Eberspacher Climate Control Systems Gmbh

Eberspacher Climate Control Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg

Audi Ag

Thorsten Findeis

Andreas Collmer

Uwe Grotstollen

Hans Jensen

Michael Haefner

Johannes Eger

Robert Apfelbeck

Thomas Panterott

Frank Barthel

Dieter Heybach

Robert Wecker

A vehicle heater includes a heater housing () elongated in a direction of a housing longitudinal axis (L). A housing circumferential wall () defines a combustion air flow space (). A combustion chamber assembly unit () is carried on the heater housing and has a combustion chamber () receiving combustion air from the combustion air flow space. A combustion air blower (), with a combustion air blower housing (), is carried on the heater housing. A combustion air inlet opening (), in the combustion air blower housing, provides the inlet for combustion air into the combustion air blower. A combustion air connection unit (), carried on the heater housing, has a combustion air passage duct () open outwardly in a first duct opening area () for receiving combustion air. The combustion air passage duct is open towards the combustion air inlet opening in a second duct opening area ().

Vehicle heater

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 combustion air inflow path, for a vehicle heater, includes a bottom area () and an outer circumferential wall () adjoining the bottom area () and extending essentially in the direction of a central longitudinal axis (L) of the inflow element (). An inner circumferential wall () is arranged at a radially spaced location from the outer circumferential wall () and defines a space area () with same. An inflow opening arrangement () is provided for the inflow of air into the inflow element (). The inflow opening arrangement () is provided in the bottom area () and is designed to generate a turbulent flow.

Inflow element, especially for a combustion air flow path in a vehicle heater

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Albershausen, Germany

Thorsten Findeis