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US4489232A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for heating a mixed gas on an internal combustion engine

Assignee: NGK Insulators Ltd
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Filing: 1981-10-09
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Granted: 1984-12-18
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Expires: 2001-10-09
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Abstract

Abstract An apparatus for heating the fuel mixture of an internal combustion engine includes a cylindrical heating body, adapted to form a passageway between a fuel supply and an internal combustion engine, having a double walled structure formed by spaced inner and outer metallic cylinders. A plurality of plate-like ceramic heating elements having a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) of electrical resistance are inserted between the inner and outer cylinders and are urged into contact with the inner cylinder by a resilient spring member. The cylindrical heating body is sealed by welding, brazing, caulking or packing to form a gas-tight chamber enclosing the ceramic heating elements and isolating them from degradation by the fuel mixture. The cylindrical body is provided with an air hole communicating the chamber with an ambient air vent passage formed in an insulator member attached to the body thereby connecting the interior of the chamber and the ceramic heating elements therein to an external air supply.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shigetaka Wada
  • 👤 Toshio Yamada

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 14:13
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/10; H05B3/12; H05B3/14; H05B3/141; F; F02; F02M; F02M31/00; F02M31/02; F02M31/12; F02M31/135; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 172 words
An apparatus for heating a fuel mixture of an internal combustion engine, which comprises a plurality of ceramic heating elements having a positive temperature coefficient of electric resistance, along with a resilient member, which are inserted between a double walled structure comprising a metal inner cylinder and a metal outer cylinder, with said resilient member urging said ceramic heating elements into contact with said inner metal cylinder, said inner and outer metal cylinders defining a cylindrical heating body adapted to form a passageway between a fuel supply and an internal combustion engine, the cylindrical heating body being sealed in a gas-tight manner by sealing means between the metal inner cylinder and the metal outer cylinder, thereby creating a sealed chamber, and an insulator in contacting engagement with said cylindrical heating body, the insulator having a conductive means and an air hole extending therethrough, and means electrically connecting said conductive means to said ceramic heating elements and communicating the interior of said sealed chamber with an external air supply through said air hole.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 172 words
An apparatus for heating a fuel mixture of an internal combustion engine, which comprises a plurality of ceramic heating elements having a positive temperature coefficient of electric resistance, along with a resilient member, which are inserted between a double walled structure comprising a metal inner cylinder and a metal outer cylinder, with said resilient member urging said ceramic heating elements into contact with said inner metal cylinder, said inner and outer metal cylinders defining a cylindrical heating body adapted to form a passageway between a fuel supply and an internal combustion engine, the cylindrical heating body being sealed in a gas-tight manner by sealing means between the metal inner cylinder and the metal outer cylinder, thereby creating a sealed chamber, and an insulator in contacting engagement with said cylindrical heating body, the insulator having a conductive means and an air hole extending therethrough, and means electrically connecting said conductive means to said ceramic heating elements and communicating the interior of said sealed chamber with an external air supply through said air hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
The heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ceramic heating elements are plate-like in shape and an inner surface and an outer surface of the metal inner cylinder have a polygonal cross-sectional shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The heating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sealing means is selected from a group consisting of welding, brazing, caulking or use of a packing material.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-12-18 1988-06-18 1988-12-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-12-18 1992-06-18 1992-12-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-12-18 1996-06-18 1996-12-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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