| US 7,335,016 B2 | ||
| Combustion chamber, particularly for vehicle heating device | ||
| Michäel Kramer, Stuttgart (Germany); and Walter Blaschke, Deizisau (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG, Esslingen (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 05, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/702,905. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 102 51 438 (DE), filed on Nov. 05, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0146825 A1, Jul. 29, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. F23D 3/40 (2006.01); F23D 3/00 (2006.01); F23Q 7/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 431—208 [431/11; 431/258; 431/261; 431/262; 431/240; 431/260; 237/12.3 C] | 7 Claims |
| 1. Evaporative burner comprising a combustion chamber housing (12) and, in the combustion chamber housing (12), an evaporative medium (22) for receiving liquid fuel and for delivering fuel vapor into a combustion chamber (18),
said evaporative medium (22) having a shape matching the shape of a floor region (14) of said combustion chamber housing (12) and being arranged parallel to the floor region (14),
further comprising a heating coil arrangement (26) for heating the evaporative medium (22) and for igniting an air/fuel-mixture in the combustion chamber (18), said heating coil arrangement (26) comprising a heating region (28) having a heating conductor section (32) extending between the evaporative medium (22) and the floor region (14) of the combustion chamber housing (12) along and abutting a side (30) of the evaporative medium (22) remote from the combustion chamber (18),
said heating coil arrangement (26) further comprising an ignition region (24) having a heating conductor section (36) merging into the heating conductor section (33) of said heating region (28) and projecting from the heating region (28) through an opening in the evaporative medium (22) and beyond the evaporative medium (22) into the combustion chamber (18).
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