Heating element for preheating intake air for an internal combustion engine
AssigneeBeru AG
InventorsSteffen Geiger, Thomas Giffels, Martin Eller, Ullrich Stephan, Hans Houben
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Abstract
A heating element for preheating intake air for an internal combustion engine and having a housing for attaching the heating element to an air intake line of the internal combustion engine. At least one heating strip (1), which runs in windings (1a), is held in the housing and is provided with electrical terminals (6) that lead from the housing to the outside. The heating strip (1) is held in the housing by a support (3) running between two housing walls, which runs, electrically insulated, through the windings (1a) of the heating strip (1).
Claims14
A heating element for preheating the intake air for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a housing for attaching the heating element to an air intake line of the internal combustion engine,
- at least one heating strip running in windings, the at least one heating strip being held in the housing and is provided with electrical terminals that lead from the housing to the outside, and
- a support running from one housing wall, crosswise through the windings of the at least one heating strip to another housing, the support being electrically insulated from the heating strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.