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US5806479A
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Additional heating arrangement
Assignee: Eberspaecher Climate Control Systems GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1995-09-29
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Granted: 1998-09-15
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Expires: 2015-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A cooling system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a cooling circuit, including a coolant/air radiator for cooling the engine, and a heating circuit, including a coolant/air heat exchanger for heating the passenger compartment. The cooling system includes an additional or secondary heater integrally associated with a coolant/air radiator to increase the heating capacity. The problem encountered with modern engines, particularly diesel engines, is that too little heat is available for heating the passenger compartment. Consequently, a secondary heater is needed. The secondary heater, which can be a fuel heater with a burner part and a heat exchanger part, is integrated into the radiator. This arrangement is advantageous in that the burner, with its fuel and exhaust gas line, is located outside the passenger compartment.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter Bauer
- 👤 Michael Humburg
- 👤 Michael Loehle
- 👤 Wolfgang Pfister
- 👤 Peter Reiser
- 👤 Gebhard Schweizer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 23:30
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/22; B60H1/2203; B60H1/2209; B60H1/02; B60H1/03; B60H1/032; F; F01; F01P; F01P3/00; F01P3/20; F02; F02N; F02N19/00; F02N19/02; F02N19/04; F02N19/10; F28; F28D; F28D1/00; F28D1/02; F28D1/04; F28D1/0408; F28D1/0461; B60H2001/2268; B60H2001/2271; B60H2001/2293; B60H2001/2296; F01P11/00; F01P11/02; F01P11/029; F01P11/10; F01P5/00; F01P5/10; F01P2005/105; F01P5/12; F01P2005/125; F01P11/14; F01P2011/205; F01P2060/00; F01P2060/04; F01P2060/045; F01P2060/18; F01P2070/00; F01P2070/50; F01P5/02; F01P5/04; F01P7/00; F01P7/14; F01P7/16; F28D21/00; F28D2021/0019; F28D2021/008; F28D2021/0082; F28D2021/0084; F28D2021/0089; F28D2021/0091; F28D2021/0094
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising: a coolant/air radiator for cooling the engine, which is a primary heater; a fluid tank arranged laterally of and integrated with the radiator and communicating coolant with the radiator; a pot-shaped housing integral with the fluid tank and communicating coolant with the fluid tank; a coolant/air heating element communicating with the radiator for heating a passenger compartment; and a secondary heater, which is separate from and not associated with the primary heater, received in the pot-shaped housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising: a coolant/air radiator for cooling the engine, which is a primary heater; a fluid tank arranged laterally of and integrated with the radiator and communicating coolant with the radiator; a pot-shaped housing integral with the fluid tank and communicating coolant with the fluid tank; a coolant/air heating element communicating with the radiator for heating a passenger compartment; and a secondary heater, which is separate from and not associated with the primary heater, received in the pot-shaped housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 1, wherein the radiator is a cross-flow radiator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 1, wherein the fluid tank is positioned between the pot-shaped housing and the radiator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 3, wherein the secondary heater comprises a heating part and a heat exchanger part, the pot-shaped housing accommodating the heat exchanger part, the heat exchanger part being exposed to coolant from the fluid tank.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 4, wherein the housing is separated from the fluid tank by a common wall, which includes an opening to communicate coolant, wherein the housing has an outlet, coolant being adapted to flow from the fluid tank via the opening to the housing accommodating the heat exchanger part, which heats the coolant, and the heated coolant exiting the housing via the outlet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 5, wherein the fluid tank has a separating wall dividing the tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the separating wall having an overflow opening communicating the upper and lower chambers, the upper chamber having an inlet and the lower chamber having an outlet, and including a thermostat housing situated between the overflow opening and the lower chamber outlet, the thermostat housing accommodating a thermostat valve to permit coolant to flow from the upper chamber to the lower chamber outlet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 1, wherein the radiator is a down flow radiator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 6, further comprising a radiator feed line from the engine, wherein the secondary heater is connected in parallel with the radiator feed line.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 8, further comprising a fixed throttle for controlling flow of coolant to the secondary heater.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 8, further comprising a heating feed line connected to the heating element, wherein the secondary heater feeds coolant directly to the heating feed line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 10, further comprising an electric fluid pump connected in series with the secondary heater and the heating feed line.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
80 words
The coolant circuit according to claim 11, further comprising a heating return line connecting the heating element and the engine, a switch-over valve arranged in the heating return line, and a branch line connecting the radiator feed line and the switch-over valve, the switch-over valve routing coolant through either the heating return line to feed coolant from the heating element to the engine or through the branch line to feed coolant from the heating element to the radiator feed line.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
79 words
A coolant/air radiator assembly for cooling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, where the engine is a primary heater, the assembly comprising: a radiator for cooling the engine; a fluid tank arranged laterally of and integrated with the radiator and fluidly communicating therewith; a pot-shaped housing integral with the fluid tank and communicating coolant with the fluid tank; a secondary heater, which is separate from and not associated with the primary heater, received in the pot-shaped housing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
79 words
A coolant/air radiator assembly for cooling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, where the engine is a primary heater, the assembly comprising: a radiator for cooling the engine; a fluid tank arranged laterally of and integrated with the radiator and fluidly communicating therewith; a pot-shaped housing integral with the fluid tank and communicating coolant with the fluid tank; a secondary heater, which is separate from and not associated with the primary heater, received in the pot-shaped housing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The radiator assembly according to claim 13, wherein the radiator is a cross-flow radiator.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The radiator assembly according to claim 14, wherein the fluid tank is positioned between the pot-shaped housing and the radiator.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
The radiator assembly according to claim 15, wherein the secondary heater comprises a heating part and a heat exchanger part, the pot-shaped housing accommodating the heat exchanger part, the heat exchanger part being exposed to coolant from the fluid tank.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
57 words
The radiator assembly according to claim 16, wherein the housing is separated from the fluid tank by a common wall, which includes an opening for communicating coolant, wherein the housing has an outlet, coolant being adapted to flow from the fluid tank via the opening to the housing accommodating the heat exchanger part, which heats the coolant.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
88 words
The radiator assembly according to claim 17, wherein the fluid tank has a separating wall dividing the tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the separating wall having an overflow opening communicating the upper and lower chambers, the upper chamber having an inlet and the lower chamber having an outlet, and including a thermostat housing situated between the overflow opening and the lower chamber outlet, the thermostat housing accommodating a thermostat valve to permit coolant to flow from the upper chamber to the lower chamber outlet.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
107 words
A coolant/air radiator assembly for cooling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, where the engine is a primary heater, the assembly comprising; a radiator for cooling the engine; a fluid tank arranged laterally of and integrated with the radiator and fluidly communicating therewith; a pot-shaped housing integral with the fluid tank, the pot-shaped housing and the fluid tank being separated by a common wall having an opening to communicate coolant with the radiator, the pot-shaped housing having an outlet for exiting coolant from the radiator; and a secondary heater, which is separate from and not associated with the primary heater, received in the pot-shaped housing.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
107 words
A coolant/air radiator assembly for cooling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, where the engine is a primary heater, the assembly comprising; a radiator for cooling the engine; a fluid tank arranged laterally of and integrated with the radiator and fluidly communicating therewith; a pot-shaped housing integral with the fluid tank, the pot-shaped housing and the fluid tank being separated by a common wall having an opening to communicate coolant with the radiator, the pot-shaped housing having an outlet for exiting coolant from the radiator; and a secondary heater, which is separate from and not associated with the primary heater, received in the pot-shaped housing.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The coolant/air radiator assembly according to claim 19, wherein the secondary heater comprises a burner and a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger being received in the pot-shaped housing.
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