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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162233 | Vehicle supplemental heating system including pressure relief diaphragm Disclosed herein is an exemplary liquid heat generator including a housing and a rotor disposed within the housing. A flexible pressure relief diaphragm is attached to the rotor. The pressure relief diaphragm includes a seal ring that engages a seal seat attached to... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7891575 | Method and apparatus for thermal storage using heat pipes A thermal storage and transfer system includes a cooling system and method using ice or other frozen material with heat pipes to produce a cool airstream. Preferably, the ice is disposed in a container with the condensers and evaporators of the heat pipes respective... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886988 | Switchable radiator bypass valve set point to improve energy efficiency A method of conserving energy during a heating event wherein a coolant is heated in a cooling system is disclosed. The method includes establishing a first set point temperature for a first point in the cooling system and establishing a second set point temperature ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7416138 | Thermal bypass channel The present invention relates to distribution of conditioned air from automotive HVAC units, in particularly, distribution systems having both front and rear components. In particular, the present invention improves the temperature characteristics of the rear floor ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7387262 | Heat generator An apparatus for the heating of a viscous fluid contained in a heat generating chamber by a rotatable unit having a fluid shearing surface formed on a face thereof, the unit by shearing of the viscous fluid on that face induces the heating of said viscous fluid and ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7318553 | Apparatus and method for heating fluids An apparatus for heating a liquid includes a housing having an internal chamber and a rotor disposed in the chamber. The rotor is preferably cylindrical and operates inside a bore provided by the housing without touching, the shape of the bore preferably being paral... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7216812 | Device for air conditioning a vehicle 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 elec... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7070119 | Vehicle heater control apparatus and method for controlling the same In a heater control apparatus for a vehicle and a method for controlling the same, an engine control part controls a cooling water conduit control part so that the opening of a cooling water bypass is variably regulated in proportion to an interior temperature there... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040545 | Heat generator A viscous fluid-type heat generating apparatus comprises a conveying rotor in communication with at least one channel for conveying a tempering fluid through it. The conveying rotor is mounted on a driven shaft. A shearing arrangement provides shearing forces onto v... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6702191 | Auxilliary motor vehicle heater An auxiliary motor vehicle heater (10) is provided with a control device (22) which has a connection (30) for a voltage supply line (32) which leads from the battery (34) of the motor vehicle to the control device (22). In order to especially more easily ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6691925 | Heater/defroster for an automobile Apparatus and Method for accelerating the warm-up of a heater/defroster in a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle. A working fluid, such as power steering oil is rapidly heated by pumping it through a small orifice. An oil-to-coolant heat exchan... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6533184 | Comfort steering wheel A vehicle steering wheel, which comprises: (a) a main connection hose originated from a pre-existing air conditioning unit; (b) a coupling device connected to the main connection hose; (c) a left connection hose extension extending from the coupling devic... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530426 | Motor drive-control device A motor drive-control device drive-controls a plurality of auxiliary devices with a single motor while securing a necessary capacity of the auxiliary devices side in correspondence with usage conditions. As such, in an air-conditioning system, necessary s... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6489598 | Heat generator for a motor vehicle using induction heating A heat generator for reducing emissions includes a permanently magnetized, disc-shaped rotor; a stator axially separated from the rotor and in which the rotor induces electric currents as it rotates to generate heat in the stator; and an adjoining cooling... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6448535 | Cooling device for electric vehicle with fuel cell A cooling device for a vehicle with an electric motor powered by a fuel cell has a first cooling loop suitable for cooling the fuel cell and traversed by a first cooling fluid, a second cooling loop suitable for cooling at least the electric motor and tra... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439296 | Heating or air-conditioning system for a vehicle occupant compartment A heating or air-conditioning system for a vehicle occupant compartment has an air distributor with a warm-air outlet which is connected with an air duct leading to a center plane the vehicle occupant compartment. A cold-air bypass controlled by a cold-ai... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422309 | Motor vehicle heating and/or air conditioning device, with improved heat exchange management A device for heating and/or air conditioning the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprising a first fan able to send a first air flow through a first part of a heating radiator and a second fan able to send a second air flow through a second part... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6405933 | Control device for a system for distributing an airflow in a vehicle The invention relates to a mechanical control device (10) making it possible to act on control members of an airflow-distribution system (1) for a motor vehicle, characterised in that it comprises at least two separate control means (30, 40) with rotary m... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6386965 | Vehicle interior airflow assembly An automatic airflow system for a vehicle interior is provided according to the present invention whereby air is automatically directed to the regions of the interior passenger compartment where occupants are seated. This is accomplished generally by incl... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6386279 | Automotive air-conditioning apparatus To make it possible to provide high quality heating or warming with low environmental pollution for a low environmental pollution vehicle such as an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, an automotive air-conditioning apparatus has a hot water circuit tha... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371381 | Heat generator for vehicle In a heat generator for a vehicle according to the present invention, an operation chamber defined in the heat generator is composed of a heat generation area (7) which receives therein a rotor, a storage area (8) which contains viscous fluid, and a bound... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364010 | Device to provide heated washer fluid An apparatus and method for improving the cleaning and deicing effectiveness of a washer fluid in a motor vehicle before spraying it against a windshield, headlamps, etc., utilizes the heat from the engine coolant to elevate the temperature of the washer ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6341814 | Heating system for an open motor vehicle The invention relates to an open motor vehicle such as a convertible, roadster or the like, which has a vehicle body, a drive device with internal combustion engine, gearbox and exhaust system, a vehicle interior with at least one vehicle seat with backre... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6330979 | Vehicle air conditioner with automatical selection of foot mode and foot/defroster mode In a vehicle air conditioner where a foot mode and a foot/defroster mode can be set, when a target temperature of air blown into a passenger compartment is higher than a predetermined temperature, the foot mode is selected. However, even if the target tem... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325298 | Induction heat generator for the reduction of emissions from an internal combustion engine In order to reduce emissions from a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine, the cooling liquid of the internal combustion engine is heated by a heat generator that is driven by the internal combustion engine as long as the working temperature of the int... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6308896 | Heat generator and design method thereof A heat generator comprises a partitioning wall 34 in opposed relation to a rotor in a heat generating area, in which the partitioning wall is formed with a supply groove 38 for introducing the viscous fluid to the outer peripheral area of the heat generat... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6260608 | Windshield clearing and de-icing system A windshield clearing and de-icing system including a first housing having air inlet and outlet ports extending through walls of the first housing and further having fluid inlet and outlet ports extending through the walls of the first housing, and also i... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6260766 | Heating apparatus for vehicle A heating apparatus for a vehicle includes a pump for circulating cooling water in a cooling water circuit, a heating heat exchanger for heating air blown into a passenger compartment of the vehicle using cooling water as a heating source, and a throttle ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254011 | Non-linear potentiometer heater control A vehicle is provided with an operators cab having a heating system. The vehicle is powered by an internal combustion engine that is a source of heated fluid. Heated fluid from the engine is directed to a supply line where it is carried to a heat exchange... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250561 | Vehicle heat generator A vehicle heat generator, which can easily be installed in an engine room, includes a housing, and a heating chamber housed in the housing. The heating chamber contains viscous fluid. A heat transfer chamber is housed in the housing about the heating cham... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6227452 | Combined assembly for a power steering pump and a viscous heater An auxiliary heat source for a vehicle having a driving source is provided. The auxiliary heat source includes a drive mechanism, an auxiliary machine and a heat generating unit. The drive mechanism is adapted for receiving a rotational driving force from... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224478 | Climate control system A climate control system for a vehicle is disclosed, in which an air flow direction flap 34 is arranged in use to operate in accordance with a control quotient so as to present an air flow in a range of orientations. The orientations are arranged in group... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220521 | Vehicle hydraulic system that provides heat for passenger compartment A vehicle includes a vehicle housing which defines a passenger compartment. Attached to the vehicle housing is a hydraulic system, that includes a hydraulic fluid which flows through at least one passageway within the hydraulic system. Also attached to th... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6206296 | Rotor for heat generators and its manufacturing method A method for producing a rotor assembly of a heat generator. The rotor assembly includes an inner rotor and an outer rotor that is rotated integrally with the inner rotor. The producing method includes forming the inner rotor from iron or iron alloy, and ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6186885 | Integrated HVAC system for an automotive vehicle An integrated HVAC system for an automotive vehicle, including mating forward and rearward shells each have mating portions of left and right duct arms for delivering conditioned air therethrough. The mating shells define a central enclosure within which ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6169344 | Alternating current generator for vehicle An alternating current generator has a cooling function for a vehicle and includes a front bracket and a rear bracket with annular recessed portions that form a peripheral cooling chamber. A cooling cover is provided on the rear bracket. The cooling cover... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158665 | Heat generator A viscous fluid type heat generator, which shears viscous fluid for generating heat. The heater includes a rotor located in a heating chamber and viscous fluid accommodated in the heating chamber. The rotor is rotated integrally with a drive shaft by a ve... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6152217 | Air temperature control system for a vehicle When target blowout temperature to the inside of a vehicle is over a predetermined temperature in, an air temperature control system according to the present invention controls a cooling-ability controller to control air temperature of air cooled by a hea... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6148910 | Battery heating system A system provides a controlled supply of heat from an automotive engine to attery on board the vehicle. The system has a fluid circuit, a portion of which passes through an insulated box containing the battery and thereby heats the battery. Another portion... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6142728 | Side channel blower, in particular for supplying combustion air to the auxiliary heater of a motor vehicle A side channel blower (1), in particular for supplying combustion air to the auxiliary heater (2) of a motor vehicle, has a body (3) axially connected to an impeller wheel (4). The blower body (3) has an inlet channel (5), an outlet channel (6), a curved ... | 11/07/2000 |
