vehicle heater (10) when the starting signal (14) has appeared, and initiation of heating operation of the supplementary direct injection vehicle heater (10) when the internal combustion engine (12) is being started.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heating element for thawing a fluid comprising at least one heating element, which is arranged in a housing (20), an intake pipe (21) made of plastic, which is fastened to the housing (20) for dipping into the fluid, at least one electrical connecting line (22, 23), which emanates from the housing (20) and which runs along the intake pipe (21). Provision is made according to the invention for the intake pipe (21) to support the at least one connecting line (22, 23).

Abstract: A heating device, particularly for a vehicle, includes a burner for producing combustion heat, and also a heat exchanger for transferring combustion heat produced in the burner to a medium to be heated.

Abstract: A system for pre-heating an internal combustion engine includes a heated gas generator unit that is connected to water flowing through the engine in a manner to transfer heat from the heated gases to the water. Once the engine is pre-heated, the system embodying the present invention is disconnected from the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for maintaining a temperature between a first value and a second value. The method and apparatus utilize a heat transfer device capable of cycling through a series of cycles, the device being capable of changing the temperature from the second value to the first value when operational. During each cycle the device transfers heat for a first period of time when the temperature reaches the second volume until the first value is reached and thereafter the device stops transferring heat. The first period of time is compared to a desired cycle-on period of time during each cycle and the second temperature value then is adjusted for a subsequent cycle of the device so the first period of time when the device transfers heat approaches the desired cycle-on period of time. There may also be provided temperature controls for a liquid heater having a jacket containing the liquid. The jacket has an inner heated wall and an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall.

Abstract: For the purposes of increasing pilot visibility and comfort in small planes during winter conditions, this invention provides an auxiliary heating system. Prior to actual flight, that is to say that during start up, warm up, taxi and takeoff, a small aircraft does not intake sufficient outside air to warm the cabin and defrost the windshield. The normal heating system on a small plane depends upon ram air when the plane is flying at normal speeds. This invention consists of a simple replacement part, mainly an electric blower which sucks in air from outside the aircraft and forces it through the muffler shroud and thereafter into the cabin and defroster ducts. The system is operated by a switch located on the control panel. Once the aircraft is in flight, the system may be shut off as there is sufficient ram air to heat the small aircraft.

Abstract: The vehicle heating appliance comprises a fuel supply (12) for supplying a liquid fuel to a combustion device (24) and a remotely controllable valve (46) disposed in the fuel supply (12). In order to provide a vehicle with a heating appliance, with which safety-critical situations are substantially avoided, an overpressure safety device (50) is provided in the fuel supply (12).

Abstract: A heating system for heating air, especially for heating the interior of a motor vehicle, with a first heater (10), a second heater (12), and a flow path between the first heater (10) and the second heater (12), there being at least one auxiliary fan (50) with which a flow in the direction from the second heater (12) to the first heater (10) can be produced and a process for influencing the air flows in the heating system are designed to counteract overpressurization. Furthermore, an air heater and a process for detecting backflowing hot air through an air heater use a temperature sensor in an inlet area of the heater for that purpose.

Abstract: An after-run heating system for a vehicle includes a pump and a control circuit therefor located in the engine compartment and a separate vehicle fan control circuit located in the passenger compartment. The after-run heating system is configurable at the time of installation as an interconnected system or as a divided system. The interconnected system has direct electrical connections between the control circuits. The divided system has no mechanical, electrical or electromagnetic connections between the control circuits. The components in both the engine and passenger compartments function co-dependently, either as an interconnected system or as a divided system.

Abstract: An air heating device for integration into an air-conducting housing arrangement, particularly a housing arrangement of a vehicle air conditioner, includes a burner region, a heat exchanger region with a heat exchanger body, wherein in the heat exchanger body a combustion exhaust gas conducting space is constituted in which flow the hot combustion exhaust gases produced in the combustion in the burner region. At an outer side of the heat exchanger body a heat transfer rib arrangement with numerous heat exchange ribs for the air conducted in the housing arrangement to flow around; wherein at least a portion of the heat transfer ribs are constituted separately from the heat exchanger body and are kept in heat transfer contact with this.

Abstract: There are situations in which an operator remains in an operator station of a work machine when an engine of the work machine is inactive. The present invention includes a control system for, and a method of, heating the operator station when the engine is inactive. A heating system of the work machine includes an electrically-powered coolant pump, a power source, and at least one piece of warmed machinery. An operator heat controller is moveable between a first and a second position, and is operable to connect the electrically-powered coolant pump to the power source when the engine is inactive and the operator heat controller is in the first position. Thus, by deactivating the engine and then moving the operator heat controller to the first position, the operator may supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered coolant pump, which is operably coupled to heat the operator station.

Abstract: A heating system for heating air, especially for heating the interior of a motor vehicle, with a first heater (10), a second heater (12), and a flow path between the first heater (10) and the second heater (12), there being at least one auxiliary fan (50) with which a flow in the direction from the second heater (12) to the first heater (10) can be produced and a process for influencing the air flows in the heating system are designed to counteract overpressurization. Furthermore, an air heater and a process for detecting backflowing hot air through an air heater use a temperature sensor in an inlet area of the heater for that purpose.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a heating apparatus (1), in particular, an auxiliary heater and/or a parking heater for a motor vehicle, with a one-piece or one-part housing (2) that contains a combustion chamber shaft (3), in which a heat transfer casing (8) is arranged, wherein the inner side (9) of said heat transfer casing encloses a combustion chamber (5) and is subjected to hot exhaust gases during the operation of the heating apparatus (1), wherein the outer side (11) of the heat transfer casing forms the inner envelope of a cooling fluid space (10), through which a cooling fluid flows during the operation of the heating apparatus (1), wherein the outer envelope of said cooling fluid space is formed by the inner side of the combustion chamber shaft (3), and wherein the housing (2) also contains a catalyst shaft (4), in which at least one catalytic element (15) is arranged through which hot exhaust gases flow during the operation of the heating apparatus (1).

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: An auxiliary heater for a motor vehicle equipped with a control device for controlling the operation of the auxiliary heater. In order to increase passenger protection in the motor vehicle, the control device is set up to detect a signal from at least one vehicle safety sensor, using the signal to detect the safety-critical state of the vehicle, and depending upon this detected status, ceases operation of the auxiliary heater.

Abstract: A heat transfer system for transferring heat for use onboard a vehicle includes a conductor arranged to conduct exhaust gas discharged from an engine of the vehicle along a serpentine path to generate back pressure for transmission to the engine so that heat of exhaust gas flowing along the serpentine path is maximized. The heat transfer system includes a tube arranged to conduct fluid so that heat is transferred from the exhaust gas to the fluid.

Abstract: A heating system for heating the interior of a motor vehicle including a combustion heater for burning fuel in order to heat air supplied to the vehicle interior and/or liquid in the vehicle in the cooling circuit of the engine. An electrical heating device is integrated into the combustion heater in order to supply heat to the air or liquid to be heated.

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).

Abstract: An engine-independent vehicle heating system has a connection piece that communicates with a combustion chamber and is linked with a fuel supply. The heater system has a glowing body that is fastened in the connection piece and evaporates and ignites the fuel at least during a starting phase of the heater system. A sieve element that is disposed in the connection piece encloses the glowing body and transports the fuel supplied to the connection piece in the direction of the combustion chamber. The sieve element in the interior of the connection piece is at least partially spaced from an inner wall of the connection piece facing the sieve element.

Abstract: The invention is based on a heating system for a motor vehicle, which is driven by an internal combustion engine (10), in which a heater (30) includes a combustion chamber (32) with a fuel injection device (34) and an ignition device (35) and also includes an air blower (40), and is triggered as a function of operating parameters and/or ambient parameters of the motor vehicle and/or of the internal combustion engine (10) or by actuating signals. It is proposed that the combustion chamber (32) is connected to the exhaust system (62) of the internal combustion engine (10) in the region of an exhaust manifold (62) of the internal combustion engine (10), between outlet valves (24) and a exhaust gas catalytic converter (56), via an exhaust line (42).

Abstract: In a combustor for supplying combustion heat to a heater core and an intake side of an engine, when the engine is started, combustion gas is supplied to an intake side of the engine while non-combustion air is introduced into a combustion gas passage partitioned from a water passage of the heater core by a heat-conduction partition member. In this case, non-combustion air is used as an air curtain for interrupting a heat transmission from the combustion gas of the combustion gas passage to water of the water passage.

Abstract: A combustion type heater of this invention includes fuel distribution means 11 for distributing a fuel to the whole surface of a wick 10, disposed upstream of the wick in a fuel passage. The fuel distribution means comprises fuel distribution grooves 15 and a fuel dispersion plate 16 having a large number of holes bored therein. The fuel distribution means can quickly supply the fuel to the whole surface of the wick. To shorten the heating time of the wick, the heater of the present invention uses a wick heating glow plug 14b outside an ignition glow plug 14a, or a planar heater 18, for heating the wick.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device, especially for a motor vehicle, with a burner, to which fuel is supplied from a tank via a fuel line by means of a pump, especially a piston pump, and with an electronically controllable valve means which is inserted into the fuel line and which can be controlled by a control means. To ensure problem-free feed of fuel to the burner independently of the pump pressure, a pressure reservoir is assigned to the valve means, fuel being delivered by means of the pump controlled in a clocked manner by the control unit, to the pressure reservoir and from the latter to the burner, without the action of the pump.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a combustion heater capable of simply preventing thermal damages to structures of intake system of the internal combustion engine, enhancing a starting characteristic of the engine in a low-temperature state, even when a compression ratio of the internal combustion engine is decreased, and speeding up of warming of an oil. The combustion heater is connected via a combustion gas introducing passageway to an intake pipe, whereby a combustion gas emitted from the combustion heater is introduced into the intake system via the combustion gas introducing passageway. In introducing the combustion gas, an exhaust gas cooler is arranged in the combustion gas introducing passageway for cooling off the combustion gas flowing therethrough. A bypass passageway is connected astride the exhaust gas cooler in bypass to the combustion gas introducing passageway.

Abstract: It is sought to reduce combustion rise time at the start of driving, increase the combustion efficiency per unit heat exchanger volume and reduce the heater size. A ring-like fuel evaporating medium 4 is provided on an end wall of a combustion chamber formed in a combustion cylinder 1. The end wall has a combustion air lead holes formed, for forming a vortex flow, in its portion surrounded by the fuel evaporating medium. Fuel is supplied to a space in the vicinity of an upper part of the fuel evaporating medium. A combustion gas passage is formed by proving a first combustion gas collecting zone downstream a second combustion chamber adjacent to the first combustion chamber. A second combustion gas collecting zone 10 is provided around the first and second combustion chambers. The first and second combustion gas collecting zones 9 and 10 are communicated with each other by a plurality of connecting pipes. Combustion gas is exhausted from the second gas collecting zone 10.