Patent ID: 7320504
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A heater for a vehicle having an engine that generates hot exhaust gases, the heater comprising: a plurality of distribution pipes configured to extend along a cargo carrying part of the vehicle; the distribution pipes configured for operative connection to an engine exhaust pipe such that engine exhaust can flow through the distribution pipes when the heater is installed on the vehicle and the engine is running; a manifold connected to an upstream end of each distribution pipe, the distribution pipes operatively connected to the engine exhaust pipe through the manifold when the heater is installed on the vehicle; and each distribution pipe having a plurality of openings therein through which exhaust is discharged to heat the cargo carrying part of the vehicle when the heater is installed on the vehicle and the engine is running, each opening having a cross-sectional area substantially smaller than a cross-sectional area of the distribution pipe.