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Auxiliary heater controller

CA 1289529 C · Owner: Cummins Engine Company, Inc. · Inventors: Samulak, Douglas J.

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An auxiliary heater controller is provided for use with a liquid cooled engine which includes two fluid circuits. The first fluid circuit includes the engine a heat exchanger with an air flow creating fan a, heater and a pump, while the second fluid circuit shunts the engine and includes only the heat exchanger heater and the pump. A single two-way valve operates to direct fluid to either the first or the second fluid circuit, and a timer unit is provided which operates automatically at a preset time to cause fluid to flow in the first fluid circuit for a predetermined time period. The air flow creating fan is operated by a thermostat at low speed when the engine is not operating and is …

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  • Granted September 24, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 24, 2008.
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FiledMay 25, 1987
GrantedSeptember 24, 1991
Term endedSeptember 24, 2008
Patent numberCA 1289529 C
Classification (IPC)B60H1/00 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedMay 25, 1987Patent grantedSep 24, 1991Term endedSep 24, 2008

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