Electrically heatable coupling and an encased fluid hose with an electrically heatable coupling
AssigneeVolvo Lastvagnar AB
InventorsLars Frogneborn, Bengt Henstrom
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Abstract
The invention relates to a coupling (5) for fluid, comprising a first connecting section (20) for connection to a fluid hose (2) and a second connecting section (21) for connection to an opposing coupling (14), in which the coupling (5) also comprises a heating section (22) intended for a heating means (23). The object of the invention is to provide a heated coupling for use together with an electrically heated, encased fluid hose. The invention also relates to an encased fluid hose (1) connected to a coupling (5) comprising a heating section (22).
Claims13
A coupling for fluid, comprising a first connecting section for connection to a fluid hose and a second connecting section for connection to an opposing coupling, wherein the coupling comprises a heating section intended to be entwined by a predefined number of turns with a heating cable so that the heating cable is electrically insulated from the coupling.
An encased fluid hose for a motor vehicle, comprising a fluid hose, a heating cable for heating the fluid hose, at least one electrical connector for connecting the heating cable up to an electrical supply, at least one coupling for connecting the fluid hose up to an opposing coupling, in which the fluid hose and the heating cable are enclosed by an outer protective sheath, wherein the coupling comprises a heating section intended to support a heating means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.