Engine preheater
OwnerJaime Garciainventor
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Abstract
A compact preheater for heating air before it is fed to the intake of an internal combustion engine that is adaptable to fit within existing space in an engine compartment, including a versatile mounting system. The preheater includes heating coils and a blower adapted to be powered by an engine battery, with a timer to automatically de-power the heater after a predetermined time. The preheater can be used as an add on part without any alteration or change in existing engine parts.
Claims9
An electrically powerable preheater assembly for an internal combustion engine wherein the engine is mounted within an engine compartment and wherein the compartment contains a plurality of engine parts, each part secured to another part or to the compartment by bolts, the assembly comprising:
- a preheater including
- a heating element mounted within an air passageway, and
- an air blower within a blower housing for providing air to the air passageway, the blower including a blower motor and fan blades driven by the blower motor;
- a control system operatively connected to the heating element and the air/blower for selectively powering the heating element and the air blower;
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- a mounting assembly for mounting the preheater within an engine compartment, the assembly including
- a clamp for mounting about the blower housing,
- a connection rod, and
- a rod clamp for joining the connection rod to the blower housing clamp such that each of the blower housing clamp and rod clamp can be secured in a variety of positions relative to the blower housing, the rod clamp having an eyelet mounted adjacent a distal end thereof, which eyelet is sized to fit about, and be secured by, one of the engine compartment bolts.
An electrically powerable preheater assembly for an internal combustion engine wherein the engine is mounted within an engine compartment and wherein the compartment contains a plurality of engine parts, the preheater assembly comprising:
- a) a preheater including
- i) a heating element mounted within an air passageway,
- ii) an air blower within a blower housing for providing air to the air passageway, the blower including a blower motor and fan blades driven by the blower motor, and
- iii) a control system operatively connected to the heating element and the air blower for selectively powering the heating coil and the air blower;
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- b) a mounting assembly for mounting the preheater within the engine compartment wherein the mounting assembly includes
- i) a connection rod,
- ii) a preheater clamp for securing the connection rod to the preheater, and,
- iii) a rod clamp for joining the connection rod to the preheater clamp such that the preheater clamp and the rod clamp can be secured in a variety of positions relative to the preheater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.