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US 12,117,209 B2Granted
Flow heater with bypass passage
AssigneeBorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
InventorsAndreas Rothoff, Sven Schumm, Timo Stifel, Benjamin Sprygada, Mario Hoppe
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Abstract
Disclosed is a flow heater with a housing having an inlet and an outlet. A flow passage for liquid that is to be heated runs from the inlet to the outlet. A heating plate is arranged as wall of a heated section of the flow passage. A bypass passage is provided in parallel to the heated section of the flow passage in order to guide any gas bubbles contained in the liquid from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet without passing through the heated section of the flow passage.
Claims9
A flow heater, comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
- a flow passage configured for liquid that is to be heated extending from the inlet to the outlet;
- a heating plate comprising a wall of a heated section of the flow passage;
- a bypass passage disposed in parallel to the heated section of the flow passage, the bypass passage configured to guide gas bubbles contained in the liquid from the inlet to the outlet without passing through the heated section of the flow passage.
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