Patent ID: 6040557
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: F02B,F02M,F02N,H05B,Y02T

Abstract:
An air intake for an internal combustion engine, said air intake comprising:an air intake tube having a passage for communicating air and defining a direction of airflow, the air intake tube including a cavity communicating with the passage; anda heater including:a mounting flange coupling the heater to the air intake tube and sealing said cavity, said mounting flange defining a plane substantially parallel to said direction of airflow through said heater,a frame coupled to the mounting flange, said frame having a pair of opposed upright walls, said flange and said frame defining a channel for communicating air through said heater, each upright wall having an upstream face and a downstream face relative to said direction of airflow,a heating element assembly in heat transfer relationship with the air passage, andstops extending from one of said upstream and downstream faces of said upright walls to limit movement of said heating element assembly in a first direction within said channel.