A body for a machine comprising a heated payload cavity
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorMark Stoker
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Abstract
The body comprises body walls at least partially forming a body cavity for receiving a payload and a flow arrangement for directing heated gas to heat the body cavity and mounted to at least one of the body walls. An inlet chamber wall at least partially forms an inlet chamber having opposing chamber sides. An inlet aperture is located between the chamber sides. Chamber outlet apertures are located at or adjacent to the chamber sides. A baffle is located in the inlet chamber and is configured to direct heated gas entering the inlet chamber from the inlet aperture towards the chamber outlet apertures for exiting the inlet chamber.
Claims15
A body for a machine, the body comprising:
- body walls at least partially forming a body cavity for receiving a payload;
- and
- a flow arrangement for directing heated gas to heat the body cavity and mounted to at least one of the body walls, the flow arrangement comprising:
- an inlet chamber wall at least partially forming an inlet chamber, the inlet chamber comprising opposing first and second chamber sides;
- an inlet aperture between the first and second chamber sides;
- first and second chamber outlet apertures located at or adjacent to the first and second chamber sides respectively;
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- a baffle located in the inlet chamber and configured to direct heated gas entering the inlet chamber from the inlet aperture towards the first and second chamber outlet apertures for exiting the inlet chamber.
A machine comprising a chassis and a body mounted to the chassis, wherein the body comprises:
- body walls at least partially forming a body cavity for receiving a payload;
- and
- a flow arrangement for directing heated gas to heat the body cavity and mounted to at least one of the body walls, the flow arrangement comprising:
- an inlet chamber wall at least partially forming an inlet chamber, the inlet chamber comprising opposing first and second chamber sides;
- an inlet aperture between the first and second chamber sides;
- first and second chamber outlet apertures located at or adjacent to the first and second chamber sides respectively;
- and
- a baffle located in the inlet chamber and configured to direct heated gas entering the inlet chamber from the inlet aperture towards the first and second chamber outlet apertures for exiting the inlet chamber.
A method of heating a body for a machine, wherein the body comprises:
- body walls at least partially forming a body cavity;
- and
- a flow arrangement mounted to at least one of the body walls comprising:
- an inlet chamber wall at least partially forming an inlet chamber, the inlet chamber comprising opposing first and second chamber sides;
- an inlet aperture between the first and second chamber sides;
- first and second chamber outlet apertures located at or adjacent to the first and second chamber sides respectively;
- and
- a baffle located in the inlet chamber,
- wherein the method comprises directing heated gas through the inlet aperture into the inlet chamber such that the baffle directs the heated gas towards the first and second chamber outlet apertures and the heated gas exits the inlet chamber via the first and second chamber outlet apertures for heating the body cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.