Heating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016157303-A1
Application number	US-201414899185-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 18, 2014
Priority date	Jun 19, 2013
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a heating device comprising a housing having a fluid channel arranged therein with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein an element generating an alternating magnetic field is provided in the housing, wherein, furthermore, at least one metallic panel heating element is provided, which is heatable by the alternating magnetic field, wherein the at least one panel heating element is arranged in the fluid channel, wherein the element generating the alternating magnetic field is formed by a coil shaped in hollow-cylindrical fashion, which coil is operable by an AC voltage, wherein the coil is separated in fluidtight fashion from the fluid channel.

First claim

1 . A heating device having a housing with, arranged therein, a fluid passage having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein an element generating an alternating magnetic field is provided in the housing, wherein furthermore there is provided at least one metallic areal heating element which can be heated by means of the alternating magnetic field, wherein the at least one areal heating element is arranged in the fluid passage, wherein the element generating the alternating magnetic field is formed by a hollow-cylindrical coil that can be operated with an AC voltage, the coil being separated from the fluid passage in a fluid-tight manner.

2 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coil is arranged in a coil housing that can be inserted into the housing, the coil housing being thermally conductive.

3 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coil housing is formed by a cylindrical hollow body, the cylindrical hollow body being formed in one piece or from two hollow-cylindrical elements of different diameters.

4 . The heating device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the coil is arranged in an interspace between the two hollow-cylindrical elements of different diameters.

5 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a fluid can be made to flow over a radially inward-oriented lateral surface and/or a radially outward-oriented lateral surface of the coil housing.

6 . The heating device as claimed in one claim 1 , wherein the housing can be closed in a fluid-tight manner at a first one of its axial end regions by a first cover and at a second one of its axial end regions by a second cover.

7 . The heating device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first cover has an annularly circumferential groove into which the coil housing can be inserted.

8 . The heating device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the coil housing and the first cover are made in one piece, wherein an electrical contact with the coil is integrated into the first cover.

9 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first cover and/or the second cover and/or the coil housing are made of a plastic, wherein the respective cover has shielding elements for shielding the alternating magnetic field.

10 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein t the coil housing can be filled with a medium by means of which it is possible to seal the coil housing in a fluid-tight manner and/or to raise the thermal conductivity within the coil housing.

11 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coil housing has, on at least one of its lateral surfaces past which a fluid can be made to flow, swirl elements and/or turbulence elements.

12 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coil housing and/or the coil has a temperature sensor.

13 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a temperature sensor is arranged in a region through which the fluid is made to flow.

14 . The heating device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic diameter of at least one region through which the fluid is made to flow can be changed by introducing a displacement body.

Assignees

• Behr Hella Thermocontrol Gmbh

Inventors

• Heeper Lars
• Marquas Karsten
• Nagel Dirk
• Stallein Matthias
• Steinkamp Michael

Classifications

• H05B6/108 Primary

  for heating a fluid · CPC title

• F24H1/101

  using electric energy supply · CPC title

• F24H9/0015

  in water channels · CPC title

• F24H9/1818

  Arrangement or mounting of electric heating means · CPC title

• H05B6/38

  specially adapted for fitting into hollow spaces of workpieces · CPC title