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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2019
Faurecia Systemes D'echappement, Nanterre, FR;
Xavier Pierre François Bartolo, Etouvans, FR;
Christophe Tournier, Etouvans, FR;
Abstract
A heater is suitable to be arranged opposite and away from an upstream or downstream face of an exhaust gas purification member of a vehicle. The heater comprises a fastening ring with an electrically conductive frame having a geometric center, a central support arranged substantially at the geometric center of the frame, and a plurality of elongate heating elements each having first and second ends opposite one another. The first end is connected to the frame and the second end is connected to the central support. The fastening ring further comprises a plurality of electrically conductive radial protrusions distributed around the frame and protruding toward the outside of the frame.