ENGINE STARTING PREHEATER Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; internal combustion engines. SUBSTANCE: engine starting preheater has liquid boiler connected by branch pipes with engine water jacket, fan driven by electric motor, pan with ribbed gas conduit, gas outlet branch pipe, electromagnetic valve, glow plug and fuel pipe. Novelty in design of device is inclined arranged of boiler relative to horizon so that end face of boiler with outlet branch pipe is arranged higher than end face with inlet branch pipe. Pan has ribbed gas conduit. Inlet into its inner space is connected with boiler combustion chamber through gas outlet branch pipe, and outlet of inner space communicates with atmosphere. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of heating and reliability of engine starting at low ambient temperatures. 2 cl, 2 dwg