| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 237028000 | VEHICLE | 29 |
| 20080302880 | Motor cooling device - A static motor cooling device for a centrifugal blower or axial fan assembly is provided. The blower or fan assembly includes an electric motor, a motor housing for enclosing the electric motor, a drive shaft operably coupled to the electric motor and extending outwardly from the motor housing, and a blower wheel or fan blade operably connected to the drive shaft. The blower or fan includes a blower or fan housing to which the motor housing is at least partially mounted. The motor cooling device comprises a shroud and at least one mounting provision. The motor cooling device is mounted over the motor housing and configured to mate with the blower or fan housing for passively directing a portion of the air being drawn into the blower or fan assembly over the motor housing for cooling the electric motor. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090008466 | Heating Device Using a Calorimetric Measurement Flow Sensor for Overheating Protection | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090230204 | FUEL-POWERED VEHICLE HEATING - The invention relates to a fuel-powered vehicle heating ( | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100258645 | VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM - A vehicle seating system is provided in which infrared rays radiated from a surface of a thermal radiation member at the time of heating are emitted to a bodily portion of an occupant which extends from his or her head to shoulders for implementation of effective heading. In a case of a planar heating element | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110114741 | MOBILE HEATING DEVICE - A mobile heating device, in particular a vehicle heating device, is provided. The mobile heating device comprises: a burner in which fuel and combustion air are convertible producing heat; a combustion air supply for supplying the combustion air to the burner; and an exhaust gas outlet for discharging combustion exhaust gases from the burner. A hydrocarbon storing element is arranged in the combustion air supply and/or in the exhaust gas outlet. Further, a combustion air supply sound absorber for a mobile heating device and an exhaust gas outlet sound absorber for a mobile heating device are provided. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120286052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLAR-POWERED ENGINE THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A system and method of engine thermal management. Energy may be received from a solar energy source electrically connected to a vehicle propulsion system. At least some of the energy from the solar energy source may be used to heat a component of the vehicle propulsion system. A control module may provide at least some of the energy from the solar energy source to a heater, for example, to heat a component of the vehicle propulsion system prior to starting the vehicle propulsion system. The heater may heat the vehicle propulsion system to temperatures within a predetermined range associated with optimal efficiency of the vehicle propulsion system. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130008971 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS WITH A FOOT VENT - An air conditioning apparatus for a ventilation, heating, and air conditioning of an interior of a vehicle with a foot vent, in which a shape of the foot vent is substantially rectangular with a dimension of the rectangular shape in a direction of travel of the vehicle larger than a dimension of the rectangular shape transverse to the direction of travel of the vehicle, the rectangular shape optimizing an installation space, an efficiency, and acoustics of the air conditioning apparatus. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130043320 | HEATING DEVICE - A ventilating device comprising: at least one air guidance device, wherein the air guidance device has at least one channel segment. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130292482 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - In an air conditioning system, a control unit controls an adjusting unit to adjust a ratio between an amount of a first part of introduced air passing through a heater core and an amount of a second part of the introduced air bypassing the heater core to a first ratio at which the amount of the first part of the introduced air decreases from a maximized amount of the first part of the introduced air according to an increase in temperature of the heater core by a warming unit. When a setting temperature for air conditioning is increased by an input unit, the control unit controls the adjusting unit to change the ratio from the first ratio to a second ratio at which the amount of the first part of the introduced air increases. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130320102 | MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - In a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprising a housing, a fan and at least one heating device, the intention is for different heating devices to be able to be fastened to a housing in a technically simple manner with low production costs. This problem is solved in that the at least one heating device is fastened to the housing, in particular exclusively, by at least one adaptor cover. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140054388 | AIR-DIVERTING ELEMENT WITH A FLOW-OPTIMIZED CONTOUR FOR AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an air-diverting element with a flow-optimized contour for an air-conditioning system, in particular of a motor vehicle, which air-diverting element extends approximately perpendicular to an air flow direction. To divert an air flow through approximately 180° and at the same time nevertheless prevent pressure losses and disadvantageous acoustic effects, one end of the air-diverting element is adjoined by an approximately parabolic elongation which is situated opposite that side of the air-diverting element which faces away from the air flow direction. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140070013 | THERMAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE HAVING TRACTION BATTERY - A thermal system for an electric vehicle includes an electric heat source, a heat exchanger, a traction battery, a first thermal loop thermally coupled to the heat exchanger and the heat source, and a second thermal loop thermally coupled to the battery and configured to be selectively thermally coupled to the heat source. A vehicle includes an electric heat source, a heat exchanger system selectively thermally coupled with the heat source, and a traction battery system selectively thermally coupled to the heat source. A method of controlling a battery electric vehicle includes detecting a vehicle state input and operating an electric heater to heat a fluid. A valve arrangement is actuated to provide the fluid to one of a traction battery through a first fluid conduit, a heat exchanger through a second fluid conduit, and a battery and a heat exchanger through the first and second fluid conduits. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140117104 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - An air conditioner for a vehicle includes: a heater core which heats air for air-conditioning by using cooling water of a cooling circuit which cools a fuel cell of a fuel cell vehicle or an engine of a hybrid car as a heat source; a heat exchanger arranged upstream of the heater core in a flow of the air for air-conditioning to heat the air for air-conditioning by using refrigerant which flows through a heat pump cycle as a heat source; and a control part which controls operation of the heat pump cycle in a manner that a target temperature of the air for air-conditioning heated by the heat exchanger is changed in accordance with a temperature of the cooling water. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150014424 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE HEATER AND VEHICLE HEATER - In a method for producing a vehicle heater ( | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150028119 | Method of Heating the Interior of a Vehicle - A method of heating the interior of a vehicle is provided, particularly of a hybrid or electric vehicle. The vehicle has a central heating system and several decentralized heating surfaces constructed as infrared radiators. The temperature of the vehicle interior is controllable by the central heating system and/or the decentralized heating surfaces corresponding to a heating demand of at least one vehicle occupant. For controlling the temperature of the interior by way of the decentralized heating surfaces, the heating power of at least one decentralized heating surface is specified or influenced as a function of the position of the vehicle occupant or of a part of the vehicle occupant's body relative to the respective decentralized heating surface or to a defined group of several decentralized heating surfaces. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150097041 | VEHICLE COMPRISING AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A vehicle includes an air conditioning apparatus for heating inside of a passenger compartment using electric power of an external power supply or of the vehicle, the apparatus being configured to be capable of executing a foot mode to blow air toward feet and a moisture prevention mode to blow air also through a defroster unit while the foot mode is selected, and a control unit that causes the air conditioning apparatus to execute remote air conditioning in which air conditioning is performed while a user is not in the vehicle, and operated air conditioning in which air conditioning is performed by the user's operation while the user is in the vehicle. The control unit limits the execution of the moisture prevention mode in the remote air conditioning more than the execution of the moisture prevention mode in the operated air conditioning. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150102119 | VEHICLE - A controller controls an air-conditioning device so that air of the air-conditioning device is supplied to a cabin based on a warm-up state of air of the air-conditioning device. When remote air conditioning is performed, the controller controls the air-conditioning device so that air of the air-conditioning device is supplied to the cabin even in a state where the warm-up state is lower than in a case where air of the air-conditioning device is supplied to the cabin of the vehicle in the operation air conditioning. In a manner described above, a vehicle capable of suppressing power loss and lengthening of charging time in heating during the remote air conditioning and the preliminary air conditioning is provided. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150144707 | Equipment For Controlling The Temperature Of A Passenger Compartment Of A Vehicle, In Particular An Electric Vehicle - The invention relates to temperature control equipment ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20160023770 | AIR HEATING APPARATUS USEFUL FOR HEATING AN AIRCRAFT INTERIOR - An air heater apparatus may include a housing having an interior with an air path extending between an upstream air inlet in the housing and a downstream air outlet in the housing, and a motor mounted on the housing. The apparatus may also include a fan rotated by the motor and positioned in the air path to move air along the air path, an air heating assembly mounted on the housing and configured to heat air moving along the air path, and a gas detector being positioned in the air path in the interior of the housing and configured to detect a gas level in the air path. | 01-28-2016 |
| 237032000 | Fluid fuel | 6 |
| 20080296395 | Fuel Extraction System for an Auxiliary Heating Unit - The invention relates to a fuel extraction system for an auxiliary heating unit for extracting fuel from a fuel tank ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090078784 | COMBINED HEATING/HOT WATER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - Combined heating/hot water system ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100308121 | DIESEL/ELECTRIC HEATING APPLIANCE SYSTEMS - A diesel/electric appliance for heating coolant within an auxiliary heater circuit and for heating potable water within a potable water circuit. The appliance includes a diesel powered auxiliary heater and a coolant jacket surrounding the burner of the auxiliary heater. Electrical resistance elements are immersed within the coolant jacket to maintain the temperature of the potable water circuit by transferring heat through a heat exchanger to the potable water circuit. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20130015255 | VEHICLE HEATERAANM COLLMER; AndreasAACI AichwaldAACO DEAAGP COLLMER; Andreas Aichwald DEAANM Haefner; MichaelAACI StuttgartAACO DEAAGP Haefner; Michael Stuttgart DE - A vehicle heater includes a burner arrangement ( | 01-17-2013 |
| 20140346242 | EVAPORATOR BURNER FOR A MOBILE HEATING DEVICE - An evaporator burner for a mobile heating device is provided having a combustion chamber, an evaporator accommodation, and an evaporator element for evaporation of liquid fuel. The evaporator element is accommodated in the evaporator accommodation at the side facing the combustion chamber. At the side of the evaporator accommodation facing away from the combustion chamber, the evaporator burner comprises at least one combustion air guide element which is arranged such that a combustion air flow path extending at least along a portion of a base wall of the evaporator accommodation is formed between the combustion air guide element and the base wall of the evaporator accommodation. | 11-27-2014 |
| 237033000 | Radiator | 1 |
| 20120286053 | Heat exchanger for a mobile heating device, and motor vehicle - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a mobile heating device comprising a burner, the heat exchanger having a carrier body with an inner face and an outer face. The inner face of the carrier body is formed as an inner exhaust gas duct for conducting exhaust gas of the burner. Furthermore, a channeling is arranged between the inner face and the outer face of the carrier body for conducting a heat transfer medium. The heat transfer medium is in heat conducting contact, via the inner face, with exhaust gas in the inner exhaust gas duct. At the outer face of the carrier body, an outer exhaust gas duct for conducting exhaust gas of the burner is provided. The heat transfer medium is in heat conducting contact via the outer face of the carrier body with exhaust gas flowing in the outer exhaust gas duct. The present invention further relates to a mobile heating device having a burner and to such a heat exchanger and to a motor vehicle comprising such a heating device. | 11-15-2012 |
| 237043000 | Heated floor | 2 |
| 20100294846 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WARMING THE FLOOR OF A TRAILER - A transportation trailer having a moving floor including a plurality of reciprocating slats for loading/unloading materials into the trailer. The trailer includes a system for warming the moving floor when the materials transported in the trailer freeze on the slats in cold weather. Using the pre-existing hollow structure of the slats, a stream of hot fluid or a hot fluid pipe is run inside the slats for thawing the frozen materials for unloading the trailer. The hot fluid may be provided from a hot fluid source on board of the trailer, for thawing the frozen materials while the trailer is on its way to the unloading site, or may be provided separately at the unloading site. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20140027523 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WARMING THE FLOOR OF A TRAILER - A transportation trailer having a moving floor including a plurality of reciprocating slats for loading/unloading materials into the trailer. The trailer includes a system for warming the moving floor when the materials transported in the trailer freeze on the slats in cold weather. Using the pre-existing hollow structure of the slats, a stream of hot fluid or a hot fluid pipe is run inside the slats for thawing the frozen materials for unloading the trailer. The hot fluid may be provided from a hot fluid source on board of the trailer, for thawing the frozen materials while the trailer is on its way to the unloading site, or may be provided separately at the unloading site. | 01-30-2014 |
| 237044000 | Heat accumulator | 1 |
| 20140217189 | VEHICLE HEATER - A vehicle heater includes a first housing arrangement ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 237045000 | Encased radiator | 1 |
| 20140191049 | MULTI-FUNCTION INFRARED HEATING DEVICE - A vehicle infrared heating assembly including an infrared energy source within a housing. A first conduit extends from the housing to direct infrared energy generated by the infrared energy source to a windshield of a vehicle. A second conduit extends from the housing to direct the infrared energy to a passenger cabin of the vehicle. | 07-10-2014 |
