VEHICLE HEATING DEVICE Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: transport; heating facilities. SUBSTANCE: heating device 1 filled with oil has oil transfer pump 2, oil main line, main heat exchanger 4, additional heat exchanger-coil 6 placed on sleeping berth of driver inside solid plate-accumulator 7 made of high heat capacity material, for instance, concrete or other composite material. Supply pipeline 8 and outgoing pipeline 9 of additional heat exchanger-coil 6 have vertical bends higher than levels at inlet and outlet of additional heat exchanger. Pipes of heat exchanger-coil 6 are interconnected by metal gauze. Plate-accumulator 7 is installed on lining made of low heat capacity material, for instance, of felt, with foil placed between lining and plate-accumulator 7. EFFECT: improved comfort for driver. 4 cl, 2 dwg