Electric heating – Heating devices – Combined with diverse-type art device
Patent
1989-08-22
1991-06-04
Reynolds, Bruce A.
Electric heating
Heating devices
Combined with diverse-type art device
392453, B60L 102
Patent
active
050216333
ABSTRACT:
It is difficult if not impossible to install conventional engine block heaters robotically. The present device includes a cylindrical body with a heater element extending upon one side thereof and operatively connected to terminals on the other side thereof with a sealing o-ring around the body portion for sealing engagement with a cylindrical aperture formed in the engine block wall. A retainer ring surrounds the outer end of the body portion having at least one of standing portion formed thereon with an aperture formed therethrough and a corresponding screw-threaded aperture is formed in the wall of the block to one side of the aperture into which the heater engages. Installation by robotic means includes a probe engaging the aperture in the off-standing portion of the ring and into the screw threaded aperture of the block to locate the heater radially and in alignment with the aperture in the block whereupon the heater is pushed into sealing engagement with the aperture, the probe is removed and a retaining bolt is inserted into the aperture in the retaining ring and screw threadably engaged in the screw threaded aperture in the block thereby retaining the heater in position with all of the above steps being accomplished robotically.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2274445 (1940-05-01), Greer
patent: 2544458 (1948-12-01), Higgins
1988 Zero Start Catalog.
Budd Canada Inc.
Hoang Tu
Reynolds Bruce A.
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