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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Naohisa Kamiyama, Ashikaga, JP;
Shiro Nakajima, Tochigi, JP;
Satoshi Tamagawa, Sano, JP;
Ryoichi Hori, Saitama, JP;
Naohisa Kamiyama, Ashikaga, JP;
Shiro Nakajima, Tochigi, JP;
Satoshi Tamagawa, Sano, JP;
Ryoichi Hori, Saitama, JP;
Calsonic Kansei Corporation, Saitama-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a warm-up system that pre-warms up of an engine (E) by transferring heat from a heat source to an engine cooling water circulation circuit () of a vehicle, a residential hot water circuit () that uses a household heat source is provided as the heat source, and a one-touch connector () is provided in the engine cooling water circulation circuit () and the residential hot water circuit (). The one-touch connector () connects the two circuits () prior to start-up of the engine (E) such that heat is transferred to the engine cooling water circulation circuit (), and disconnects the two circuits () following heat transfer in preparation for start-up of the engine (E).