Fluid heating device of engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10524314-B2
Application number	US-201615366723-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2016
Priority date	Jan 19, 2016
Publication date	Dec 31, 2019
Grant date	Dec 31, 2019

Abstract

A fluid heating device of an engine is provided that is capable of reducing power consumption of a heat source required for heating a fluid. The fluid heating device of the engine includes a heat radiation pipe through which a fluid passes and an induction heating coil. Heat of the heat radiation pipe that is inductively heated by the induction heating coil is radiated to the fluid. A whole periphery of the heat radiation pipe is surrounded by the induction heating coil. The induction heating coil is supported by the heat radiation pipe. A holder is included, and the induction heating coil is supported by the heat radiation pipe via the holder. The holder, to which the induction heating coil is attached, is detachably supported by the heat radiation pipe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fluid heating device of an engine, the fluid heating device comprising:
a heat radiation pipe through which a fluid passes;
an induction heating coil; and
a holder,
wherein heat of the heat radiation pipe that is inductively heated by the induction heating coil is radiated to the fluid, and
wherein the holder includes a case-shaped holder and a tubular holder, the case-shaped holder includes a tubular case peripheral wall and case end walls provided at both end parts in an axial length direction of the case-shaped holder, the heat radiation pipe is penetrated through both the case end walls, and the case-shaped holder is supported by the heat radiation pipe via both the case end walls, the tubular holder is attached to the case-shaped holder inside the case-shaped holder, the induction heating coil is attached to the tubular holder inside the case-shaped holder, and inside the case-shaped holder, the heat radiation pipe is concentrically surrounded from an outer periphery by the tubular holder and the induction heating coil on outside of the tubular holder.

2. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 1 , wherein the case-shaped holder includes a pair of half case portions divided along the axial length direction of the case-shaped holder, a hinge for openably connecting the pair of half case portions, and an engagement part for holding the pair of half case portions in a closed state, and
by closing the pair of half case portions opened on both sides of the outer periphery of the heat radiation pipe, the penetrated heat radiation pipe is sandwiched between both the case end walls of the pair of half case portions, and the case-shaped holder is configured to be supported by the heat radiation pipe.

3. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 2 , wherein the tubular holder includes a pair of semi-tubular portions divided along an axial length direction of the tubular holder,
the pair of semi-tubular portions of the tubular holder is respectively attached to the pair of half case portions of the case-shaped holder, and
by closing the pair of half case portions opened on both the sides of the outer periphery of the heat radiation pipe, the pair of semi-tubular portions is configured to be the tubular holder combined in a tubular form.

4. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 3 , wherein the induction heating coil is configured with a pair of connectors respectively attached to respective end parts in a circumferential direction of the semi-tubular portions and a plurality of semi-arcuate electric wires disposed between the pair of connectors, by closing the pair of half case portions opened on both the sides of the outer periphery of the heat radiation pipe, the plurality of semi-arcuate electric wires is connected by bonding the connector attached to one of the pair of semi-tubular portions of the tubular holder and the connector attached to another of the pair of semi-tubular portions, and the spiral induction heating coil swirling around an outer periphery of the tubular holder is configured to be formed with the connected plurality of electric wires.

5. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 1 , wherein a first heat insulating air layer is provided between the heat radiation pipe and the tubular holder, a second heat insulating air layer is provided between the tubular holder and a peripheral wall of the case-shaped holder, and the induction heating coil is housed in the second heat insulating air layer.

6. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 1 , wherein a first heat insulating air layer is provided between the heat radiation pipe and the tubular holder, a second heat insulating air layer is provided between the tubular holder and a peripheral wall of the case-shaped holder, and the induction heating coil is disposed and supported within the second heat insulating air layer.

7. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 6 , wherein the first heat insulating air layer is configured to be a hollow layer continuing in a circumferential direction of the heat radiation pipe and the tubular holder, and the induction heating coil, except for a portion of a terminal and a connector supported by the tubular holder, is apart from the tubular holder.

8. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 7 , wherein the induction heating coil is apart from the peripheral wall of the case-shaped holder.

9. A fluid heating device of an engine, the fluid heating device comprising:
a heat radiation pipe through which a fluid passes; and
an induction heating coil,
wherein heat of the heat radiation pipe that is inductively heated by the induction heating coil is radiated to the fluid,
wherein the heat radiation pipe is configured with metallic pipes of a blowby gas passage disposed between a breather chamber and an intake passage, and the induction heating coil is configured to be attached to an arbitrary position of these metallic pipes.

10. A fluid heating device of an engine, the fluid heating device comprising:
a heat radiation pipe through which a fluid passes; and
an induction heating coil,
wherein heat of the heat radiation pipe that is inductively heated by the induction heating coil is radiated to the fluid,
wherein the heat radiation pipe is configured with a metallic pipe of an oil drain passage of an oil separator disposed between the breather chamber and the intake passage, and the induction heating coil is configured to be attached to an arbitrary position of this metallic pipe.

11. A fluid heating device of an engine, the fluid heating device comprising:
a heat radiation pipe through which a fluid passes; and
an induction heating coil,
wherein heat of the heat radiation pipe that is inductively heated by the induction heating coil is radiated to the fluid,
wherein a holder is included, and the induction heating coil is supported by the heat radiation pipe via the holder, and
wherein the induction heating coil is disposed outside of the holder.

12. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 11 , wherein the spiral induction heating coil is externally fitted to the holder.

13. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 12 , wherein the induction heating coil is supported by a coil housing body, curving direction both end edge parts face each other in a state in which the coil housing body is curved along an outer periphery of the holder, and the coil housing body has flexibility and is detachably attached to the outer periphery of the holder.

14. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 11 , wherein
the heat radiation pipe includes an outer pipe and an inner pipe housed inside this outer pipe, and the fluid passing through the inside of the heat radiation pipe is configured to be heated by radiation heat from the outer pipe and the inner pipe.

15. The fluid heating device of the engine according to claim 14 , wherein the inner pipe is configured with radial folds whose peripheral wall is alternately folded back inside and outside, as viewed from a direction parallel to a center axis of the outer pipe.

16. A fluid heating device of an engine, the fluid heating device comprising:
a heat radiation pipe through which a fluid passes; and
an induction heating coil,
wherein heat of the heat radiation pipe that is inductively heated by the induction heating coil is radiated to the fluid,
wherein the heat radiation pipe includes an outer pipe and an inner pipe housed inside this outer pipe, and the f

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Tsujino Kazunari
• Fujii Yasuo
• Ishida Mikio
• Horikiri Kouji
• Inoue Katsushi

Classifications

• F24H1/105

  formed by the tube through which the fluid flows · CPC title

• F01M5/001

  Heating · CPC title

• F02M31/125

  Fuel · CPC title

• F01M2013/0027

  with a de-icing or defrosting system · CPC title

• H05B6/108 Primary

  for heating a fluid · CPC title