Heating apparatus
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1. A heating apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a water-cooled engine and having a passenger compartment, comprising:
- a first heat exchanger disposed in a first passage constituting a part of a hot water circuit for circulating hot water heated by said engine for heating a first space within said passenger compartment by heat exchanging said hot water with air;
a second heat exchanger disposed in a second passage constituting a part of said hot water circuit and disposed in parallel to said first passage for heating a second space within said passenger compartment by heat exchanging said hot water with air;
a total flow rate control valve disposed within said hot water circuit, said total flow rate control valve including a first single rotary valve for controlling a total flow rate of said hot water flowing through said first heat exchanger or said second heat exchanger; and
a distribution valve disposed within said hot water circuit, said distribution valve including a second single rotary valve for linearly distributing said hot water, flow rate of which has been controlled by said total flow rate control valve to said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger.
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Abstract
The total flow rate of the hot water flowing to a first heater core and a second heater core is controlled by a total flow rate control valve, and then the flow rate of the hot water to each of the heater cores is distributed by a distribution valve. According to this configuration, the flow rate of the hot water flowing through each of the heater cores is linearly controlled. Therefore, the heating of the driver'"'"'s seat space by the first heater core and the heating of the air conditioning of the passenger'"'"'s seat space by the second heater core can be linearly controlled.
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1. A heating apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a water-cooled engine and having a passenger compartment, comprising:
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a first heat exchanger disposed in a first passage constituting a part of a hot water circuit for circulating hot water heated by said engine for heating a first space within said passenger compartment by heat exchanging said hot water with air; a second heat exchanger disposed in a second passage constituting a part of said hot water circuit and disposed in parallel to said first passage for heating a second space within said passenger compartment by heat exchanging said hot water with air; a total flow rate control valve disposed within said hot water circuit, said total flow rate control valve including a first single rotary valve for controlling a total flow rate of said hot water flowing through said first heat exchanger or said second heat exchanger; and a distribution valve disposed within said hot water circuit, said distribution valve including a second single rotary valve for linearly distributing said hot water, flow rate of which has been controlled by said total flow rate control valve to said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A heating apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a water-cooled engine and having a passenger compartment, comprising:
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a first heat exchanger disposed in a first passage constituting a part of a hot water circuit for circulating hot water heated by said engine for heating a first space in said passenger compartment by heat exchanging said hot water with air; a second heat exchanger disposed in a second passage constituting a part of said hot water circuit and disposed in parallel to said first passage for heating a second space within said passenger compartment by heat exchanging said hot water with air; a total flow rate control valve disposed within said hot water circuit, said total flow rate control valve including a first single rotary valve for controlling said total flow rate of hot water flowing through said first heat exchanger or said second heat exchanger; a distribution valve disposed within said hot water circuit, said distribution valve including a second single rotary valve for linearly distributing said hot water, flow rate of which has been controlled by said total flow rate control valve to said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger; a bypass circuit disposed within said hot water circuit for bypassing said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger; and a pressure responsive valve disposed within said hot water circuit so as to be opened by an increase in said hot water pressure; wherein said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger are composed of one heat exchanger and said total flow rate control valve, said distribution valve, said bypass circuit and said pressure responsive valve are disposed within an identical housing.
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13. a heating apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a water-cooled engine and having a passenger compartment, comprising:
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means for forming a single hot water circuit for circulating hot water heated by said engine; a first heat exchanger disposed in said hot water circuit, for heating a first space within said passenger compartment by heat exchanging said hot water with air; a second heat exchanger disposed in said hot water circuit in parallel with said first heat exchanger, for heating a second space within said passenger compartment by heat exchanging said hot water with air; a total flow rate control valve disposed in said hot water circuit at an upstream side of said first and second heat exchangers for controlling a total flow rate of said hot water toward said first and second heat exchangers; and a distribution valve disposed in said hot water circuit between said total flow rate control valve and said first and second heat exchangers for linearly distributing said hot water to said first heat exchanger and said second heat exchanger.
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