Towable heater

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11709000-B2
Application number	US-202016810753-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2020
Priority date	Mar 6, 2019
Publication date	Jul 25, 2023
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023

Abstract

A portable industrial heater including a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, one or more burners housed within the housing and configured to heat air passing through the housing from the air inlet to the air outlet, and a generator selectively providing power to the one or more burners. The air inlet and the air outlet are positioned on a same side of the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable industrial heater comprising:
a heater housing comprising an air inlet and an air outlet;
one or more burner assemblies housed within the heater housing and configured to heat air passing through the heater housing from the air inlet to the air outlet, each burner assembly comprising a burner positioned within a burner housing; and
a generator selectively providing power to the one or more burner assemblies;
wherein the air inlet and the air outlet are positioned on a same side of the heater housing;
wherein the one or more burner assemblies comprise a first burner assembly and a second burner assembly, and the heater housing further comprises a first compartment housing the first burner assembly, a second compartment housing the second burner assembly, and a third compartment to housing the generator, and wherein a first fuel tank is housed in the first compartment and provides fuel to the first burner assembly, a second fuel tank is housed in the second compartment and provides fuel to the second burner assembly, and a third fuel tank is housed in the third compartment and provides fuel to the generator.

2. The portable industrial heater of claim 1 , wherein the heater housing further comprises a fuel tank for each of the one or more burner assemblies burners and the generator.

3. The portable industrial heater of claim 1 , wherein the air inlet is a first air inlet and the heater housing further comprises a second air inlet;
the first air inlet providing air for the first burner assembly and the second air inlet providing air for the second burner assembly.

4. The portable industrial heater of claim 1 , further comprising a controller communicably and operatively coupled to the generator to control operation of the generator.

5. The portable industrial heater of claim 4 , further comprising a user interface positioned on an outside of the heater housing, the user interface configured to receive inputs from an operator and in response, control operation of the generator and the one or more burner assemblies, and wherein based on an input from the operator to operate the first burner assembly, the controller commands the generator to provide power to the first burner assembly.

6. The portable industrial heater of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to control a provision of power from the generator to the one or more burner assemblies based on one or more of a user-desired input or a system-determined input.

7. The portable industrial heater of claim 5 , wherein the controller is structured to generate and display a message to the user interface indicating a status of the one or more burner assemblies.

8. The portable industrial heater of claim 1 , wherein the heater housing comprises one or more storage doors providing access to storage compartments
configured to hold at least one duct, wherein a first storage door and a first duct are configured to rotate about a first hinge to open the first storage door and provide access to the first duct.

9. The portable industrial heater of claim 1 , wherein a size of the heater housing is configured to be modified based on a number of burner assemblies positioned in the heater housing.

10. A portable industrial heater assembly comprising:
a fluid containment system comprising a plurality of compartments, each compartment comprising a plurality of sidewalls, wherein the plurality of compartments includes a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment;
wherein the first compartment encloses a first burner assembly, the second compartment encloses a second burner assembly, and the third compartment encloses a generator, and wherein a first fuel tank is housed in the first compartment and provides fuel to the first burner assembly, a second fuel tank is housed in the second compartment and provides fuel to the second burner assembly, and a third fuel tank is housed in the third compartment and provides fuel to the generator; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of sidewalls of each compartment includes an opening configured to allow liquid to flow between the plurality of compartments to reduce spillage when the liquid has leaked into and is contained only by the plurality of compartments and the portable industrial heater assembly is parked on an angled surface.

11. The portable industrial heater assembly of claim 10 , wherein the fluid containment system is configured to provide fluid containment of 150% of a combined volume of the first fuel tank, the second fuel tank, and the third fuel tank.

12. The portable industrial heater assembly of claim 10 , further comprising a storage compartment configured to house a duct, the storage compartment comprising a front storage door and a front wall;
wherein the front storage door and the front wall are configured to selectively open and allow access to the inside of the storage compartment.

13. The portable industrial heater assembly of claim 10 , further comprising a controller communicably and operatively coupled to the generator to control operation of the generator.

14. The portable industrial heater assembly of claim 10 , further comprising a user interface positioned on an outside of the fluid containment system, the user interface configured to receive inputs from an operator and in response, control operation of the generator and the burner.

15. A portable industrial heater comprising:
a housing comprising a first modular compartment, a second modular compartment, and a third modular compartment;
one or more burners configured to heat air passing through the housing, wherein the one or more burners include a first burner housed within the first modular compartment and a second burner housed within the second modular compartment;
a generator configured to selectively provide power to the first burner and the second burner, the generator being housed within the third modular compartment;
a first fuel tank housed in the first modular compartment and providing fuel to the first burner assembly;
a second fuel tank housed in the second modular compartment and providing fuel to the second burner assembly; and
a third fuel tank housed in the third modular compartment and providing fuel to the generator.

Assignees

• Briggs & Stratton Llc

Inventors

• Hahn Ryan
• Sabatka Paul
• Booth Cole

Classifications

• F24H9/06 Primary

  Arrangement of mountings or supports · CPC title

• B60P3/00

  Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects (ambulances or other vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00; hearses A61G21/00; fire-fighting land vehicles A62C27/00; refuse-collecting vehicles B65F3/00, B65F7/00; snow-removing vehicles E01H; armoured or armed vehicles F41H7/00; self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles F41H11/16) · CPC title

• B62D63/08

  Component parts or accessories · CPC title

• F24H9/18 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means · CPC title

• B62D21/20

  trailer type, i.e. a frame specifically constructed for use in a non-powered vehicle · CPC title