Eberspacher Climate Control Systems Gmbh

Eberspacher Climate Control Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg

Ti Automotive (fuldabruck) Gmbh

Ti Automotive (heidelberg) Gmbh

Mahle International Gmbh

Other

Mahle Technology, Inc.

Ti Automotive (fuldabrueck) Gmbh

Ti Automotive Limited

Hans Jensen

Michael Baumann

Michael Humburg

Iris Barthel

Alexander Bol

Günter Eberspach

Zhouxuan Xia

Walter Blaschke

Andreas Collmer

Michael Haefner

Kay Bube

Wolfgang Pfister

Andre Häckel

Reiner Rohde

Rick Pepe

Swen-Juri Bauer

Torsten Lika

Richard M Pepe

Uwe Fiedler

Andreas Grüner

Walter B Hersel

Steve Beez

Holger Conrad

Uwe Grotstollen

André Häckel

Thorsten Findeis

Andrea Teubner

Kevin Mulkeran

Rüdiger Knauβ

Oliver Roppelt

Albert Choo

Oleg Dering

Johannes Eger

Jürgen Stachl

Wing Chan

Andreas Heck

Oliver Gebhardt

Martin Janβen

Maximilian Peitz

Albert (Seong-Hwa) Choo

Henry Rösch

Ken Belanger

Dr Martin Janßen

Darren Johnson

Martin Janßen

Rüdiger Knauß

Robert Hoffmann

Joachim Orth

Gunter Eberspach

Frank Barthel

A fluid line for connection with an assembly of a motor vehicle includes a pipe and at least one connector. The connector is configured for insertion into a complementary coupling, and has a main body and a locking element for locking with the coupling. The locking element is mounted relative to the main body so that it can rotate around a rotational axis, and designed in such a way as to achieve a locking of the connector by rotating the locking element around the rotational axis. The locking element has at least one locking contour, and is designed in such a way that a force acting axially on the connector is exerted in the direction of the coupling by rotating the locking element during a locking process with a coupling.

Fluid line for connection with a coupling

A vehicle heater includes a heater housing ('), through which heating air to be heated can flow, with a heating air inlet area and with a heating air outlet area. A burner unit is arranged in the heater housing. A combustion air blower (&#x2032;) is arranged in the heater housing for delivering combustion air to the burner unit. A heat exchanger unit is arranged in the heater housing (&#x2032;). Heating air flowing through the heater housing (&#x2032;) can flow around the heat exchanger unit. A combustion air intake muffler () is arranged essentially in the heater housing (&#x2032;). A muffler housing () made in one piece with the heater housing (&#x2032;) is associated with the combustion air blower (&#x2032;).

Vehicle heater

A fuel connection unit () for a fuel-operated vehicle heater () includes a connection unit body (), which can be arranged at a heater housing (). A fuel release line connection area () connects a fuel release line leading to a combustion chamber. A fuel feed line connection area () projects from the connection unit body () for connecting a fuel feed line. At least one functional unit (), for influencing the flow of fuel in a fuel flow volume () formed in the connection unit body (), is provided in the connection unit body ().

Fuel connection unit

A fuel connection unit for a fuel-operated vehicle heater includes a connection unit body () to be mounted on a heater body (). A fuel release line connection area () is positioned such that it meshes with or faces an interior () of the heater body (). The fuel release line connection area () connects a fuel release line (), extending in the interior (), with a fuel feed line connection area () to be positioned exposed on an outer side of the heater body (), for connecting a fuel feed line.

A carrier device for mounting a preferably fuel-operated heater () on a vehicle. The carrier device includes a mounting area () for mounting the carrier device () on a vehicle and a carrying area () for mounting a heater () on the carrier device (). A combustion air line area () is provided for sending combustion air to a combustion air inlet () of a heater (), or/and a heat transfer medium line area () is provided for sending heat transfer medium flowing in a heat transfer medium circuit () of a vehicle through the carrier device () or/and to or from a heat exchanger area () of the vehicle heater ().

Carrier device

A fuel-operated vehicle heater includes a burner area () with a combustion chamber (); a fuel pump (); and a combustion air blower (). A pressure sensor () detects a feed back pressure. An actuating unit () actuates the fuel pump () with a predefined value of a pump operating variable, and actuates the combustion air blower with a predefined value of a blower operating variable. A heater process includes detecting the feed back pressure in case of a feed operating state set during the combustion operation and comparing the detected feed back pressure (P) with an expected feed back pressure (P) for the set feed operating state. If the detected feed back pressure deviates from the expected feed back pressure the pump operating variable is changed such that the feed back pressure changes toward the expected feed pressure and/or essentially corresponds to the expected feed back pressure.

Process for operating a fuel-operated vehicle heater and fuel-operated vehicle heater

A combustion air blower, especially side channel blower, for a fuel-operated vehicle heater, includes a blower housing (). An air flow space (), through which combustion air being fed can flow, is formed in the blower housing (). Air flowing over an inlet area () into the air flow space () flows to a feed area enclosing a feed wheel (). At least one hydrocarbon storage element () is formed in the air flow space (), for storing gaseous hydrocarbon present in the air flow space ().

Combustion air blower

A vehicle heater includes a heater housing (), through which heating air to be heated can flow, with a heating air inlet area and with a heating air outlet area. A burner unit is arranged in the heater housing. A combustion air blower is arranged in the heater housing for feeding combustion air to the burner unit. A heat exchanger unit is arranged in the heater housing (). Heating air flowing through the heater housing () can flow around the heat exchanger unit. A combustion air intake muffler (), which is essentially arranged in the heater housing (), is associated with the combustion air blower ().

A hot air feed wheel, for a vehicle heater, includes a hub () to fix the hot air feed wheel () to a drive shaft and a feed area (), adjacent to the hub (), in a transition area (). A plurality of feed blades () are arranged following one another about a feed wheel longitudinal axis (L) in the circumferential direction. The transition area () includes a plurality of connection webs () following one another about the feed wheel longitudinal axis (L) in the circumferential direction.

Hot air feed wheel

A vehicle temperature control system, especially for a hybrid vehicle, includes a first heat transfer medium circuit () including an internal combustion engine (), a heater () and one or preferably a plurality of heat transfer areas () for transferring heat between a first heat transfer medium, circulating in the first heat transfer medium circuit (), and a first group of system areas to be thermally treated. A second heat transfer medium circuit () includes a heat one or preferably a plurality of heat transfer areas for the transfer of heat between a second heat transfer medium, circulating in the second heat transfer medium circuit (), and a second group of system areas () to be thermally treated. A heat transfer medium circuit heat exchanger unit () transfers heat between the first heat transfer medium and the second heat transfer medium.

Vehicle temperature control system

A delivery device provides two medium flows guided separately from one another in a fuel-operated vehicle heater. The delivery device includes a first delivery wheel () rotatable about a first rotation axis (A) for delivering a first medium, a second delivery wheel () rotatable about a second rotation axis (A) for delivering a second medium, as well as a drive motor () for driving the first delivery wheel () and the second delivery wheel (). At least one delivery wheel () is coupled with the drive motor () via a magnetic coupling device ().

Delivery device for providing two medium flows guided separately from one another, especially in a fuel-operated vehicle heater

A vehicle driven by an electric motor includes a drive unit () with at least one electric motor (), with at least one energy storage device () permanently installed in the vehicle and an actuating unit () for controlling the flow of energy between the at least one electric motor () and the at least one energy storage device () permanently installed in the vehicle. An interface () has with at least one terminal area () for a replaceable energy storage device ().

Vehicle driven by an electric motor

A vehicle includes a drive motor arranged in an engine compartment, a fuel-operated vehicle heater arranged in the engine compartment, a fuel tank, a fuel line () leading from the fuel tank to the vehicle heater, as well as a cooling air line arrangement (). The cooling air line arrangement () envelops the fuel line () in at least some areas for providing a cooling air flow duct () for cooling air flowing around the fuel line ().

Vehicle with fuel line cooling

A connection assembly comprising a motor vehicle fluid line and a connection fitting, wherein the motor vehicle fluid line includes an inner tube made of aluminum. The connection fitting is in contact with the inner tube. At least the surface of the connection fitting is made of aluminum, at least in the region of the contact surface between the connection fitting and the inner tube.

Connection assembly comprising a motor vehicle fluid line and a connection fitting

A connector for a fluid medium to be conditioned, wherein an internal pipe is provided for the fluid medium to be conditioned and at least one external pipe for a fluid conditioning medium. The internal pipe is encompassed by the external pipe and runs substantially parallel to the external pipe. At least one conducting channel is arranged between the internal pipe and the external pipe for the fluid conditioning medium or for the fluid medium to be conditioned. In one form the connector is made by injection molding.

Connector

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